Uk & International

Seventeen leading housing sector bodies have voiced their acute concerns about the British homes for British workers policy rumoured to be under consideration by the UK Government. An open letter has been sent to the prime minister Rishi Sunak and secretary of state for housing Michael Gove and was

England's Housing Ombudsman has called for a Royal Commission to create a long-term plan for social housing after finding that current approaches for the sector are not working for residents with a vulnerability. The watchdog has used its latest Spotlight report on attitudes, respect

A homeless man who was arrested and detained by the Metropolitan Police is to receive compensation and an apology for the "inhumane" actions of the force.

England's Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon Council, urging the landlord to use these as a springboard to deliver better services.

The Housing Ombudsman has ordered the English housing association Clarion to pay £10,800 in compensation to households after it made four findings of severe maladministration across three cases.

Social landlords in England will need to complete emergency repairs within 24 hours of identification, according to proposals set out by the UK Government for Awaab’s Law.

England's Housing Ombudsman has launched special investigations into three London landlords after casework showed all had struggled with damp and mould, repairs, and complaint handling.

A new University of Dundee design concept can help communities threatened by extreme weather events fight back in the battle against climate change. The sustainable properties, designed to cope with flooding and other climate emergencies, are appearing in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, in the lat

Housing secretary Michael Gove risks renters’ rights and wellbeing by delaying a ban on no-fault evictions based on false claims that Britain’s rental sector would collapse, a cross-party think tank has warned.

A housing association tenant took his own life after following long-running mental health issues and a nine-month noise nuisance complaint, it has been revealed. The Housing Ombudsman has determined that Clarion’s lack of consideration of the resident’s vulnerability when handl

A new milestone in 3D concrete printing has been reached in Germany where Europe's first publicly funded multi-family house is being constructed using 3D printing.

A legal challenge has been brought forward into the UK Government’s draft regulations exempting accommodation for asylum seekers from houses in multiple occupation (HMO) licensing requirements amid concerns it could lead to a lowering of housing standards.

Origin Housing and Places for People have entered merger discussions. Origin owns and manages over 7,000 homes across London and Hertfordshire. The intention is that, subject to all relevant approvals, Origin will become a subsidiary of Places for People Group Limited.

A local authority has ordered a developer to demolish two tower blocks for multiple breaches of planning rules. The Royal Borough of Greenwich is taking enforcement action against the Comer Homes Group’s Mast Quay Phase II development in Woolich.

Tenant organisations, trade unions, built environment bodies and energy companies have combined to criticise Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plans to change some of the UK Government's key green policies, including proposals to water down housing energy efficiency standards and a weakening of targ