Uk & International

Leeds City Council is leading a partnership of expert organisations in carrying out a feasibility study into the development of an innovative methodology for deploying domestic heat pumps at a high-density within urban communities. In 2021, approximately 85% of UK domestic heating was provided throu

An investigation into the alleged mis-selling of leaseholds by Barratt Homes has been closed by the UK competition watchdog after it found “insufficient” evidence against the housebuilder. Four of the UK’s biggest housebuilders came under scrutiny from the Competitio

The UK Government should intervene to provide private renters in England with a right to buy the property they live in, according to a recent paper by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). This briefing, titled 'Making a house a home: Why policy must focus on the ownership and distribution of h

More than 4,500 primary school classes worth of homeless children are spending the summer holidays in temporary accommodation in England amid a national shortage of affordable housing, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. Latest figures for England show there are 119,840 children livin

The UK's largest housing association Clarion has been hit with a third severe maladministration ruling from the Housing Ombudsman, this time for its cumulative failings in handling repairs to resolve a leak and the problems that followed with the resident’s shower and electrics. In a

Families in England and Wales who want to take legal action over housing disrepair claims will have to try mediation before they can go to court, under new proposals revealed by the government.

Hazel Bell OBE has been appointed as the new chairperson of the organisation which represents Northern Ireland’s 20 housing associations. Members of the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (NIFHA) encompassing over 53,000 social and affordable homes.

A letting agency has been found guilty of illegally evicting tenants after a court heard that tenants were routinely subjected to violence, theft and vandalism and evicted without notice.

A giant 'sand battery' that can store enough cheap renewable energy to heat 100 homes for up to two weeks has been constructed in Finland. Polar Night Energy’s first commercial sand-based high temperature heat storage is now in operation at Vatajankoski power plant area.

Wheatley Group board member and chair of Wheatley Foundation, Paddy Gray, has joined a new independent commission to review the housing system in Ireland. Professor Gray is one of two international experts chosen to be on the new Housing Commission set up by the Government of Ireland.

Sovereign Housing Association, working with two commercial partners, has just installed smart home sensors and thermostats in 400 of its less energy-efficient homes. This ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) approach will help reduce its carbon footprint and enable the organisation – and ind

TopHat, a construction company backed by the American investment bank Goldman Sachs, has announced its intention to deliver Europe’s largest modular homes facility in the UK.

Hundreds of Ukrainian children and their families have been made homeless after being granted sanctuary in the UK, new official figures have revealed.

The UK Government has released the full details of its Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper, which it said is designed to redress the balance between landlords and 4.4 million private rented tenants.

The John Lewis Partnership has announced the first three locations where it proposes to build new rental homes. The homes would form part of the UK’s growing build-to-rent property market as the Partnership seeks to raise standards in rental property, both through its role as a developer and a