Just one in 20 private rental properties are affordable on housing benefit report finds

Local housing allowance (LHA) rates – which govern the maximum amount of support for their rent that low-income private renters can get – have...

Derelict Radcliffe centre building now providing affordable homes

A prominent derelict building and adjoining vacant site in the town centre of Radcliffe has undergone a major transformation. The former Radcliffe Times building on...

£3 million pound investment for Broughton House Veterans Village

The substantial funding proposal for Broughton House, the UK’s first Veterans Care Village in Salford was put to Greater Manchester Leaders last week and...

Two million children in England – one in every five – are living in...

Two million childrenin England – one in every five – are living in overcrowded, unaffordable or unsuitable homes, according to new findings released today...

Johnson looks to reset his Government with pledge to finish Thatcher’s right to own...

Boris Johnson has announced plans to boost home ownership, by expanding right-to-buy policy and including benefits in mortgage affordability checks Telling an audience in Blackpool...

1.4 million to be hit by higher interest rates as they renew mortgages this...

1.4m borrowers will face higher interest rates in 2023 as they come to renew their mortgage. Figures released this morning from the Office of National...

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...

Construction work to begin in weeks of redevelopment of Ancoats Dispensary

Work is expected to begin in a matter of weeks for the conversation of Ancoats Dispensary into one and two bedroom apartments after Wright...

Lendlease should never be considered for a Council Contract again say Lib Dem opposition

The official opposition on Manchester Council has denounced Lendlease and snapped that the firm should never be awarded a council contract again. The Lib Dem...

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...