London Councils is calling for the government to ensure that boroughs are able to retain at least 50% of funds raised in their area by a future overnight visitor levy in order to fund local services ...

School Capacity Survey (SCAP) data from all 32 boroughs shows a forecast decline of 3.8% in Year 7 places and 2.5% in reception places between 2025/6 and 2029/30. Inner London faces the sharpest drop, ...

Responding to recent housing announcements from the government, Cllr Grace Williams, London Councils’ Executive Member for Housing & Regeneration, said: “London’s housing emergency threatens its ...

The government’s upcoming decision on social rent convergence will “lay the financial foundations” for building thousands of new council homes in the capital and stabilising social housing budgets, ...

An estimated 210,000 Londoners are homeless and living in temporary accommodation. This figure includes 102,000 homeless children – an 8% increase since last year, and a 35% increase compared to 2021.

Mayor Brenda Dacres OBE, Chair of London Councils' Transport and Environment Committee, said: "Car clubs are an important part of London's transport offer. They provide people who primarily rely on ...

New £25 million Pan-London Grants Programme confirmed for 2026-2030 Targeted investment will address homelessness and domestic and sexual abuse across the capital London boroughs commit to joint ...

Responding to the government’s statement on the Fair Funding Review 2.0, Cllr Claire Holland, Chair of London Councils, said: “Given the scale of the financial challenge facing London boroughs, these ...

London is strongly pro-housing growth. Boroughs have long sought to turbocharge housebuilding in the capital to encourage economic growth and address London’s worsening homelessness emergency. In many ...

London Net Zero Neighbourhood Programme would deliver 20,000 home retrofits over five years, with residents across all tenures and property types benefiting. Led by boroughs, this city-wide programme ...

New analysis reveals London boroughs’ funding shortfall is £1 billion this year. Over four years (2025-26 to 2028-29) the cumulative budget gap for London local government is forecast to exceed £4bn ...