Michael Gove

The government will also introduce a mandatory national register of short-term lets so local councils can have greater information on housing in their area.

The minister said courts will be resourced to enforce the ban. It comes after he warned young people who can’t access housing may turn to authoritarian leaders.

The funding will see £500 million earmarked to enable councils to provide social care services, a key concerned raised by local authorities.

Michael Gove says he plans to introduce league tables to highlight which planning departments in England are failing to meet their housing targets.

The government expects lobbying by ’shadowy foreign entities’ to take place as the House of Commons moves closer to passing the leasehold bill.

The CCN said the increases in the national minimum wage and the national living wage have added new pressure on already-struggling councils.

In a heated debate on the legislation, which would end no-fault evictions, Conservatives vehemently opposed the bill with one calling it a ’socialist promise.’

Mr. Gove tells House of Commons a local inquiry will be launched in ‘due course’ to understand how city got to this position and discuss options moving forward.