Uk & International

Households could cut mortgage rates, save money on their energy bills and reduce emissions from their homes under plans to roll out green mortgages.

Ikea could be building homes in the UK after a council in the south of England agreed to work with a developer owned by the flat-pack retailer.

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter urges England to follow Scotland’s lead in introducing pioneering longer, more secure tenancies.

More than 100 Grenfell survivors and relatives have opened lawsuit proceedings in the US against three firms they blame for the fire. The legal action, which will target cladding maker Arconic, isolation manufacturer Celotex, and fridge supplier Whirlpool, could result in tens of millions of dollars

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has welcomed the UK Government’s launch of a full consultation on the reform of building safety regulation but has voiced concerns over the length of time given to receive industry opinion. New regulation proposals and a related eight-week consultation

New rules which make the way housing developers pay for infrastructure simpler and more transparent are being brought in south of the border, the UK Government has confirmed. Builders already have to pay for roads, schools, GP surgeries and parkland that are needed so that areas can cope with the in

Housing experts have today warned of an “accessible homes crisis” in England after new research revealed that less than a quarter of homes built outside London by 2030 will be suitable for older and disabled people.

Places for People has unveiled a pioneering joint venture to deliver hundreds of modular homes, as confidence in offsite manufacturing (OSM) grows.

Homeowners in England will now be able to extend their properties without the need for a full planning application.

A three-year pilot Housing First project that aims to provide safe, secure homes for more than 400 people who are homeless or at the risk of being homeless has been launched in Greater Manchester.

A new report by the University of Salford has revealed the social housing sector’s significant impact on employment outcomes.

A floating island with up to 10,000 homes and shops forms part of an idea to revive a tidal lagoon project in Swansea Bay.

Hampshire-based housing association Vivid has acquired a local housebuilder as it looks to ramp up its development plans.

Nearly half of landlords and letting agents in England and Wales claim they are more likely to remove some or all of their investment in the private rented sector because of UK government plans to end "no explanation" repossessions.

A new ten-year management agreement has been signed which will see Places for People manage retirement homes on behalf of Residential Secure Income plc (ReSI).