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Brighton and Hove back £50m spend to combat housing ‘disaster’

27/10/2025

Brighton and Hove City Council is to invest £50m to deliver more social and affordable housing.

CIL funds are not reaching communities due to 'systemic problems'

17/10/2025

A new report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has identified ‘a number of problems' with Community Infrastructure Levies (CIL) and other developer contribution systems, which means cash has failed to reach local communities.

Council greenlights John Lewis rental home project

10/10/2025

John Lewis’ plans to deliver 170 new homes in Reading have been unanimously supported by the council.

Charity calls for ‘ambitious’ brownfield housing targets

24/09/2025

Brownfield land could provide nearly 1.5 million new homes to help meet the Government’s goals, figures have revealed.

Local plan to boost affordable homes in Manchester

11/09/2025

Manchester City Council unveils 15-year plan to deliver homes, jobs, and green spaces.

Councils call for restrictions on office-to-home conversions

01/09/2025

Local authority leaders are calling on the Government to limit office-to-residential conversions, warning they are undermining affordable housing delivery.

Call for one hundred thousand high-quality council homes

14/08/2025

Council housing stock in the UK must be ‘replenished’ and improved in design, a think tank has argued.

RTB reduced council wealth by billions, says think tank

04/08/2025

The Right to Buy (RTB) scheme resulted in councils handing over £82bn to tenants, think tank says.

Skyscraper proposals spark concern amongst residents

15/07/2025

Salford City Council is set to discuss proposals for the third tallest skyscraper in the UK.

Council backs women-only housing development

18/06/2025

A new women-only housing block in Acton is set to provide 102 affordable flats for those ‘disproportionately affected’ by the housing crisis.

New housebuilding rules to offset ‘years of inaction’

23/05/2025

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner tells housebuilders to ‘get on and build’ as the Government introduces delivery timeframes for developers.

Rural areas deprived of affordable homes, says Princess Anne

02/05/2025

HRH The Princess Royal has highlighted the urgency of the rural housing crisis, following statistics that reveal waiting lists for affordable rural housing increased by 20% between 2020-2023.

Starmer: 100 new towns under consideration

13/02/2025

Proposals for new towns on more than 100 sites have been submitted as part of what the PM calls the ‘largest housebuilding programme since the post-war era.’

Budget: Chancellor confirms Right to Buy overhaul

30/10/2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a raft of measures to tackle the ‘desperate lack of affordable housing’ including reform of the Right to Buy scheme.

Planning reforms ‘not sufficient’ for homes target

12/09/2024

The Government will not meet its target of building 1.5 million homes over the parliament without investing in affordable housing, according to a new report.

Affordable housing at risk in cash-strapped council areas

10/09/2024

Half of the councils most impacted by austerity have not built any affordable homes using contributions from private developers since 2010, a think-tank has found.

Liverpool seeks Festival Gardens developer after £60m clean-up

04/09/2024

Liverpool City Council is set to start searching for a housing developer for a 28-acre site it spent £60m cleaning up.

Manchester councillors approve 71-storey tower

30/08/2024

Councillors in Manchester have approved plans for five new skyscrapers that will provide no affordable housing among 2,388 flats.

Bromley first to approve John Lewis homes

26/07/2024

Councillors have approved retailer John Lewis’ plans to build a housing block above a Waitrose store in Bromley town centre.

North Yorkshire aims to build 500 council homes

20/05/2024

North Yorkshire Council has published its first housing strategy, which includes an ambition to build 500 council homes over five years.

Prince William announces 24 homes for homeless people

19/02/2024

Prince William has announced plans to build 24 homes to temporarily house homeless people on Duchy of Cornwall land.

£3bn boost to affordable homes fund

12/02/2024

An additional £3bn is now available to build and improve affordable housing in England.

Council sells former HQ site for £6m

17/01/2024

Adur District Council has sold the site of its former civic centre for £6m to affordable housing provider The Hyde Group.

Council defeated over brownfield housing site

20/10/2023

Developers have successfully appealed to the Government after Coventry’s planning committee rejected plans to build 690 homes.

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