Charities condemn ‘national scandal’ and call for pledge to build 90,000 social homes a year to meet demandThe wait for family-size social housing has risen to more than 100 years in parts of England, which charities...
Read MoreLand speculation to blame for lack of progress amid Labour drive to build 1.5m new homes, says Wildlife Trusts headUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesHousebuilders in the UK are failing to...
Read MoreExclusive: Charities say freeze to housing benefit will push more people into rent arrears and homelessnessOnly 2.5% of private rented homes in England were affordable for people on housing benefit last year, with charities...
Read MoreExclusive: Meeting hosted by shadow housing minister for estate agents and landlords prompted accusations of collusion Senior Tories have held private talks with big landlords about how to thwart the government’s...
Read MoreCompany suspends dividend payouts after shares dip by as much as 8% with profits down by more than a thirdBusiness live – latest updatesProfits at the UK housebuilder Vistry Group have slumped by more than a third in what...
Read MoreChancellor will announce plans to fund 18,000 social homes before fraught spring statement on WednesdayRachel Reeves will plough £2bn into affordable housing in a bid to “sweeten the pill” of the spending cuts...
Read MoreLondon council’s policy of offering people homes far from the area led to England’s highest rate of refusalsA Labour-run London council left more than 100 families homeless without support last year after they...
Read MoreExclusive: Compulsory purchase orders will no longer need Whitehall permission under shake-up of planning rulesCouncils and mayors will be granted greater powers to seize land to build affordable housing under the Labour...
Read MoreExclusive: More than a dozen authorities have bought more than 850 properties in English towns and cities since 2017London councils and housing companies they own have spent more than £140m buying up homes to relocate...
Read MoreWe’re curious to hear whether the ways in which people have experienced housing have affected or even changed their outlook and politics, and if so, howAs housing – the lack, cost, and quality thereof –...
Read MoreExclusive: Housing minister says overhaul of feudal-era system would take place before end of this parliamentThe housing minister has promised to abolish the centuries-old leasehold system in England and Wales before the end of...
Read MoreTrump calls Starmer meeting ‘tremendously productive’ and says ‘we have a very good chance at arriving at a very good deal’Trump-Starmer visit: the key takeawaysEuropean Commission president Ursula von...
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