3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1031+ words) A planned government agency aiming to build 100,000 homes on surplus defence land has “no intention” of competing with private developers, MPs have heard. Civil servants said the Defence Housing Service will take a partnership approach with house builders to develop…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (582+ words) The fee comes as a new national landlord registration service will begin to roll out across the regions of England from December under the next phase of the government’s Renters’ Rights Act. The aim is to give renters confidence and…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (795+ words) Two reports examine the feasibility of quick wins and cost-free solutions to speed up delivery while longer-term investment takes hold, writes Francesca Albanese, executive director of policy and social change at Crisis, and member of the Thinkhouse Editorial Panel Thinkhouse…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (770+ words) The government’s Warm Homes Plan must provide funding in a way that avoids a “postcode lottery” and makes retrofit delivery more equitable, a report has found. The Warm Homes Plan was published in January, and allocated £15bn of public funding to…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1429+ words) Holly Williamson ran John Healey’s office before he became chancellor. Now, she is leading Generation Rent. Amy Rushton reports You could expect Generation Rent to be in celebration mode – the Renters’ Rights Act came into force in May to deliver…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (750+ words) Former housing secretary Michael Gove has blamed volume house builders for the construction skills gap, suggesting they are “land price manipulators”, rather than companies invested in a sustainable workforce. During an opening session at the Housing Community Summit in Liverpool,…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (766+ words) There is considerable distance between getting someone indoors and ending their homelessness, writes Lígia Teixeira, chief executive of the Centre for Homelessness Impact In August, exactly a month after pledging to end long-term rough sleeping as his first instruction as…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (724+ words) Housing associations in England have sold 25,000 social and affordable homes to private buyers who do not live in them since 2018-19, new research has found. The data is based on Freedom of Information requests the Local Councils Network (LCN) sent to…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (427+ words) Garry Bridges, the new leader of Manchester City Council, has stressed the need for the city to build more social housing. Mr Bridges, the council’s former deputy leader, was confirmed as the successor to Bev Craig at a council meeting…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (589+ words) The prime minister’s drive for a place-first approach will probably mean a shift in how social housing funding is designed and managed, says Mike Palin, former executive director of Homes England and chief executive of St Helens Council The landscape…...