Uk & International

The UK Government is to press ahead with a phased introduction of Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements (STAIRS), which will introduce new rules on openness and transparency for private registered providers of social housing in England.

The UK government has confirmed it will progress work on the next generation of new towns across England, following the publication of an independent report that recommends 12 locations as potential new towns.

The UK Government’s new mantra to “build, baby, build” must be matched with a national effort to “skill, baby, skill,” the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) chief operating officer David Campbell warned in a speech to the Labour Party Conference on Sunday,

The Housing Ombudsman has published its latest ‘learning from severe maladministration’ report. This focuses on complaints about subsidence, adaptations, and rent accounts.  The organisation is calling these types of complaints ‘silent’ severe maladministration cases. Wh

England's Housing Ombudsman and Regulator of Social Housing have reviewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two organisations.

The UK government’s housing and regeneration agency Homes England and Countryside Properties, part of Vistry Group plc, have signed a long-term investment joint venture to leverage the investments made by them to accelerate the development of large sites across England. The new vehicle, named

Real estate investment specialist Pinnacle Investments has joined the Hyde Group within a new joint venture partnership to help secure more institutional capital to deliver thousands of homes over the next five years.

Places for People has entered discussions with Elim Housing over plans for its 900 homes across Bristol and Gloucestershire to join the Places for People Group later this year.

New figures show that 30,729 households in England have received a Section 21 or ‘no-fault’ eviction notice since last July. The figures from the Ministry of Justice also show that 7,270 households in England were served with a Section 21 or a ‘no-fault’ eviction notice betwe

The Housing Ombudsman has published its latest ‘learning from severe maladministration’ report, which focuses on complaints about windows from tenants across England.

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is calling for extra resources to help environmental health teams deal with the blight of empty homes as communities report rises in unoccupied housing, and landlords threaten to leave the market.

The UK government's minister for homelessness Rushanara Ali has resigned after reportedly evicting tenants from her East London property before hiking the rent up by hundreds of pounds. Earlier this week, The i Paper reported that four tenants who rented a house owned by Ali were sent an email in No

The UK government will today unveil a new company to kickstart the delivery of up to 40,000 new homes over the coming decade on brownfield railway land across England. Previously, London and Continental Railways Ltd and Network Rail’s Property Team operated independently, each managing differe

Robot bricklayers are set to make their debut on UK construction sites, as the industry continues to grapple with a severe shortage of skilled labour. The technology, developed by Dutch firm Monumental, features dual-arm robotic systems capable of laying bricks and applying mortar at a pace comparab

Private renters in England and Wales are missing out on up to £169 million in potential interest on tenancy deposits each year, according to new research by Generation Rent.