Uk & International

Housing experts have today warned of an “accessible homes crisis” in England after new research revealed that less than a quarter of homes built outside London by 2030 will be suitable for older and disabled people.

Places for People has unveiled a pioneering joint venture to deliver hundreds of modular homes, as confidence in offsite manufacturing (OSM) grows.

Homeowners in England will now be able to extend their properties without the need for a full planning application.

A three-year pilot Housing First project that aims to provide safe, secure homes for more than 400 people who are homeless or at the risk of being homeless has been launched in Greater Manchester.

A new report by the University of Salford has revealed the social housing sector’s significant impact on employment outcomes.

A floating island with up to 10,000 homes and shops forms part of an idea to revive a tidal lagoon project in Swansea Bay.

Hampshire-based housing association Vivid has acquired a local housebuilder as it looks to ramp up its development plans.

Nearly half of landlords and letting agents in England and Wales claim they are more likely to remove some or all of their investment in the private rented sector because of UK government plans to end "no explanation" repossessions.

A new ten-year management agreement has been signed which will see Places for People manage retirement homes on behalf of Residential Secure Income plc (ReSI).

The UK Government has backed a multi-million pound deal that will see Japan’s biggest housebuilder move into the UK housing market with immediate effect.

A £600,000 pot of funding has been launched in Greater Manchester which aims to find real-life solutions to the housing problems facing thousands of vulnerable private renters in the city.

Around £200 million will be made available to remove and replace unsafe cladding from around 170 privately owned high-rise buildings, the UK Government has announced.

England’s social housing regulator has launched a 12-week consultation on a revised Rent Standard that could restrict rent increases by up to CPI+1% annually from 2020 for at least five years.

A quarter of private landlords in England and Wales are looking to sell at least one property over the next year, according to new research.

The boards of two housing associations which collectively own and manage 38,000 units across the south west and south of England have announced talks on a potential merger. Radian and Yarlington will explore options over the coming months to form a partnership which they said will deliver “lon