News and press releases

London Councils calls for focus on building more affordable homes.

The Big Listen project involved 52 local authorities and generated over 1,000 responses from children's social workers in London and the south east.

Pupils who change schools during term-time have to navigate a challenging system, which leads to some children missing out on their education, a new report by London Councils has revealed.

The online platform is the first time all 33 London local authorities will post their job adverts for children's social workers on a single site.

Research commissioned by London Councils and partners reveals a 41% reduction in properties available for private rent since the pandemic.

London boroughs are committed to continually improving our services for local people. We passionately believe that our residents, communities and businesses deserve the best.

This briefing summarises the findings of the report into the supply of Private Rented Sector accommodation in London by Savills and the London School of Economics, commissioned by London Councils and co-funded by Capital Letters, London Housing Directors’ Group and Trust for London.

On 12 and 25 July 2021, London experienced intense rainstorms that overwhelmed the drainage systems and led to extensive surface water and sewer flooding, affecting homes, businesses, health infrastructure and transport networks. 24 boroughs were impacted, with the worst impacts felt particularly in parts of east and north London.

The impact of Londoner’s lifestyles on the climate challenge continues to reduce each year, but there is still more work to do to have a fighting chance of meeting net zero targets, warns a new report by London Councils, ReLondon and the GLA.

"Today our thoughts are with the families of people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire, the survivors and the wider North Kensington community."