Uk & International

The gap between what councils in England pay out in housing benefit and how much the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reimburses them is projected to cost local government nearly £4 billion between 2017/18 to 2029/30, new analysis reveals.

Ireland’s construction industry will need to recruit between 95,000 and 110,000 additional workers if the State is to meet its housing and infrastructure ambitions, a new report from Property Industry Ireland (PII) has warned. The Ibec-affiliated group’s skills analysis highlights a wide

A row of homes in a village in south Wales is to be bought by a local authority and demolished as they can no longer be protected from flooding. Proposals have been approved for Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council to acquire 16 residential properties at Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl. It follows s

One in nine (11%) new homes in England constructed between 2022 and 2024 have been built in areas of medium or high risk of flooding, according to new analysis from insurer Aviva.

Places for People (PfP) has become the first housing association to partner with Britain’s walking charity, The Ramblers.

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