Plans submitted for third residential development at Peel L&P’s Trafford Waters

A planning application has been submitted this week by X1 Developments and Peel L&P to create 208 “open market” new homes as part of...

More than 4,500 primary school classes worth of children spending Christmas in temporary accommodation

Over 4,500 primary school classes worth of homeless children are spending Christmas in temporary accommodation amid concerns of a national homelessness crisis, the Local...

Green light for affordable homes in Whitefield

Onward Homes, one of the largest housing associations in the North West, will soon start construction of 30 new, affordable homes on brownfield land...
A new report has laid bare the need for reform to improve Greater Manchester’s privately rented homes

Damp, pest infections, and cold homes: Research reveals the need for change in Greater...

A new report has laid bare the need for reform to improve Greater Manchester’s privately rented homes. Researchers from the Think Tank IPPR investigated the...

356,000 mortgage borrowers could face payment difficulties by the end of June 2024.

356,000 mortgage borrowers could face payment difficulties by the end of June 2024 and amongst this group those rolling off a fixed rate deal...

Building social housing over 20 years could have saved renters £1.8 billion

Building 100,000 government-funded social rent homes a year over the past two decades would have cut billions from the housing benefit bill,...

Plans Submitted for the Redevelopment of Chorlton Leisure Centre Site as Affordable Homes

A planning applications has been submitted for the redevelopment of the former Chorlton Leisure Centre as an affordable Later Living scheme for local people. The...
Plans for 730 new houses in Newton Heath are set to be approved today by Manchester Council’s planning committee

Plans for over 700 homes on site of former brickworks in Newton Heath set...

Plans for 730 new houses in Newton Heath are set to be approved today by Manchester Council’s planning committee The homes on the former site...

Failing landlords to be named and shamed as government steps up support for social...

The government will “name and shame” failing social housing providers as part of major reforms to give residents a stronger voice and drive up...

Eight million people are living in an unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable home in Britain...

More than 8m people in England – around 1 in 7 – are living in an unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable home, according to the...