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What would a ‘nature-centric’ approach to housebuilding mean for the UK? Instead of treating nature something as separate to us, like a property we have a right to destroy, we can reassess our relationship to it

08.10.2025 06:03 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Shadow housing secretary says affordable housing targets are so high they ‘prevent anything getting built’ Shadow housing secretary James Cleverly has said that current affordable housing targets are so high they “prevent anything from getting built”

07.10.2025 15:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Study in Northern Ireland reveals childhood trauma is driving record homelessness Charity Simon Community has published a new study that revealed childhood trauma is a major contributor to rising homelessness in Northern Ireland

07.10.2025 15:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Housing Moves: our round-up of senior sector appointments in September 2025 Inside Housing’s monthly round-up of top-level housing sector appointments details the main moves in September 2025

07.10.2025 12:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

New operator revealed for Shared Ownership Code The New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) has been selected to take over the Shared Ownership Code, with responsibility for its operations, governance and financial stability

07.10.2025 10:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

NHF says cutting London’s affordable housing target is ‘not the answer’ to development woes The NHF has stressed the need to protect the provision of new affordable homes after reports that the Mayor of London is considering slashing the 35% affordable target for new developments

07.10.2025 09:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

High Court rules RBKC must provide temporary accommodation near hospital where child is being treated The High Court has ordered the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to provide a family facing eviction with accommodation near the hospital where their child is being treated

07.10.2025 09:29 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Scottish government agrees £10m funding deal to support RAAC-affected Aberdeen homes The Scottish government has reached a funding agreement with Aberdeen City Council to help meet the costs of addressing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in its homes

07.10.2025 09:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ombudsman’s special report into Lewisham Council raises doubt landlord will be ready for Awaab’s Law The Housing Ombudsman’s special report into Lewisham Council has found multiple failings on property hazards, casting doubt on whether it will be ready for the introduction of Awaab’s Law

07.10.2025 07:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Debt Trap Nation: how allocation policies are trapping families in temporary accommodation A new book from academics Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki exposes how England’s policy approach to debt is not only pushing families into homelessness, but also keeping them there. Katharine Swindells reports

07.10.2025 06:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Tackling racism in social housing requires deeds, not words For Wales to truly become a Nation of Sanctuary and meet its ambition of being an anti-racist nation by 2030, the housing sector must lead with practical actions, writes Evelyn James, anti-racism manager at Tai Pawb

07.10.2025 06:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Acis Group appoints new chair A new board chair has been appointed at 7,000-home landlord Acis Group after what the landlord described as a “rigorous recruitment process”

06.10.2025 15:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Accent secures £33.8m from government to boost its affordable housing programme Accent Housing has secured government funding of £33.8m through its partnership with Homes England which will go towards building over 300 homes

06.10.2025 13:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Northern Irish landlords working with police to tackle violence aimed at social housing Northern Ireland’s housing associations are to work more closely with police to tackle violence and intimidation aimed at social housing, following the summer riots in Country Antrim

06.10.2025 10:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Military families and veterans to be given priority access to new homes on MOD land A Forces First scheme will give service families and veterans housing priority on land repurchased by the Ministry of Defence, ahead of the Defence Housing Strategy

06.10.2025 09:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Government’s house buying reforms could bring in mandatory qualifications for estate, letting and managing agents The government is consulting on house buying reforms that could introduce mandatory qualifications for agents and save first-time buyers £710 on average

06.10.2025 08:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

CHC welcomes 10-year rent settlement in Wales Community Housing Cymru (CHC) has welcomed the Welsh government’s new 10-year rent and service charge standard which limits annual social rent increases

06.10.2025 07:01 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Why consultation is crucial to making resident engagement work Resident engagement is the key to a successful landlord-contractor partnership, say L&Q and Morgan Sindall Property Services

06.10.2025 05:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Can local authority trading companies get us building like it's 1977? Local authority trading companies (LATCs) give councils a mechanism for more direct involvement in development, writes Jemma Shorrock, associate director at Boyer

06.10.2025 05:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Clarion reveals winners of sixth William Sutton Prize Large housing association Clarion has named the winners of the William Sutton Prize and the beneficiaries of a new scholarship programme

03.10.2025 14:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Nearly 50,000 on Northern Ireland’s social housing waiting list as CIH urges action Northern Ireland’s social housing waiting list has grown to nearly 50,000 households, the latest official figures reveal

03.10.2025 12:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The Week in Housing: we built, baby, built this city on rock and roll The Week in Housing is our weekly newsletter, rounding up the most important headlines for housing professionals

03.10.2025 11:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

New report warns construction costs have far outpaced grants rates over last five years Grant rates are failing to keep pace with construction costs that have risen 30-40% in the last five years, according to a new report

03.10.2025 09:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The tide is turning on regeneration The Northern Housing Consortium’s parliamentary inquiry into housing-led regeneration will maximise the benefits to Northern communities, writes NHC chief executive Tracy Harrison

03.10.2025 08:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

RSH to consult on consumer changes needed to introduce STAIRs after MHCLG issues direction The government has directed the Regulator of Social Housing to consult on the final changes to the consumer standards underpinning the Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements (STAIRs)

03.10.2025 08:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Annual completions up at Places for People as surplus gets huge boost from Origin takeover Places for People has reported a 32% increase in annual affordable completions, alongside a more than £290m increase in its pre-tax surplus

03.10.2025 08:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Developer agrees £2.9m affordable homes payment after co-living scheme approved in Watford Developer Kosy Living will contribute £2.9m to affordable housing after a 16-storey co-living block received planning permission from a Watford Borough Council’s committee

03.10.2025 07:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What the formula for the Fair Funding Review will mean for council homes With pressure on spending, the Fair Funding Review is set to overhaul how councils access government funding based on need – but could some local authorities end up worse off? Stephen Delahunty delves into the detail

03.10.2025 06:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Engaging residents to improve home safety Inside Housing spoke to at-home life safety specialist Aico’s Gareth Butler about the importance of building trust to maximise the potential of devices that improve the indoor environment for tenants

03.10.2025 05:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Representation is not an add-on, it is the foundation of trust in social housing Black History Month demands we ask hard questions about why the sector’s diversity is not always reflected in its staff, writes David Kingsley, EDI board member at the Chartered Institute of Housing

03.10.2025 05:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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News editor @insidehousing - focus on building safety. Contact: stephen.delahunty@oceanmedia.co.uk

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Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich | Minister of State for Housing and Planning | Email: matthew.pennycook.mp@parliament.uk

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Representing tenant voice and engagement across Wales. TPAS Cymru supports tenants and landlords through training, support & policy development to ensure every voice is heard.

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A cross-sector corporate membership organisation bringing together the most well-respected voices in planning to share ideas, initiate collaborations and communicate the sector's priorities to key political and administrative stakeholders.

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Past Pres & Vice Chair Chartered Institute of Housing. Recovering HA CEO. Twins & Step Mum. Loves Cricket, Tea & Bach. Loathes injustice and believes everyone has a right to a good home.

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