Construction underway for new sustainable affordable housing development in Moston
Construction of 60 affordable homes for people living and working in Manchester is well underway, with the first homes due to be ready next...
The Salford landlord helping people off the streets
A progressive landlord is seeing the positive impact of their Salford-wide homelessness scheme as the first tenants move into new homes which have been...
Newest housing least comfortable during lockdown
People living in housing built in the last 10 years were more likely to report feeling uncomfortable in their home during lockdown, while those...
Property repossessions falling but the North West remains the nation’s repossession hotspot
Research by WinMyDreamHome.com has highlighted the falling number of properties being repossessed by mortgage lenders and which region is the nation’s property repossession hotspot.
Using...
Manchester endorses new three years strategy on homelessness
Manchester Council have approved a new three-year Homelessness and Rough Sleeping strategy, which covers the period 2024 to 2027
It sets out how the...
Four new landlord licensing areas are now in operation in Manchester
Selective Licensing allows Councils to introduce compulsory licences for all private rented properties in areas experiencing one or more of the following: significant and...
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...
Manchester Partnership will help tackle housing’s diversity challenge
Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) employees in the housing sector will benefit from improved routes to senior roles thanks to a ground-breaking new...
2.5 million households worried about paying rent over winter, with 700,000 already in arrears...
A large-scale survey of private and social renters in Great Britain reveals that around 2.5 million households are worried about paying their rent over the...
There will be nowhere to hide says Andy Burnham as he launches Greater Manchester’s...
The days of unscrupulous landlords thinking they are untouchable are over, you will be held to account and if you sit outside there will...