Communities and Local Government and the Housing Corporation have announced the formation of a new action team to tackle homelessness in London.

Working alongside local authorities and housing associations in the capital, the team will be based at the London Field Office of the Housing Corporation and formed of hand-picked senior level secondees from local organisations.

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Northwards Housing will have access to £47 million to repair and improve its homes in Manchester, after receiving a glowing assessment from an independent watchdog.

An arms-length management organisation for the north-west of England, Northwards was found by the Audit Commission to provide ‘good’ housing services, with ‘excellent’ scope for future improvement.

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English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation will merge to form a new agency set with the task of delivering affordable new homes in sustainable communities, the government has announced.

Communities England will also encompass some of the roles currently undertaken by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), including housing standards regulation, housing market renewal, urban regeneration and housing growth.

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The average home in Britain was worth £199,467 at the end of November last year, according to official statistics.

In the 12 months preceding November, home values in the UK had accelerated in value by 8.9 per cent, up from 8.6 per cent in October, the latest figures from the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) reveal.

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Housing support for the vulnerable residents of Warrington offers “promising” prospects for the future, but is currently only “fair”, according to the Audit Commission.

An independent report by the organisation, in cooperation with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation and Commission for Social Care Inspection, adjudged that recent steps taken by Warrington Council were worthy of a one-star “fair” rating.

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