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Angela Rayner has resigned as Deputy Prime Minister, Housing Secretary, and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party after an ethics inquiry found her in breach of the ministerial code. The investigation, led by the independent adviser on ministers' interests, Sir Laurie Magnus, followed Ms Rayner’s

Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing Angela Rayner has admitted to underpaying stamp duty by £40,000 on a property purchase but has attributed the error to incorrect professional advice. The admission follows days of denials and has left the Housing Secretary fighting for h

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has announced a £39 billion house building programme for the next decade, with the goal of delivering approximately 300,000 new social and affordable homes across England. The new ten-year Social and Affordable Homes Programme represents a significant increa

The UK government has unveiled plans to allow residents of flats and rented properties to install "plug-in" solar panels on their balconies, a move that could help millions save on their energy bills. As part of a new solar power strategy, ministers are proposing to adopt a model already popular acr

Millions of households across the UK will start to receive a £299 Cost of Living Payment from yesterday until 22 February as part of the UK Government’s £104 billion Cost of Living support package.

Work to boost suitable housing options for older people in England kicked off this week as a UK Government-appointed taskforce met for the first time in London.

Age Scotland has called on the UK government to extend its energy support scheme in order to protect older people who are going to be faced with significantly higher bills in April. Responding to the announcement that the amount suppliers can charge households for energy has been cut by the regulato

MPs and Peers on the All-Party Parliamentary Groups for Ending Homelessness and for Housing Market and Delivery have today launched a joint inquiry on the conversion of empty commercial property into affordable housing.

The UK Government is being urged by the devolved governments to fund its cap on energy prices through a windfall tax, not higher borrowing. In a joint letter to the new Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng, deputy First Minister John Swinney is joined by finance ministers from Wales and Northe

Around six million people with disabilities in the UK will receive their one-off £150 disability Cost of Living payment from 20 September, the government has confirmed this week. Those being paid a qualifying disability benefit will be paid automatically from 20 September, with the vast majori

Councils across Scotland have been encouraged to apply for a share of £4.8 billion levelling up funds as the application deadline approaches. Local authorities have until Tuesday, August 2 to submit an application for the UK Government’s funding, which aims to deliver on plans

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering plans to allow extra-long mortgages of up to fifty years that could be passed between generations, in an attempt to tackle the UK's housing crisis.

The proportion of private renters in arrears in England has more than doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic according to new UK Government data. The latest Household Resilience Study reveals that in April-May 2021, 7% of private renters were in arrears, up from 3% in 2019/20. This amounts to over 780

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has joined with the First Minister of Wales and the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland to demand Prime Minister Boris Johnson “do the right thing” by reversing the decision to withdraw the £20-a-week uplift to Universal Credi

Glasgow City Council has submitted bids for six city projects to the UK Government's Community Renewal Fund.