Uk & International

Experts in AI and business optimisation from Aston University are coming together with a global telecare provider to rethink how to deliver at-home monitoring to prevent falls and other incidents. Aiming to help older people live independently for longer and more securely, the project will create a

The housing secretary for Wales has published a White Paper on Adequate Housing, Fair Rents and Affordability for consultation.

The UK Government has pledged to bring forward a new consumer code for housebuilders and a New Homes Ombudsman service to ensure homeowners can challenge developers for quality issues. 

Private renters in Wales could soon see significant changes to their rights after the Senedd’s Local Government and Housing Committee endorsed calls for the Welsh Government to extend tenant protections. In a report published this week, the committee has made  13 recommendations set to sh

With HACT’s Age-Friendly Social Housing Programme coming to an end, the organisation has looked back at its collaborative two-year initiative designed to build inclusive communities for older residents across the UK. Since 2022, the Age Friendly programme engaged 35 housing associations within

The Housing Ombudsman has released its latest ‘learning from severe maladministration’ report, focusing on inspections and timeliness within damp and mould complaints against English housing associations. 

New figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government yesterday have shown that the number of households facing homelessness in England has exceeded (320,000) between 2023-2024, the highest on record.

England's Housing Ombudsman has released its latest Insight report focusing on shared ownership, setting out nine tests for how the Ombudsman may assess shared ownership complaints in future as it develops its approach.

All UK Armed Forces Veterans will be exempt from rules which require a connection to a local area before accessing social housing, the UK Government has revealed.

The UK Government hopes to introduce a ban on evicting tenants in England without a reason by next summer after its Renters’ Rights Bill was introduced to Parliament yesterday.

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has launched a New Homes Accelerator which aims to accelerate hundreds of thousands of new homes stuck in the planning system or partially built throughout England.

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has said she will meet with building safety regulators to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding from at-risk buildings across England. The housing secretary made the comments during a visit to Dagenham, east London, the day after a dramatic fire tore t

An independent review into repairs and decants ordered by the Housing Ombudsman has provided 31 recommendations for Peabody to improve services. The review, called a wider order, was made using new powers that require landlords to take steps to prevent future service failure by improving its policy

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly planning to increase social rents by more than inflation for the next 10 years to turbocharge efforts to build social homes.

Britain’s biggest pension fund has bought more than 3,000 shared ownership homes from American investment group Blackstone for £405 million.