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Rics expects modest pick-up in housing development but missed targets Mortgage Strategy11:19
Northern Irish housing association showed ‘apathy’ in dealing with ASB complaint, ombudsman finds Housing Today12:52
Ombudsman issues new compensation guidance for social landlords in drive for consistency Housing Today08:17
Golf courses are declining, we’re in a housing crisis. Here’s a thought… The Observer05:06
Highest number of new homes built for five years BBC17:38
Scrubland to homes for all: First tenants move into £4.4m NI development News Letter13:25
Why the housing crisis needs a new strategy for 2026 - Robin and Patricia Silver Yorkshire Post11:57

Latest News

In the last 4 hours

Work starts on new housing scheme where you have to be more than a certain age to live there Wales Online22:42 7-Feb-26

In the last 6 hours

Former Welsh social club will be converted into new homes Wales Online20:29 7-Feb-26

Yesterday

Dozens of new homes and apartments planned in one part of Wales Wales Online14:33 7-Feb-26

Final phase work to begin on long-delayed Lancashire housing estate Lancashire Evening Post10:13 7-Feb-26

Naive to think more tax on second homes will solve issues Yorkshire Post06:06 7-Feb-26

Testing demand for social and affordable homes in Plumbridge We Are Tyrone06:02 7-Feb-26

In the last 7 days

‘Who knows if and when we will be kicked out of our homes?’ Yorkshire Evening Post17:56 6-Feb-26

War of words develops as Stirling Council housing meeting quickly cut short Daily Record16:51 6-Feb-26

London to get £1.5bn share of housing loan scheme BBC15:21 6-Feb-26

Proposals for a major housing development in Welsh seaside town have been filed Nation.Cymru13:31 6-Feb-26

B3 Living acquires more than 300 homes from Notting Hill Genesis Housing Today12:59 6-Feb-26

Nearly 50 new homes to be built on land in Merthyr Tydfil Wales Online11:05 6-Feb-26

Brilliant London homes for first-time buyers Luxury London09:10 6-Feb-26

105 'high-quality' homes to be built on open space in County Durham village The Northern Echo08:57 6-Feb-26

Tenants to be evicted so land can offset housing BBC06:31 6-Feb-26

Bunnings’ backyard pods won’t fix the housing crisis, but they signal a shift The Conversation (UK)00:12 6-Feb-26

Council issues major update on future of 'poor condition' care homes Lancashire Evening Post21:49 5-Feb-26

Police officers' families given time to find new homes after being told to leave ITV18:00 5-Feb-26

Council leaders break ground on major new housing development in Overtown Daily Record17:00 5-Feb-26

Business park and homes scheme set for approval despite 600 objections Yorkshire Evening Post16:48 5-Feb-26

He claimed to be selling Xboxes and PlayStations online - but he left people 'too afraid to… Liverpool Echo16:06 5-Feb-26

Anger at plan for 77 affordable homes in popular Ribble Valley village Lancashire Evening Post14:06 5-Feb-26

Rue Bouret Housing, Paris mixed-use development e-architect12:39 5-Feb-26

NatWest provides boost for social housing Yorkshire Post11:20 5-Feb-26

Rics expects modest pick-up in housing development but missed targets Mortgage Strategy11:19 5-Feb-26

Brian Cox calls for Dundee to declare housing emergency The Scotsman11:07 5-Feb-26

Work to start on £80m affordable housing development Punchline Magazine09:16 5-Feb-26

Council says housing work under way after 'failings' BBC08:02 5-Feb-26

‘No proof’ of short-term lets rule lifting homes supply Daily Business06:39 5-Feb-26

Landlords will need to prepare well in advance to factor the Decent Homes Standard into long-term work programmes Housing Today06:09 5-Feb-26

Construction underway on new North Yorkshire housing development The Northern Echo05:50 5-Feb-26

North East sheltered housing to benefit from £2.25m refurbishment The Northern Echo05:50 5-Feb-26

Providing carpets in social housing won’t be mandatory. It fails to meet basic standards of decency Big Issue04:30 5-Feb-26

Children deliver 2,400 signature plea to protect Darlington wildlife from housing The Northern Echo18:14 4-Feb-26

