Prime minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early general election for 29 November after the Spanish parliament rejected two government decrees intended to address the country’s housing crisis. His Socialist Party governs with…

Nearly £10 billion has been allocated to councils and housing associations in the first wave of funding from the Government's £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme, aimed at delivering more than 70,000…

Andy Burnham has launched a national drive to offer everyone sleeping rough a route off the streets by Christmas, alongside a wider ambition to end rough sleeping across Britain. The initiative draws inspiration…

The Government has launched a £15 billion Warm Homes Plan aimed at expanding solar power, heat pumps, and other green technologies across households over the next five years. The scheme seeks to triple…

The housing ombudsman, Richard Blakeway, has warned that growing public frustration over substandard social housing could escalate into wider social unrest. Complaints about poor living conditions have surged 474% since 2019/20, with 45%…

Keir Starmer has announced plans to build a dozen new towns across England, inspired by traditional architectural styles championed by King Charles. With 100 areas applying for developments of over 10,000 homes, he…

Major lenders Santander and Barclays have introduced mortgage deals below 4%, signalling increased competition in the sector. These offers follow expectations that the Bank of England will continue to cut interest rates, allowing…

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has affirmed the Government’s ambition to build 1.5 million homes over five years, a scale unseen since World War 2. This requires constructing 370,000 homes annually, a significant…

The Renters' Rights Bill, appearing in Parliament on 12 September, aims to provide the most significant shift in tenant-landlord relations since 1988. It will ban ‘no-fault’ evictions, a leading cause of homelessness, replacing…

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report concluded that the tragic fire of 2017, which claimed 72 lives, was entirely avoidable and resulted from widespread dishonesty and incompetence by those involved in the building’s…