12/05/2017 - 09:50
According to new figures by hoping charity Shelter, half a million low earners have had to borrow money to pay their rent during the past year.
11/05/2017 - 11:43
Cheshire East Council has secured a landmark ruling in the Supreme Court to better protect residents from speculative housing developments that threaten the countryside.
10/05/2017 - 11:24
Speaking at the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass) conference, Sir James Mundy, president of the family division of the High Court, has criticised the separation of elderly couples when one or both are moved into care homes as ‘inhumane’.
09/05/2017 - 12:18
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has warned that councils are failing to apply planning guidance that is designed to protect countryside growth plans.
08/05/2017 - 12:28
As his first act as the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham has donated 15 per cent of his salary to kick start the Homelessness fund.
02/05/2017 - 10:18
A report by the Communities and Local Government Committee has called on the government to end the dominance over the housing market of the major homebuilding firms and encourage councils and housing associations to build more.
28/04/2017 - 09:54
A report has claimed that the government is dependent on a ‘broken’ market, and lacks ambition in addressing current housing needs.
27/04/2017 - 10:14
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a new online data base to name and shame criminal landlords and letting agents who exploit their tenants.
21/04/2017 - 09:45
Figures have revealed that over 200,000 homes in England were empty for at least six months during 2016.
13/04/2017 - 09:42
RICS latest monthly survey shows that property surveyors are gloomy about the current state of the housing market.
07/04/2017 - 10:16
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the government to shut down a housing benefit scam forcing people to live in poor and dangerous accommodation and jail more rogue landlords.
06/04/2017 - 10:27
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has brought new rules into force to help crackdown on rogue landlords that flout the rules and improve safety and affordability for renters.
04/04/2017 - 09:35
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has announced new plans to help councils speed up development of derelict and underused land for new homes.
30/03/2017 - 10:36
Government figures have shown over one million people have used the Help to Buy scheme when looking to buy a property.
27/03/2017 - 11:59
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has announced that more than 100 housing estates across England are set to benefit from a 32 million Estate Regeneration Fund to kick-start their regeneration.
