Report calls for urgent action on housing in the Private rental sector in the...
A new report out this morning is calling for urgent reform across private rented home sector.
The Northern Housing Consortium has published the Northern...
‘Leaky walls’ are the biggest challenge for England’s energy efficiency drive, and radical steps...
England’s homes have as large a carbon footprint as our petrol and diesel powered cars according to a new report out this morning
The...
Planning permission given for affordable homs on site of vacant church in Ince
AN AWARD-WINNING charity will cut the cost of homeownership in Wigan by up to £10,000, by offering buyers the chance to save by working...
New Passivhaus homes in Salford receive planning approval
Salford City Council’s planning committee has given the green light to The English Cities Fund’s (ECF) 100 sustainable, affordable apartments on Peru Street in...
The new Whitefield homes are taking shape
The first new homes at one of Whitefield’s latest residential developments are starting to take shape
Wheatfields, a development of 30 affordable homes on the...
Burnham to suspend right to buy home scheme as he pledges to build 10,000...
The newly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has revealed plans to build 10,000 council homes over the next 4 years to tackle the...
Half a million older private renters are ‘invisible’, says charity
Older people in private rented accommodation are “invisible” in policy decisions on housing and age-related issues.
That’s despite older private renters being more likely to...
Benefit changes drive increase in homelessness from rented housing
Changes to the benefit system are behind the decade-long increase in homelessness from private rented housing, according to a new report.
Research by the Policy...
Make “places not just homes” and transform retail parks into thriving communities, says Commission
Town halls should encourage the redevelopment of retail parks and large supermarkets into communities that include homes, shops and businesses, a wide-ranging report for...
Manchester Council to create development company to deliver affordable homes in Manchester
A report that sets out the opportunity to create a new housing development and management company to accelerate affordable homes building will be heard...