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An explanatory note on the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 sets out implementation in three phases, explaining what reforms will be introduced to the private rented sector and the timetable for landlords, tenants and local authorities.
New government rules will strengthen leaseholders’ rights and protections, delivering additional legal safeguards and remedies intended to reduce unfair charges and improve dispute resolution for people who own leasehold properties.
New amendments to the Social Housing Bill aim to strengthen homelessness prevention measures and safeguard social housing stock, introducing legal changes intended to improve protections for homeless households and retain affordable housing.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued a statement from the Secretary of State following an update from the Metropolitan Police on the Grenfell Tower investigation.
Annual compendium presenting a broad set of Northern Ireland housing statistics for 2025–26, covering supply and demand indicators, tenure and social housing trends, affordability and homelessness measures to inform policy and service delivery.
HM Land Registry published the August 2026 Price Paid Data release, updating monthly property transaction records (including SPPD/APPD) with CSV and TXT downloads available for analysis.
Liverpool City Region and Homes England agree the first Place Delivery Agreement, creating a co-delivery model to align national investment and Homes England expertise with mayoral priorities to accelerate local development and regeneration.
Results from the Regulator of Social Housing’s 2026–27 Quarter 1 survey on remediation in residential buildings over 11 metres, reporting progress on fire safety fixes in social housing.
Finds that introducing rent controls would slow private rent growth and therefore reduce the fiscal cost of uprating Local Housing Allowance to reflect market rents, cutting the bill for restoring the link between LHA and local rents.
A new Chief Construction and Scientific Adviser has been appointed to provide independent expert advice on building safety and regulatory reform, supporting the government’s ongoing efforts to improve construction standards and post-Grenfell reforms.
The 106th monthly data release on building safety remediation, updating progress on remediation work, affected buildings and costs as at August 2026 to track delivery of post-Grenfell safety interventions.
Argues UK social housing wrongly ties subsidy to the building rather than the household, so discounted rents benefit the property and remain with tenants even if their income rises or they move, restricting mobility and mis-targeting support.
Updated live tables provide the latest indicators of new housing supply in England, offering detailed breakdowns of completions, starts and other supply measures used to monitor delivery against targets.
Quarterly indicators showing levels and trends in new housing supply in England for April to June 2026, covering measures such as starts, completions and possibly permissions to indicate recent building activity and short-term trends.
A polemic opposing the Green Party’s proposal for a national “Fair Rents Guarantee” to keep rents permanently affordable, arguing the ambition is unrealistic and criticising its feasibility and potential costs.
Announces reforms intended to bring more long-term empty homes back into use so existing housing stock is used more effectively; aims to reduce vacancies and increase available housing through regulatory or incentive changes (details not provided).
Regulatory judgements published for 10 landlords by the Regulator of Social Housing, including two local authorities judged at consumer regulatory grade C3 under the RSH assessment framework.
Reports findings from RSH’s Q1 fire remediation survey of social housing landlords in England, covering remediation work on buildings over 11 metres to monitor progress on removing dangerous cladding and other fire-safety defects.
The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Cumbria Community Homes (charity number 1184991) and has imposed restrictions on transactions while it investigates the organisation’s governance and activities.
Homes England is allocating £21.8m to help councils strengthen housebuilding plans and unlock more affordable homes through the Social and Affordable Homes Programme, aiming to maximise delivery of council‑led affordable housing.
A new practice direction for possession proceedings has come into force, establishing the procedure for claims made using the court’s new digital service for possession claims and detailing steps parties must follow online.
Official statistics showing numbers of planning applications received, decided and granted in England for April to June 2026, providing accredited counts for monitoring planning workload and outcome rates across local planning authorities.
Presents statistics on leasehold housing stock and transactions in England, providing data relevant to ongoing reforms of the leasehold system and showing trends in ownership and market activity.
Describes how the planning system in England operates, covering application decisions, local planning authorities’ roles, appeals and circumstances under which planning permission can be overturned.
Monthly transaction dataset detailing the number and types of applications HM Land Registry completed in August 2026, providing official statistics on completed registrations and related property transactions for that month.
Estimates of crop areas, land use and land ownership across England, providing data on agricultural land use patterns to inform policy on land management and the agricultural sector.
Provides mortgage statistics for the UK up to 2025, including numbers of mortgage sales and related indicators broken down by local authority from 2006–2025, supporting analysis of housing market activity and regional change.
Provides live national and local authority-level tables on planning application activity, enabling users to view submissions, decisions and backlog data across England’s planning system.
Updated median house price and sales volume data for England and Wales covering Q1 2025 and Q1 2026, with geographical, new versus existing sales and property-type breakdowns; continuation of the HPSSAs series.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust have appointed Moira Sinclair as the next Chair of JRF Trustees; she will lead governance across the foundation and its housing and care operations in York and the North East.