Uk & International

New research has revealed the often devastating impact that a threat to someone’s home can have on their mental health. Analysis of national data by the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute found that over a million UK adults are both struggling with their mental health and housing costs - wit

Housing providers have a vital role to play in helping victims of domestic abuse and holding perpetrators to account, new research by national domestic abuse charity SafeLives and housing association Gentoo has found. Every year, nearly 2 million people in the UK experience domestic abuse. Seven wom

The UK’s first vending machine which gave out free food and clothes to homeless people has been removed following a trial. Launched in Nottingham last November by charity Action Hunger, the machine stocked items such as fruit, socks and toothpaste.

A committee of MPs has recommended banning fees imposed on tenants by landlords and lettings agents in the private rented sector in England, and capping security deposits at the equivalent of five weeks' rent. The housing, communities and local government committee has published its report on the Te

Ben Collins Housing associations in Northern Ireland have surpassed building targets for 2017 despite challenging economic conditions and political uncertainty.

English housing associations (HAs) will be able to cope with the anticipated drop in sales revenues linked to a stagnating or declining housing market next year, Moody's Public Sector Europe has said. Its new report, Housing Associations — England: House price decline will have marginal credit imp

A new fund has been launched by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) to invest in the residential sector in Europe’s leading cities. The first open-ended property fund of its kind to invest in the residential sector on a pan-European basis, the European Residential Property Fund will focus on the p

(from left) Standing: David Cowans, Places for People group chief executive, with Nigel Finney, managing director of Luminus. Sitting: Mike Forrest, chair of Luminus, and Chris Phillips, Places for People group chair Places for People has further strengthened its position as one of the UK’s larges

Image of the Grenfell Tower fire courtesy of Natalie Oxford via Twitter The UK government is facing questions from local government over plans to issue new guidance on 'desktop studies', whereby combustible materials are not regularly tested before their use in buildings.

A highly accessible concept house for people with disability or mobility issues was showcased by Blackwood at its AGM in 2015. Image credit: Lewis & Hickey Ltd Creating more modified homes which encourage older people to keep mentally and physically fit for longer could help save the NHS and soc

A landlord organisation in England and Wales is supporting efforts to overturn a flagship immigration policy, saying its members won’t be “scapegoats for the failures of the border agencies”. Under the UK government’s Right to Rent scheme, landlords are responsible for checking the immigrati

David Orr David Orr has announced his intention to retire as chief executive of the National Housing Federation at the end of September after more than 12 years in the role.

Legislation to protect the stock and incentivise the building of new social housing in Wales has been given Royal Assent by Her Majesty the Queen marking the abolition of the Right to Buy across the country. The Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Bill became an Act of the at an official Seal

A new national housing agency has been launched in England to replace the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and help boost Westminster’s efforts to deliver the homes the country needs. Housing secretary Sajid Javid said the rebranded Homes England will drive forward change and help deliver an ave

Homeless charities have said that police should not use anti-social behaviour powers against rough sleepers after a local authority leader called for legal action to be taken to remove homeless people from Windsor before the royal wedding in May. Conservative councillor Simon Dudley said “an epide