Housing

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...

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...

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