New laws came into force this week (26 Oct) to speed up the planning system, hold developers to account, cut bureaucracy, and encourage ...

More skilled planning professionals will be recruited by councils following a £1 million funding boost from the government, the Housing Minister announced today. ...

Local authorities own enough unused small plots of land to build 1.6 million homes, a new study has revealed. New research, using data ...

People in alcohol and drug recovery will soon have access to housing support, helping to break the cycle of addiction and improve health ...

Disused and unloved brownfield sites across England will be regenerated to deliver thousands of new homes and jobs, the Department for Levelling Up, ...

The cost of the average council tax bill in England is equivalent to 17.7% of a tenant’s rent bill. For the hardest-hit renters, ...

The Regulator of Social Housing today (20 October) sets out its view of the key risks and challenges facing the social housing sector. ...

From this week, local areas wanting to turbocharge economic growth can apply to host a new Investment Zone and the government is encouraging ...

New homes will be better protected from flooding following changes to planning guidance, the government has announced. Updated planning guidance published this week ...

Over the last decade, over 23,000 homes have been sold under the Right to Buy scheme to council tenants and while this may ...