3+ day, 14+ 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…...

4+ day, 23+ 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…...

5+ day, 59+ min 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…...

6+ day, 49+ min 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, 19+ 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…...

1+ week 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…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (425+ words) A firm has been picked to carry out the government’s value-for-money evaluation of its social housing quality and residents programme. On behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Verian Group will examine the extent to which…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (408+ words) Nottingham City Council has agreed to apologise to a tenant for failing to progress disability adaptation works within “appropriate timescales”. An investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) found that the delay caused the tenant “avoidable injustice…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (119+ words) High Court ruling on council housing duty will ‘influence homelessness decision-making for years to come’ Inside Housing | My account | My library High Court ruling on council housing duty will ‘influence homelessness decision-making for years to come’ A London council has…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (500+ words) A new statutory duty that requires local authorities to notify education settings, GP practices and health visiting teams when a child is placed into temporary accommodation has come into force today. The change is being brought in under the Children’s…...