Housing conditions steadily improving in Wales
A new survey has revealed that housing conditions in Wales have improved across all tenures in Wales over the past decade. The Welsh Housing Conditions Read More
Social Housing
L&G Becomes a Registered Provider of Social Housing
Legal & General announces today that its subsidiary Legal & General Affordable Homes Limited, launched in April 2018, has been granted Registered Provider (RP) status. Read More
Housing benefit bill to hit £71 billion by 2050
The failure by multiple governments to build social housing will send the cost of housing benefit soaring to over £70 billion a year by 2050 Read More
Party conference season shows housing remains a top priority
The recent Conservative and Labour Party conferences highlighted that the housing market remains a top priority for the nation’s politicians. This was demonstrated by several Read More
Affordable rent homes revealed in Runcorn
A new development of more than 40 affordable rent homes has been unveiled in Runcorn with developers naming part of the site in memory of Read More
Teresa May pledges £2bn fund for affordable housing over next 2 years
Teresa May has today told housing associations they will be given £2bn in new funding to help them build more affordable homes. She addressed the National Housing Read More
Landmark moment as first affordable rent tenants move into The Mill
Families have begun to move into the new homes, many of which are available for affordable rent, at the £100m urban development known as ‘The Read More
High-tech sensors set to save housing associations millions of pounds
A North Wales company’s cutting edge sensor technology is helping housing associations to maintain their properties and improve tenant health. A growing number of social Read More
Reward housing associations that turn around lives, urges CSJ
The Government is considering plans to trigger a surge in employment among social renters in a move that could save the taxpayer up to £3 Read More
Growing YIMBY attitudes and major Government fund to boost community led housing movement
The Government has launched an affordable housing fund that will help communities come together to build and refurbish the affordable housing that their communities need. The multi-million-pound Community Housing Fund Read More
Brokenshire announces £1bn HRA cap lift for new generation of council housing
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, has this week announced plans to lift the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing cap Read More
Private housing – who should pay to remove Grenfell-style cladding from shared buildings?
The Grenfell Tower Fire was undoubtedly one of the most horrific events in housing history and highlighted the importance of not skimping on cost when Read More
New affordable housing developments in Hemel Hempstead presented to local business ambassadors
The Hemel Hempstead Business Ambassadors gathered at the Henkel HQ in Hemel Hempstead on Thursday 24 May to hear the latest developments within Dacorum and, Read More
Rising demand for affordable homes from veterans & cash-strapped NHS staff
The NHS pay rise that unions have just agreed has catapulted the issue of affordable housing for emergency workers into the spotlight once more. The Read More
Ombudsman services calls for consumers to share their housing complaints
Ombudsman Services (OS) has announced the launch of Building Balance, a dialogue being run to look at how consumers can be better protected by improving Read More
DIY & ethical housing groups set to boom thanks to multimillion European fund
A London community housing group has received European funding to share its knowledge and inspire more communities to become ethical housing developers. London Community Land Read More
Coastline Housing raises £2900 for Penhaligon’s Friends
Staff at Coastline Housing in Redruth, Cornwall, have raised just over £2,900 for fellow local charity Penhaligon’s Friends. The money was raised by employees at Read More
Thrive Homes use Tech to Improve Tenant Engagement
Hertfordshire-based housing association Thrive Homes has launched an innovative app that provides a new way for customers to interact with the organisation via Apple Store Read More
Smith & Williamson Survey Reveals Property Market Wish-List for tomorrow’s Budget
Financial and Professionals Services Group, Smith & Williamson, have conducted a study among property professionals which revealed that Stamp duty and land tax reform is Read More
eMoov CEO Russell Quirk Participates in CEO Sleepout to Fight Homelessness & Poverty
Leading online estate agent, eMoov.co.uk, are proud to announce that their CEO Russell Quirk has successfully participated in the London CEO Sleepout at Lord’s cricket Read More