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Looking for a mortgage? Why not try your local council

9 December 2011 | Richard John

There could be some further good news for potential homebuyers from an unexpected source. Following on from the Government’s recent introduction of a new-build indemnity scheme to help purchasers...

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Councils need counselling for better data protection

28 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

There have been 1,035 cases of personal data loss by 132 councils in the past three years. These are the findings of Big Brother Watch, after it had submitted a freedom of information request to ascertain...

Tags on this discussion: councils data data breach data breaches data controller data loss data protection data protection act Data Protection Act 1998 data protection directive data protection laws Data Provider data security data subject DPA FOIA freedom of information Freedom of Information Act 2000 freedom of information request ICO Information Commissioner Information Commissioner's Office Information Commissioner’s Office Local Council misuse of data personal data request for information sensitive personal data

Court of Appeal orders rectification of a contract where one party unfairly took advantage of another’s failure to appreciate the meaning of one of the terms – Daventry District Council v Daventry & District Housing, Court of Appeal

8 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The two parties in this case had negotiated a contract which did not reflect the commercial agreement that had been reached in principle. The contract related to the purchase of council housing by Daventry...

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Information Commissioner’s Office consults on new guidance for what information must be disclosed by public bodies

5 October 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s privacy and information regulator – is consulting on amendments to its guidance as to what information public bodies must disclose and when. Under...

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Surrey County Council fined £120,000 for serious breaches of Data Protection Act

14 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Surrey County Council has been fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s data protection regulator - for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act. In the first instance,...

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Breaking news: Cala loses appeal over scrapping of regional planning targets

27 May 2011 | David Marsden

The Court of Appeal has today (27 May) rejected the judicial review appeal by Cala Homes (South) Ltd over the Government’s decision to revoke the Regional Strategies. Cala had claimed that the Government’s...

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Cala Homes v The Government: The Court of Appeal hearing has begun…

6 May 2011 | David Marsden

Cala Homes (South) Ltd’s long-running legal battle with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has now reached the Court of Appeal. Cala Homes is challenging the Government’s...

Tags on this discussion: CALA Homes Court of Appeal developers housebuilders housebuilding Local Council local planning authorities Localism Bill new homes Planning planning applications Planning Inspectorate regional strategies Residential Developer

Government to carry out environmental assessment of its decision to revoke the regional strategies

7 April 2011 | David Marsden

On 5 April, planning minister Bob Neill announced in a parliamentary ministerial statement that the Government will assess the environmental impact of revoking each regional strategy… possibly to avoid...

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Government selects areas that will trial new neighbourhood planning powers

7 April 2011 | David Marsden

The Government has announced the names of 17 areas that will trial its neighbourhood planning reforms. The reforms, which were unveiled in the Localism Bill (click here for more details), are designed...

Tags on this discussion: Commercial Property developers housebuilders housebuilding Local Council local planning authorities Localism Bill NDO neighbourhood neighbourhood development orders neighbourhood plans new homes Planning planning applications referendum reform regional strategies Residential Developer residential homes

Cala Homes v The Government: The battle continues…

28 February 2011 | David Marsden

Housebuilder Cala Homes (South) Ltd has been granted permission to appeal its recent High Court defeat in its long-running legal battle against the Government's claim that its intention to abolish the...

Tags on this discussion: CALA Homes developers housebuilders housebuilding Local Council local planning authorities Localism Bill new homes Planning planning applications Planning Inspectorate regional strategies Residential Developer

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Latest news and views tagged Local Council

Looking for a mortgage? Why not try your local council

Councils need counselling for better data protection

Court of Appeal orders rectification of a contract where one party unfairly took advantage of another’s failure to appreciate the meaning of one of the terms – Daventry District Council v Daventry & District Housing, Court of Appeal

Information Commissioner’s Office consults on new guidance for what information must be disclosed by public bodies

Surrey County Council fined £120,000 for serious breaches of Data Protection Act

Breaking news: Cala loses appeal over scrapping of regional planning targets

Cala Homes v The Government: The Court of Appeal hearing has begun…

Government to carry out environmental assessment of its decision to revoke the regional strategies

Government selects areas that will trial new neighbourhood planning powers

Cala Homes v The Government: The battle continues…

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