Campaigners urge developers 'to find another field' for 200 homes plan Lancashire Evening Post17:55 4-Feb-26

A first look at the major new housing development planned for Welsh coastal town Wales Online16:30 4-Feb-26

New start for Willenhall on the horizon as plans for 109 homes submitted Birmingham Live14:22 4-Feb-26

How to ensure affordable, safe and culturally grounded housing for Indigenous older adults The Conversation (UK)13:46 4-Feb-26

Northern Irish housing association showed ‘apathy’ in dealing with ASB complaint, ombudsman finds Housing Today12:52 4-Feb-26

Welsh councillor raises concerns over the number of children living in temporary accomodation Nation.Cymru12:19 4-Feb-26

NI housing association to invest over £8m in retrofitting 600 homes News Letter11:28 4-Feb-26

City's factory area revamp boosted with homes plan BBC11:15 4-Feb-26

Ombudsman issues new compensation guidance for social landlords in drive for consistency Housing Today08:17 4-Feb-26

The year Hyde Park was sold to propety developers for housing IanVisits07:11 4-Feb-26

Planners look at multigenerational homes support BBC06:30 4-Feb-26

New council homes for Battersea Power Station site BBC06:25 4-Feb-26

Bunnings' bold solution to fix Australia's housing crisis MailOnline05:57 4-Feb-26

Golf courses are declining, we’re in a housing crisis. Here’s a thought… The Observer05:06 4-Feb-26

SNP government urgently needs to get a grip of the housing crisis Daily Record04:44 4-Feb-26

Brit holidaymakers who bought £400,000 homes on Costa Brava coastline accuse council of… MailOnline00:51 4-Feb-26

Land outside of Welsh town to be developed on with over 20 affordable homes Wales Online22:36 3-Feb-26

Build like Croydon to ease London housing crisis, Sadiq Khan urged Evening Standard22:34 3-Feb-26

Child homelessness hits record levels as Scotland's housing crisis deepens ITV20:01 3-Feb-26

Over £60 million to accelerate house building across Wales Nation.Cymru18:11 3-Feb-26

Highest number of new homes built for five years BBC17:38 3-Feb-26

Builders Push ‘Trump Homes’ to Win Backing for a Million Houses Yahoo! UK & Ireland15:48 3-Feb-26

Government reforms Energy Performance of Buildings regime and raises minimum energy efficiency standards in homes in… Osborne Clarke14:40 3-Feb-26

How home contents insurance can protect hardship funds and support tenants National Housing Federation14:04 3-Feb-26

Scrubland to homes for all: First tenants move into £4.4m NI development News Letter13:25 3-Feb-26

What is social housing ‘rent convergence’ and why does London need it? OnLondon12:45 3-Feb-26

Council seeks proposals for potential housing and employment sites Punchline Magazine12:12 3-Feb-26

Pope Leo XIV reverses Francis-era Vatican housing policy Catholic Herald12:04 3-Feb-26

Tenants fraudulently letting social homes in Manchester given chance to hand in keys without consequence Housing Today11:36 3-Feb-26

New homes scheme opens to the public in Streethay Express & Star09:59 3-Feb-26

Modular homes could tackle town's housing shortage BBC09:19 3-Feb-26

Spain's fury over plan to grant 500,000 migrants residency as opponents warn the move will… MailOnline08:24 3-Feb-26

No halt to house-building despite complaints BBC07:00 3-Feb-26

Threatened by Reform, the last thing Labour should do is let asylum seekers jump the queue for… MailOnline01:17 3-Feb-26

Council to buy and bulldoze homes on one street with a severe risk of flooding ITV18:29 2-Feb-26

Council to buy and bulldoze homes homes on one street with a severe risk of flooding ITV18:19 2-Feb-26

Developer challenges council's housing plan BBC15:06 2-Feb-26

Podcaster Bobbi Althoff asked Mark Cuban for $5 million to buy a house. His response highlights … Yahoo! UK & Ireland14:30 2-Feb-26

EBRD boosts affordable and social housing with Slovenská sporiteľňa bank in Slovakia European Bank for Reconstruction and Development13:55 2-Feb-26

Nottingham City Council wins nationally significant housing case at Court of Appeal My Nottingham News12:25 2-Feb-26

