20+ hour, 44+ min ago   (476+ words) The 50-year-old man accused of murdering Helen Bird, who was the customer voice and influence manager at Amplius, will face trial at the start of December. The trial, expected to last a few weeks, will hear the case of a…...

21+ hour, 11+ min ago   (332+ words) Camden Council has approved a cut to the affordable housing provision of a planned development in North London, which has stalled over increased costs and fire safety rules. Landsec’s revised plans for the Finchley Road site at the O2 Centre will…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (564+ words) Regional mayors will get power to overrule local councils on planning decisions, the prime minister is set to announce. Andy Burnham will set out of the policy this week, which will apply to planning applications of more than 150 homes, high-rise…...

21+ hour, 14+ min ago   (332+ words) Camden Council has approved a cut to the affordable housing provision of a planned development in North London, which has stalled over increased costs and fire safety rules. Landsec’s revised plans for the Finchley Road site at the O2 Centre will…...

1+ day, 32+ min ago   (795+ words) Getting everyone in for Christmas is a crowd pleaser, and will galvanise the homelessness sector and local partners, but the scheme misses some bigger-picture thinking, writes Fiona Colley, director of social change at Homeless Link Fiona Colley is director of…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1757+ words) The tenant satisfaction measures are proving difficult to implement for some supported housing providers. But, as Gráinne Cuffe reports, they are providing unexpected insights It has been three years since the sector began collecting the Regulator of Social Housing’s (RSH)…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (51+ words) Inside Housing Reform UK’s latest allocation plan to prioritise British-born workers under 35, with priority given to married couples with children, has been criticised as a “blatant distraction” that will “stoke division”....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (796+ words) The family of a five-year-old boy who fell from the 15th floor of a Newham Council tower block experienced an “unacceptable delay” in repair response times, the council’s housing chief told an inquest. On the morning of 16 May 2024, five-year-old Aalim Ahmed…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (452+ words) Housing Plus Group has completed a major funding programme after securing £961m from five banking partners. Nationwide, NatWest, Santander, AIB and Barclays have backed the landlord with the multi-million-pound investment to support investment in existing homes, deliver new homes and strengthen…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (300+ words) The scheme is part of the Impact Partnership joint venture between Lendlease and The Crown Estate. The new homes would include a mix of tenures, including affordable housing, market sale, student accommodation and co-living. Alongside the new homes, the plans…...