Government accused of permitting a planning ‘free-for-all’ by allowing developers to convert office blocks into flats without the usual controlsLabour has been accused of allowing developers to build a new generation...
Read MoreConsultation launched on increasing socially rented housing stock by limiting criteria allowing tenants to buy Ministers will make it harder for tenants in England to buy their own council homes under changes designed to...
Read MoreCoroner’s report finds Sarah McGreevy died after climbing on box on sixth floor balcony to unblock pipe repaired with tapeA woman who accidentally fell to her death from the sixth floor balcony of a Hackney council block...
Read MoreTreasury plans £5bn total investment in housing supply and a reduction in discounts under the right-to-buy schemeThe Treasury has announced an extra £500m for social homes in the budget, in what appears to be a...
Read MoreExclusive: Housing secretary wants billions more to meet new-homes target but chancellor is set to limit spendingAngela Rayner and Rachel Reeves are at loggerheads over a major programme of social housebuilding, in the latest...
Read MoreExclusive: Letter from union leaders and renters’ groups urges government to tackle root cause of unaffordable rentsUnions are calling on ministers to undo “years of damage to the housing sector” by the...
Read MoreDeputy prime minister tells Labour conference she expects chancellor to make promise on building at spending reviewAngela Rayner has given her strongest hint yet that Labour will announce a major package of social housebuilding...
Read MoreThe 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London was the result of ‘decades of failure’ by central government, the public inquiry into the catastrophe has found. The Guardian’s John Harris looks at the findings of the...
Read MoreFrom cladding firms to government, inquiry report on 2017 London fire outlines roles of those involved in ill-fated refitReport blames government failure and ‘dishonesty’ of companiesThe Grenfell Tower public inquiry...
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Read MoreRachel Reeves works on plan for 10-year formula to give councils and housing associations certaintySocial housing rents will rise by more than inflation over the next decade as part of UK government plans to boost affordable...
Read MoreClarion case among several ‘severe maladministration’ examples highlighted by housing ombudsmanThe UK’s biggest housing association has been fined after a watchdog found that its failure to carry out repairs to...
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A rise in the number of remarriages and a
Figure reached 4% in 12 months to 9 November,
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Exclusive: Parliamentary committee set to endorse proposals to refer
Stephen Cottrell to deliver Christmas sermon in place of
Labour party divided on whether incoming US ambassador should
Exclusive: Labour Together urges government to ‘de-risk’ supply chains
Campaigners say consumption such as travel, gifts and food