HA News

Government confirms massive funding boost for social housing

 

Secretary of State for Communities, The Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, has confirmed a massive funding boost for social housing across the…

Housing associations and councils key to tackling chronic shortage of affordable homes

 

New ‘Solving the Housing Crisis?’ programme examines the contribution social housing makes to our society and what the government can do to…

House building review calls for changes to ensure new homes are built faster

 

A review of house building has called for changes to the current system to ensure new homes are built faster and for thousands more British…

Only one social home is built for almost every three sold off

 

Government figures taken from 'Quarterly Right to Buy Sales in England: October to December 2017-18’ show dwindling numbers of social housing…

43% of Brits live in homes which fail to meet the ‘Living Home Standard’

 

A shocking four in ten people (43%) in Britain live in homes which fail to meet the ‘Living Home Standard’ – a measure of what makes an…

One year on from Grenfell, millions still stuck on housing waiting lists

 

One year on from the tragic Grenfell fire, and many survivors are still waiting for a new home – but new analysis from Shelter reveals the…

New powers for councils to deliver homes for local families

 

Councils will receive new powers to help them deliver the homes their communities need under proposed regulations published this week by…

CIH launches new domestic abuse pledge for housing organisations

 

A new pledge to tackle domestic abuse in housing has been launched by the Chartered Institute of Housing.

2% of councils say new development is meeting demand for affordable homes

 

2% of councils in England say that new development in their area meets policy requirements for affordable housing, according to a report by…

England short of four million homes

 

Leading housing and homelessness charities call for the Government action to tackle the true extent of the housing shortage, ahead of its…

Rogue landlords ‘named and shamed’

 

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has hailed a major milestone in his efforts to ‘name and shame’ the capital’s unscrupulous landlords and…

Social housing professionals invited get to grips with growing issue of moisture in properties

 

Social housing professionals invited get to grips with growing issue of moisture in properties at trade body event