Housing

Kirklees Council under fire for new estate-maintenance charge

Kirklees Council is facing criticism over a new weekly grounds-maintenance service charge that will be levied on council tenants from November, with opposition councillors...

Uncertainty surrounds timeline for Huddersfield asylum accommodation

Plans to turn former student flats in Huddersfield into housing for asylum seekers remain unclear. The Home Office is giving very little away when it...

Wetherby’s derelict children’s home could become site of 47 new homes

A derelict former children’s home could be turned into 47 homes under expanded plans for the site. Bramham House near Wetherby could be redeveloped if...

Six new family-sized homes to replace West London beer garden – none are ‘affordable’

A former West London beer garden and car park is set to be replaced with six family-sized homes. Hounslow Council’s planning department approved the plans...

Skilled worker “crisis” hindering London’s ambitious housebuilding targets

A skilled worker “crisis” in the construction industry is undermining London’s ambitious housebuilding targets with a housing association saying last year it relied on...

New funding for Park End will make a “huge” difference

Park End is set to benefit from a decade-long £20m investment. Described as “huge” by local MP Luke Myer, the news has also been...

Council-owned home sold at auction

A council-owned property that went to auction this week has sold for £80,000. 84 Broadstone Way went under the hammer at an online property auction...

Ministers must act to save “uniquely exposed” Londoners from leasehold dangers

Leasehold homes are a “source of problems and financial stress” for Londoners who “cannot and should not wait any longer” for radical reforms to...

West London council called out by housing watchdog over case involving a disabled child

A West London council has been called out by the housing watchdog over its handling of a case involving a disabled child. Hounslow Council is...

Bradford Shopping Centre demolition expected to ‘last a year’

The demolition of Bradford’s Kirkgate Shopping Centre is expected to last a year – raising concerns that the city could be left with another...

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