Uk & International

The Housing Ombudsman has expressed deep concerns about the handling of window-related complaints in the social housing sector in England.

Northern Ireland's Department for Communities (DfC) has introduced new requirements for smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms for private rental properties.

Affordable housing provider Vistry Group has agreed terms for a deal that will see US private equity giant Blackstone Real Estate acquire a raft of new homes for private rent across the south east of England. The portfolio, which is largely plots from Vistry’s former Housebuilding landban

Scottish-based firm Procast Group has begun work on the second wave of a £12.5 million retrofitting project as the business continues to expand its presence south of the border.

Housing has the potential to become as potent a driver of far-right support within European politics as immigration due to unaffordable rents and property prices across the continent, the United Nations' expert on housing has warned.

An independent review ordered by England's Housing Ombudsman into how Orbit Group has handled damp and mould has made 15 recommendations to the landlord.

The UK Government has missed an opportunity to regulate embodied carbon to meet its net zero legal commitments, according to the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE).

English housing association Origin Housing has now joined the Places for People Group (PfP) Limited, unlocking an additional £100 million of investment into customers’ homes.

Salvation Army Housing Association (Saha) has changed its brand identity, corporate strategy and name to Salvation Army Homes and refreshed its mission to Safe Homes, Transforming Lives. Together, the housing association said these changes underpin a commitment to providing homes for people who

Propertymark has called for the UK Government to bring parity between the social and private rented sectors in England regarding qualification requirements to work in either sector.

The UK Government has been accused of watering down planned protections for renters in England with a series of reported changes to its Renters Reform Bill.

One of the largest providers of affordable housing and care in England has been ordered to pay almost £15,000 in compensation following a number of failings including vulnerable children living in damp and mould for three years and another resident with fungi growing in one of the bedrooms.

Social enterprise Places for People and its fund management business, Thriving Investments, have acquired Rosewood Housing, the for-profit registered provider of high-quality, affordable homes, from FRP, the administrator of Inland Homes PLC.

Residents of an English local authority have been awarded £40,000 after they were left in dire damp and mould conditions.

The Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing at Aston University has completed a two-year project with Birmingham City Council (BCC) exploring in depth the connections between harmful gambling and tenancy security – the first study of its kind in the UK.