Uk & International

Miller Homes has agreed to buy English housebuilder St Modwen Homes. The deal sees Miller Homes acquire 19 live sites, totalling around 3,500 plots for new homes, and a further five strategic sites, growing its business in the West Midlands, East Midlands and South regions and entering the South Wes

England's Housing Ombudsman has released its latest ‘learning from severe maladministration’ report, focusing on hazards that it sees in its casework ahead of the introduction of Awaab’s Law.

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has reiterated its concern about emissions of fine particulate matter PM2.5 caused by domestic wood burning, after new research found the biggest source of the most dangerous type of air pollution in England comes from wood burning stoves.

Dangerous cladding on all high-rise buildings in government-funded schemes in England will be fixed by the end of 2029, Angela Rayner has pledged.

The Senedd’s local government and housing committee has published its housing supply inquiry report calling for increased housing supply in Wales.

An independent review into a social landlord's maintenance of living roofs has found critical areas for improvement and revealed broader issues relating to safety and maintenance.

New figures show that 108,854 households in England have received a Section 21 or ‘no-fault’ eviction notice since April 2019, when the previous Westminster Government first promised to end no-fault evictions. 

A total of 187,000 additional affordable homes are needed in England each year, yet affordable house building seems to have peaked, according to the latest Savills research. 

A joint research report by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and LandTech has highlighted a "decade of missed opportunities" in achieving sustainable housing throughout England.

A new partnership has been announced between Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Northern Ireland and TDS Northern Ireland, the leading tenancy deposit protection scheme, to promote professionalism and best practice in the private rented sector. As part of the partnership, TDS Northern Ireland will

Experts in AI and business optimisation from Aston University are coming together with a global telecare provider to rethink how to deliver at-home monitoring to prevent falls and other incidents. Aiming to help older people live independently for longer and more securely, the project will create a

The housing secretary for Wales has published a White Paper on Adequate Housing, Fair Rents and Affordability for consultation.

The UK Government has pledged to bring forward a new consumer code for housebuilders and a New Homes Ombudsman service to ensure homeowners can challenge developers for quality issues. 

Private renters in Wales could soon see significant changes to their rights after the Senedd’s Local Government and Housing Committee endorsed calls for the Welsh Government to extend tenant protections. In a report published this week, the committee has made  13 recommendations set to sh

With HACT’s Age-Friendly Social Housing Programme coming to an end, the organisation has looked back at its collaborative two-year initiative designed to build inclusive communities for older residents across the UK. Since 2022, the Age Friendly programme engaged 35 housing associations within