Uk & International

The Housing Ombudsman in England has published new compensation guidance setting out the key principles for a fair approach to compensation awards, which aim to make clear expectations and encourage consistency. Effective from 1 April 2026, the guidance follows engagement with landlords about their

Generation Rent has criticised the UK government for giving private landlords until 2035 to meet basic housing standards, warning that millions of tenants now face nearly a decade more in unsafe or substandard homes.

Prime minister Keir Starmer has set out a major shake-up of the leasehold system across England and Wales – with ground rents set to be capped at £250 a year, changing to a peppercorn cap after 40 years. 

Scotland's housing secretary Màiri McAllan has sharply criticised the UK Government’s newly published Warm Homes Plan, arguing that the long‑awaited package fails to address the core barrier to clean‑heat uptake: the high cost of electricity.

The difficulties faced by benefit claimants in accessing social housing in England have been highlighted in a new report, as housing associations are forced to exclude applicants based on their income.

UN experts have accused one of England’s largest social landlords of systematically failing to provide habitable homes, citing severe cases of neglect that have endangered tenants’ health and wellbeing. In a letter to the UK government, the UN’s special rapporteur on adequate housi

South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA) and Elim Housing have officially joined the Places for People (PfP) Group, in mergers which will expand investment and support for thousands of customers across England.

Planning applications for new homes near well-connected train stations in England will receive a default “yes” in future if they meet certain rules, the UK government has announced.

Thousands of people at risk of experiencing homelessness will be able to open bank accounts for the first time through a new pilot between Shelter and five major banks, which will allow the charity to support people without a fixed address into paid employment.

An East Midlands social housing provider has been fined £32,000 after multiple workers were diagnosed with vibration-related ill-health conditions such as Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched an investigation after it received more than ten reports

Armed Forces personnel and their families will benefit from the most significant transformation of UK military housing in more than 50 years, with more than 40,000 service family homes to be modernised, refurbished or rebuilt.

England's Housing Ombudsman has followed the commencement of Awaab’s Law with a new severe maladministration report that focuses on damp and mould. 

Scotland’s housing secretary Màiri McAllan has raised concerns over reports that the UK Government is preparing to reduce its affordable housing delivery targets, a move she says could have damaging consequences for housing delivery across the UK. In a letter to UK housing secretar

New laws are now in force protecting social housing tenants in all four million of England’s social rented homes from emergency hazards, damp and mould.

Social enterprise lettings agency Good Place Lettings, a unique joint venture between Crisis and Homes for Good, will launch in London today with the aim of bringing more social purpose to the private rental market in the capital. Based on Brick Lane in London’s East End, the agency has been e