Committee news

Getting first-time buyers onto the housing ladder - Housing Committee launches inquiry on the affordability of home ownership
The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has today launched a new inquiry examining barriers to first-time buyers, especially those on lower incomes, owning their own homes.
17 July 2025

Housing conditions in England – Housing Committee launches new inquiry looking at social housing & private rented sectors
The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has today launched a new inquiry examining housing conditions in England, looking at the prevalence of hazards such as damp and mould in the social housing and private rented sectors, and scrutinising how effective policies to improve housing conditions are likely to be.
3 July 2025

Social and affordable homes – Florence Eshalomi MP, Chair of Housing Committee, responds to Government announcement
Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee, has commented on the Government’s housing announcement on Social and Affordable Housing Renewal.
2 July 2025

Housing Committee presses property management companies on fees, complaint handling, and services
Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has written to property management companies FirstPort and Rendall & Rittner over the transparency of fees and the handling of complaints, as part of the Committee’s broader look at property management companies.
2 July 2025

Children in temporary accommodation - Government’s response "disappointingly lacking in detail", says Committee Chair
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has today published the Government’s response to the Committee’s report on England’s Homeless Children: The crisis in temporary accommodation.
16 June 2025

Spending Review – £39bn affordable homes investment must deliver boost to social housing, says Chair of Housing Committee
Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee, has commented on the Chancellor’s Spending Review.
11 June 2025

1.5 million new homes, and net zero by 2050: can the Government do both? Latest episode of Committee Corridor podcast tackles the housing crisis
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5 June 2025

Chancellor must use Spending Review to deliver boost to social and affordable housing investment, says Chair of Housing Committee
The Spending Review is ‘make or break’ to deliver 1.5 million new homes and boost investment in social and affordable housing, says Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee in a letter to Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, published today.
4 June 2025

Housing Committee calls for independent national oversight mechanism to ensure Grenfell inquiry recommendations are implemented
The Government should introduce an independent national oversight mechanism and not be‘left marking its own homework’ when implementing the recommendations of the Grenfell Tower inquiry, says the cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee in a letter to Secretary of State Angela Rayner published today (Wednesday).
14 May 2025

Housing Committee presses Government for clarity on their action to tackle rough sleeping
Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has pressed the Government for further clarity on their actions on a series of rough-sleeping issues, including efforts to boost social and affordable housing.
8 May 2025

Delivering 1.5m new homes and investing in public infrastructure - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee publishes written evidence for land value capture inquiry
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has published the written evidence submissions for its inquiry looking at land value capture policies.
14 April 2025

England’s Homeless Children – Government must tackle crisis in temporary accommodation, say MPs
A crisis in temporary accommodation in England is leaving record high numbers of children without a permanent home. Many of these children are living in appalling conditions, with significant impacts to their health and education, says the cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee in a report published today.
3 April 2025

Publication: Government response on Sustainability and finances of the Social Housing sector report
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has today published the Government’s response to the predecessor Committee’s report on the Sustainability and finances of the Social Housing sector
7 March 2025

Publication: Government response on disabled people in the housing sector report
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has today published the Government’s response to the predecessor Committee’s report on disabled people in the housing sector.
6 March 2025

Grenfell Tower Inquiry & Government response - Florence Eshalomi, Housing Committee Chair comment
Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has commented on the Government’s response today to Phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report, ahead of planned HCLG Committee evidence sessions over the coming months.
26 February 2025

Council finances in England - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee publishes written evidence submissions
The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has published the written evidence submissions for its inquiry looking at whether the local government finance system in England is fit for purpose.
19 February 2025

Rough sleeping is ‘a source of national shame’ that must be fixed, say MPs
England is experiencing a rough-sleeping emergency and the rising number of people sleeping rough is a source of national shame, says the cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee in a letter to Angela Rayner, Secretary of State, and Rushanara Ali, Minister for Homelessness and Democracy, published today.
14 February 2025

HCLG Committee presses Angela Rayner, Secretary of State, on the impact of housing benefits rates freeze, building safety, and English Devolution
Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has written to Rt Hon Angela Rayner, Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), to raise concerns about the impact of the freezing of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates.
23 January 2025

Delivering 1.5m new homes and investing in public infrastructure - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee launches new inquiry on land value capture
The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has launched an inquiry to look at how land value capture policies - which seek to capture the value uplift on land when it is granted planning permission - can contribute to the delivery of the Government’s house building plans and help fund affordable housing and public infrastructure.
22 January 2025

Children in temporary accommodation and rough sleeping inquiries - Minister for Homelessness questioned by Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
On Tuesday morning, the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee will question Rushanara Ali MP, Minister for Homelessness and Democracy, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, for the Committee’s short inquiries on children in temporary accommodation and rough sleeping.
16 January 2025