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Call for investment as community buildings found to be less energy efficient than others
New research: Investment and support are needed to make energy efficiency improvements to buildings owned by charities, social enterprises and community organisations, which are less energy efficiency than other buildings. Find out more about the research from Social Investment Business (SIB), and how Locality can help.
Published: 28 April 2025

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What’s next? How government can achieve its community power ambitions
Since coming to power last July, the Labour government has made devolving power a core part of their agenda. At the time we warned about the real risk of devolution stopping at the sub-regional level, with more empowered Metro Mayors but no meaningful transformation at the neighbourhood level. However, the English Devolution White Paper made clear that “a new approach to communities” is a central part of the devolution story, with a commitment to legislate for a Community Right to Buy.
Published: 12 April 2025