4+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1753+ words) Inside Housing's new wide-reaching investigation offers the most detailed picture of out-of-area temporary accommodation placements yet. It covers which local authorities are sending the most households away, which areas are receiving the most, and the tens of thousands who may…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago  (502+ words) A child had water running down their bedroom wall for two years, according to a case highlighted by the Housing Ombudsman in its latest severe maladministration report. Another case in the report, which highlighted nine landlords and focused on roof…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago  (345+ words) Abri and Curo have announced they are in merger talks to form a 73, 000-home landlord with 142, 000 residents across the South and South West of England. The boards of the housing associations said they are "exploring options" to form a new…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago  (363+ words) A 40, 000-home housing association has secured "300m in additional funding to support its target of delivering 1, 000 affordable homes a year. Amplius, which was formed through the merger of Longhurst Group and Grand Union Housing in December 2024, has agreed financing packages with…...

19+ hour, 22+ min ago  (764+ words) Rebecca Adams is founder of Lion & Mouse" Meanwhile, reduced capacity across mental health support, social care and policing means housing staff are increasingly becoming the most accessible service left for managing crisis. What makes the issue particularly striking is not…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (929+ words) Rough sleeping in London has fallen for the first time in a year outside the pandemic era since 2017, new figures show. Outreach workers recorded 12, 938 people sleeping rough in London last year, according to the latest annual report from the Combined…...

1+ day, 54+ min ago  (599+ words) A coalition of national housing organisations and campaigners is calling on the next prime minister to introduce rent controls, adding its weight to a growing chorus of thinktanks and Labour figures backing the policy. The Renters" Reform Coalition (RRC), an…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (721+ words) A housing body has raised concerns that new fire safety regulations could make smaller homes "unviable" for solar panels. The Housing Forum argued that proposed guidance could "substantially reduce" the number of panels that can fit on a roof, and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (711+ words) A lift failure during a heatwave isn't just an inconvenience. Someone trapped on an upper floor without ventilation or easy access to water can become seriously ill very quickly. As the summer heat in the UK reaches dangerous levels, Stephen…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (738+ words) A selection of the UK's largest house builders are facing a legal claim worth up to "4. 5bn over allegations that new build buyers paid too much for their homes because of anti-competitive practices. The opt-out competition claim has been launched on…...