Uk & International

Almost half of private renters in England (48%) who dealt with a letting agent in the last three years, equal to nearly 4 million people, faced rule-breaking behaviour, a survey by Citizens Advice has revealed.

England's Housing Ombudsman has released its latest ‘learning from severe maladministration’ report, which highlights how windows and other hazards can often be interlinked, especially damp and mould or excess cold.

Domestic abusers will be evicted from social homes in England and victims will be able to stay safely in their communities, under a new landmark Social Housing Bill returning to Parliament for its Second Reading today.

Places for People (PfP) has appointed Larry Gold as CEO of housing and communities.  Currently CEO of South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA), Gold will join PfP ahead of full integration of the two organisations following last year’s merger announcement.

Up to 20 companies and 57 individuals are now under criminal suspicion over the Grenfell Tower fire, as the Metropolitan Police confirmed it is on track to submit full case files to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) by September.

An academic from The University of Manchester has been shortlisted for one of Britain’s most prestigious awards for political writing after publishing a deeply personal account of his experiences of hidden homelessness as a teenager. Dr Andrew Seaton, a History researcher at the University, ha

North West of England social landlord Onward Homes has overhauled how it responds to reports of damp, mould, and hazards after a wider order was issued by the Housing Ombudsman.

England is facing its twelfth consecutive record high in the number of children living in temporary accommodation, according to new figures released last week. Homelessness charity Crisis said the statistics show a situation that has become “normalised” despite the scale of human impact.

The private rented sector in England enters a fundamentally new regulatory era today as the first phase of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 comes into force, sweeping away long‑standing practices and reshaping how letting agents, landlords and tenants operate.

Housing secretary Steve Reed has moved to shut down speculation that the government is considering rent controls in England, insisting ministers have no plans for a rent freeze or similar intervention in the private rented sector.

Registered housing provider Plexus has made significant changes to how it prepares properties between tenancies after England's Housing Ombudsman found severe maladministration in how it handled a complaint about damp, leaks, and mould.

Crest Nicholson has issued a stark profit warning and opened talks with its lenders after a sharp deterioration in trading conditions pushed the FTSE All‑Share housebuilder into a more precarious financial position.

At least 104 children in England have died since April 2019 with temporary accommodation (TA) cited as a contributing factor to their vulnerability, ill‑health, or death, a stark new report has revealed.

Local authorities in England are receiving extra funding, training and guidance needed to fulfil their new duties ahead of new protections for tenants kicking in next month.

England's Housing Ombudsman has published its Business Plan for 2026-27 following feedback from the sector. In recent years, the Ombudsman has made significant improvements to both its determination outputs and efficiencies, despite an ongoing freeze to its membership fee.