Housing

No fine issued for missed repairs in council homes in almost 6 months

Not a single fine has been issued to Gateshead councilhouse tenants who have missed repair appointments in almost six months. The freedom of information...

£3.8m Leeds scheme aims to make 260 homes warmer and cut fuel poverty

At least 260 homes will be made warmer after the city received a fuel poverty grant worth almost £6m. Leeds City Council said £3.8m of...

Refurbishment planned for York Way Estate after years of lift breakdowns and disrepair

Jackie Doolan has lived on the York Way Estate for most of her life, which she said used to be 'the envy of people'....

Kirklees Council sets out ambitious plan as hundreds housed in temporary accommodation

Though hundreds of homeless households remain in temporary accommodation across Kirklees, “real progress” has been made in reducing the numbers, council bosses have said. on...

New York style approach to support more rough sleepers

A scheme to help homeless people off the streets – inspired by work done in New York, will be expanded in Bradford to help...

Residents protest outside Harrow Council over “damp, mould and spiralling rents”

A group of residents held a protest outside a North London council’s offices demanding the local authority do more to tackle the borough’s “housing...

London councils criticised over damp and mould failures as Awaab’s Law comes into force

Several London councils have been called out for taking months and years to fix damp and mould in people’s homes, in the same week...

Developer sought for £330m plan to transform Newcastle’s Forth Yards into new riverside neighbourhood

The hunt is on for a developer who can deliver a vast regeneration vision hailed as a “generational opportunity” to shape the future of...

Feltham mum says council is “putting disabled daughter’s life at risk” in unsuitable home

A West London mum fears for her daughter’s life because her social home is not suitably adapted to her daughter’s complex care needs. She...

Sunderland Council blocks plan for new HMO above shop on busy Hylton Road

Plans for a house in multiple occupation (HMO) above a shop in a busy Sunderland street have been blocked by council development bosses. Sunderland City...

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