You can still retire to Spain post-Brexit: Here's precisely where to buy homes for under… MailOnline12:04 2-Feb-26

Why the housing crisis needs a new strategy for 2026 - Robin and Patricia Silver Yorkshire Post11:57 2-Feb-26

House prices may fall if govt meets housebuilding targets, says housing minister Mortgage Strategy10:22 2-Feb-26

Housing Today launches Regen Connect campaign focused on new era of regional regeneration Housing Today08:48 2-Feb-26

Tower block to be replaced by affordable homes BBC06:23 2-Feb-26

New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing? Big Issue04:19 2-Feb-26

How a 15-minute walk to Temple Meads scuppered plans for hundreds of homes Bristol 24/718:58 1-Feb-26

Six sites earmarked for new social rent homes on the Isle of Wight OnTheWight13:52 1-Feb-26

Developer told they can't build more homes on ‘landslide’ Cradley Heath estate appeals decision Express & Star06:15 1-Feb-26

SNP minister warns UK housing benefit policies 'worsening poverty for 30,000 Scottish kids' Daily Record04:34 1-Feb-26

In the last month

Work on homes to start after 'complex negotiations' BBC20:19 31-Jan-26

Trump’s Plan to Make Housing Affordable Is Faltering Yahoo! UK & Ireland15:48 31-Jan-26

Demand for emergency sleeping pods highlights Guernsey's housing crisis ITV15:26 31-Jan-26

Build-to-rent homes are meeting US buyers 'right in the middle' Yahoo! UK & Ireland13:15 31-Jan-26

Demolition underway as Carnatic Halls to be knocked down for homes Liverpool Echo08:43 31-Jan-26

Plans for 61 new homes in Stafford among this week’s applications Express & Star06:11 31-Jan-26

Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes Big Issue04:21 31-Jan-26

Planning reform proposals discussed at housing roundtable Fire Protection Association00:07 31-Jan-26

Minister says house prices should fall - with a 'market adjustment' in London - if Labour can… MailOnline16:05 30-Jan-26

Sarah Ferguson forced to 'lower her expectations' amidst 'housing crisis' The Mirror15:31 30-Jan-26

London house prices may need to fall, says housing minister EasternEye14:59 30-Jan-26

Glasgow 'happy to use other councils unspent budgets' to tackle housing crisis STV14:11 30-Jan-26

London house prices ‘need’ to fall amid supply increase, housing minister says City AM13:29 30-Jan-26

Government’s New Homes Accelerator expands to smaller sites Housing Today12:39 30-Jan-26

Residents object to plans for homes on green belt BBC12:32 30-Jan-26

New bins delivered to Darlington homes as part of collection scheme changes The Northern Echo12:32 30-Jan-26

Camden landlord fined for unsafe housing Fire Protection Association12:14 30-Jan-26

Social landlords operating heat networks now subject to greater regulation Housing Today11:39 30-Jan-26

Father is jailed after refusing to bulldoze two countryside homes he built for his family… MailOnline11:38 30-Jan-26

Trump faces huge backlash after wanting to ‘drive housing prices up’ indy10010:37 30-Jan-26

Delays to Darlington housing scheme an 'embarrassment' on town centre The Northern Echo08:58 30-Jan-26

Build Up, Not Out: the housing fix Britain needs CapX07:10 30-Jan-26

Council will not defend appeal over homes refusal BBC06:35 30-Jan-26

Developer reports surge in enquiries for million pound homes in Staffordshire village Express & Star06:14 30-Jan-26

73 new homes approved for South Staffordshire field - despite flooding concerns Express & Star06:10 30-Jan-26

Plans to build 29 new homes on site of former Yorkshire farm Yorkshire Post06:06 30-Jan-26

Hackney to build 400 new council homes EastLondonLines22:23 29-Jan-26

Planning bids for new homes rise in England but building remains low, data suggests BBC18:28 29-Jan-26

Reform council chairman illegally let unsafe homes BBC16:41 29-Jan-26

Plans for 270 homes in North East village approved despite local concerns The Northern Echo14:37 29-Jan-26

Unregistered homes costing £11,800 a week as foster carer shortage continues across Bedford Borough Bedford Independent13:15 29-Jan-26

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