Uk & International

A housing association has apologised after the body of a man was discovered in his home after laying dead for six years. Robert Alton was found dead inside his flat on Hemsworth Road in Bolton on 9 March 2023.

Long-awaited plans to abolish so-called no-fault evictions in England will be introduced to Parliament today, the UK Government has announced. Housing secretary Michael Gove said the Renters’ (Reform) Bill will allow tenants to challenge poor landlords without losing their home.

A housing association in Salford has launched a new fire safety campaign following a serious fire at one of its tower blocks sparked by an e-bike battery.

Housing associations in Northern Ireland have exceeded targets for new homes in the past 12 months after one of the most successful periods for the sector in recent years.

Legislation that aims to improve conditions for private renters in England is due to be published and introduced into Parliament next week, four years after it was initially discussed.

A project to deliver a tower block of affordable homes specifically for single women has been granted planning permission.

A special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH), the English landlord at the centre of Awaab Ishak's death as a result of mould in his home, has uncovered a pattern of exclusion and marginalisation of tenants based on identities perceived as different. The Housing Ombudsman said

Eight built environment bodies, fire safety organisations and disability rights groups have signed a joint letter to the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, urging him to require more than one staircase in new residential buildings over 18 metres tall.

Those responsible for the safety of high-rise residential buildings in England have six months from April to register with the new Building Safety Regulator.

The latest action by Michael Gove to attempt to "drive up standards" in England's social housing sector will see professional qualifications made mandatory for social housing managers. Around 25,000 managers across the sector will now be required to have an appropriate level housing management quali

Social housing landlords in England will have to investigate and fix damp and mould in their properties within strict new time limits under new measures introduced in the wake of the tragic death of Awaab Ishak.

Workers at social housing landlord Magenta Living are to take extensive strike action over fears that new working practices will expose them to asbestos. The 100-plus workers, who are members of the Unite union, are employed in repairs and maintenance roles for Magenta Living, which manages 13,000 p

Up to 160,000 social homes in England are impacted by damp and mould with around 8,000 of those posing a "serious and immediate risk to health”, the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has estimated.

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.

Leicester-based Stonewater Group has taken over the  550-home Greenoak Housing Association as a subsidiary. The 36,000-home landlord said the move will boost its zero carbon development.