This week we announced the new inspection regime for social housing which will be enforced by the Regulator of Social Housing. Minister for Social Housing, Baroness Scott wrote for the Big Issue, setting out the biggest change to social housing …
As reported in the Evening Standard and City AM, today the Housing Secretary has directed the Mayor to conduct a review of London Plan Policies. The review aims to boost housing delivery in London and will focus on building on …
This morning we published quarterly statistics showing a rise in homelessness and rough sleeping and an increase in households in temporary accommodation. Whilst we have made good progress and rough sleeping remains below pre-pandemic levels, there is more work to …
There has been significant coverage of the publication of the Competition and Markets Authority’s final report on the UK housebuilding market study. The full-market study, supported by the Housing Secretary Michael Gove, was launched in February 2023 and the final …
There has been widespread coverage across national and regional media of new changes to short-term lets rules. Under the reforms councils will be given greater power to control short-term lets by making them subject to the planning process. Meanwhile, a …
While we are pleased that today’s leading article in the Times leading article welcomes Tuesday’s announcement to shake-up planning rules to boost housebuilding on brownfield sites, we disagree with its assessment that it does not go far enough to deliver …
There has been widespread coverage across national papers and broadcasters about our package of housing announcements. This includes a ‘brownfield first’ approach delivering new homes and changes to Permitted Development Rights to empower people to extend their homes outwards and …
There is significant reporting on the announcement of new social housing reforms to make the system fairer and not available to those who abuse it. The measures proposed in the new DLUHC consultation could ban those who blight communities and …
Articles today in The Times and Financial Times have claimed the Government has neglected housing and that the planning system is adversely affecting the delivery of new homes. This fails to recognise the Government’s record of delivery and reforms to …
Several national and regional outlets reported this weekend about residents living in homes managed by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) who are still suffering from dangerous damp and mould. Coverage across BBC News, Manchester Evening News, Daily Mirror, Daily Express focus …