Uk & International

Propertymark has called for the UK Government to bring parity between the social and private rented sectors in England regarding qualification requirements to work in either sector.

The UK Government has been accused of watering down planned protections for renters in England with a series of reported changes to its Renters Reform Bill.

One of the largest providers of affordable housing and care in England has been ordered to pay almost £15,000 in compensation following a number of failings including vulnerable children living in damp and mould for three years and another resident with fungi growing in one of the bedrooms.

Social enterprise Places for People and its fund management business, Thriving Investments, have acquired Rosewood Housing, the for-profit registered provider of high-quality, affordable homes, from FRP, the administrator of Inland Homes PLC.

Residents of an English local authority have been awarded £40,000 after they were left in dire damp and mould conditions.

The Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing at Aston University has completed a two-year project with Birmingham City Council (BCC) exploring in depth the connections between harmful gambling and tenancy security – the first study of its kind in the UK.

Pay strikes by Sanctuary workers in London are set to resume this month with the cancellation of more repair jobs from initial industrial action set to worsen.

Work is due to begin on developing seven new one-bed small homes as Places for People expands its homelessness accommodation and support services for homeless people in Bristol.

The Housing Ombudsman has made six findings of severe maladministration for Birmingham City Council for how it handled leaks and damp and mould, as well as the associated complaint handling.

The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation report into Hammersmith and Fulham Council, finding that failures throughout a number of cases left residents “feeling anything but secure in their homes” and causing wellbeing and financial consequences for those residents.

Planning proposals aimed to speed up brownfield development in England will not go far enough to increase the required supply of homes in London, a group of housing associations has warned. The G15, which represents London’s 11 largest housing associations, said housebuilding in Lond

The Housing Ombudsman found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record-keeping following the landlord’s failure to address repair issues, lack of clear service charge information, and mishandling of resident complaints, resulting in distress and inconvenience for the resident.

South Devon Rural Housing Association (SDR) is set to merge with the Places for People Group after its shareholders approved the plans. SDR owns and manages 357 homes in the South-West of England.

Large city councils in England will be told to prioritise brownfield development under a major shake-up to planning rules which aims to boost housebuilding while protecting the Green Belt.

The UK Government has withdrawn plans to exempt accommodation for asylum seekers from houses in multiple occupation (HMO) licensing requirements.