The UK’s tiny houses are woefully ill-prepared for an ageing population
With babies born in the 21st century expected to live, on average, to 100, by 2050, one in four people in the UK will...
Right to Buy needs reform to avoid social housing stock losses
The LGA is proposing reforms to the Right to Buy scheme in order to prevent the current net loss of much-needed social housing stock...
Northerners are paying £250 a year more for council tax than they should
Unfair and outdated council tax bands mean that Northern households are overpaying by £250 a year on average, a total of £1.2bn, according to...
Newton Heath social housing development celebrates final completion
69 low carbon homes for social rent have now been completed and residents have been welcomed to their new homes on Silk Street in...
Largest Passivhaus affordable housing scheme in the NW nears completion
Construction of the largest Passivhaus affordable housing scheme in the north west is nearing completion.
The finishing touches are now being made at Greenhaus...
500 new social homes coming to Oldham announced at Oldham Housing Roundtable event
Oldham Council has pledged to get 500 new social homes built in the borough over the next five years.
The announcement was made at the...
Red Bank’s latest scheme sees plans for Falcon revealed
Far East Consortium (FEC), the developer working in partnership with Manchester City Council to deliver Manchester’s Victoria North regeneration project, is set to launch...
The Government could be subsidising private landlords by over £70 billion in next five...
As Greater Manchester begins the process of bringing in a landlords charter new research out finds that the government is set to subsidise private...
Struggles in Manchester’s rental market as two-thirds of residents face challenges finding affordable housing
According to a recent study by Manchester Young Professionals (MYP), 66% of 250 young professionals surveyed said that finding affordable rental accommodation in Manchester...
£115m Brownfield Housing Fund set to build 7,800 houses across Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is to be further boosted by the next phase of a £150m Brownfield Housing Fund, which is set to deliver more than...