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The London Borough of Hounslow, which rejected an order from the care watchdog to prioritise housing a pregnant women left to sofa surf, reversed its decision.
Less than 10% of an estimated 17,400 uncontracted Section 106 homes in England and Wales have gone through Homes England’s clearing service.
Developer Urbanest received approval for an 897-bed south London student accommodation scheme after it agreed to pay Lambeth Council £8m for affordable housing.
SSHS revealed its plans for the survey at Tpas’ National Tenants Conference earlier this week. SSHS said it is launching the national tenant survey to find out what social housing tenants think about ...
The UK’s largest architecture practice has launched legal action against manufacturer Kingspan, claiming that it acted “dishonestly” by marketing insulation as suitable for a high rise in Lancashire.
Build-to-rent landlord Get Living has reported a £153m loss for 2024 after it set aside £411m to fix fire safety issues at its homes in London’s Olympic Park.
A credit agency has said the new funding for social and affordable housing may not prevent around half the ratings in its portfolio from being put under pressure.
A round-up of the key news stories, guidance documents and new thinking for those involved in building safety issues, gathered by Pete Apps.
Almost £1bn has been invested in single-family homes in the first half of this year, new data has revealed.
The government has confirmed at least a 60% social housing target for its new £39bn programme, alongside publishing a new plan to deliver a ‘decade of renewal for social and affordable housing’.
Healthy Homes poll, in association with Aico, reveals that the sector has work to do to fulfil government aims for tenant health ...
From April 2027, social landlords will have to provide tenants with access to information about the management of their homes.