Housing

Leeds residents in temporary accommodation rise due to ‘chronic housing crisis’

The number of people living in temporary accommodation has continued to rise as council bosses seek to tackle a chronic housing crisis. Latest figures show...

Empty house described as “renovation project” to be sold at auction by Bradford Council

An empty house owned by Bradford Council will be sold at auction next week – but any buyer will have to make the property...

Tough measures for social landlords come into force from next month

Kirklees Council says it is prepared for the roll out of tough measures for social housing landlords when Awaab’s Law is introduced next month. From...

Council to spend £11.7m on 15 properties in bid to combat homelessness

A North London council has approved plans to spend more than £11.5m purchasing 15 properties as it looks for ways to address the ongoing...

Deputy Mayor slams Building Safety Regulator and Ex-Housing Secretary for London’s housebuilding shortcomings

London’s failure to build even a third of the affordable homes it is meant to have started by now is down to the Building...

Councillor feels ‘helpless’ in face of ‘suffering’ by tenants waiting for repairs

Council tenants are “suffering” while waiting for repairs, according to a Newham councillor. Labour councillor Dina Hossain said she sometimes felt “helpless” when residents of...

Two people arrested amid housing corruption investigation at council

“Corrupt” council staff let out hundreds of council homes “for personal council gain” in a major fraud racket, police have said. Barking and Dagenham Council...

The 2,000 London homes pumping waste straight into the rivers

More than 2,000 properties across London are illegally pumping raw sewage directly into the rivers due to drainage misconnections, an Environmental Information Request (EIR)...

Londoners “priced out” as average rent in all 32 boroughs breaches affordability threshold

Londoners are being “priced out” of renting in the capital, the Mayor has been warned as new data showed the average person is spending...

Quayside West explained: The huge Newcastle development getting £120m Government funding injection

There was big news for Newcastle on Tuesday morning, with confirmation that perhaps the city’s biggest regeneration vision is being backed with major Government...

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