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Government introduced the Remediation of Unsafe Cladding Bill to Parliament, which it describes as a major milestone in resolving the building safety crisis and progressing remediation of unsafe cladding on residential blocks.
MHCLG is consulting on implementing the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023, proposing regulatory measures and consequent changes to Housing Benefit Regulations for supported housing providers and tenants.
Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum benefit private tenants can receive towards rent, setting caps by area and property size to calculate housing benefit entitlement for private renters.
The Regulator of Social Housing has opened an enforcement case against Concept Housing Association and launched a separate investigation into Hexagon Housing Association, signalling formal regulatory action over governance or service concerns at both providers.
The government is consulting on proposals to extend Awaab's Law—requiring prompt action on hazards such as mould—to private rented tenancies and to accommodation occupied under licence, seeking views on scope and implementation.
Consultation launched on reforms to charges, notices and certificates for local authority building control services, seeking views on how fees and procedures should be updated across England.
The government is consulting on draft regulations to create a licensing regime for supported housing and seeks views on the proposed legal framework, scope, standards and enforcement arrangements for providers and local authorities.
IPPR argues England needs to rebuild social housing as a stable, counter-cyclical source of demand, calling for more than grant funding: scaled delivery through devolution and structural reforms to transform housing supply and resilience.
A new Flood Performance Certificate will provide homeowners and insurers with a standardised assessment of a property's flood risk and resilience to help buyers, owners and the insurance market judge vulnerability and mitigation measures.
A government consultation seeks views on extending Awaab’s Law protections to private renters, aiming to strengthen enforcement and clamp down on unhealthy or dangerous housing to better protect tenants and families.
Additional statistical analyses have been published using case-level data on statutory homelessness, providing further breakdowns and insights beyond standard homelessness statistics.
Live coverage states a Tory proposal to weaken builders' energy‑efficiency requirements would raise running costs for new homeowners by about £1,000 a year, according to a thinktank analysis; reporting follows political developments as they unfold.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcomed a £1bn German investment that will deliver 4,000 affordable homes across the UK, presenting it as new funding to expand affordable housing supply nationwide.
Evidence is presented to support potential changes to Approved Document K guidance covering general access and utility stairs, informing possible updates to building regulations and stair design standards.
Heylo Housing Registered Provider Limited has been downgraded to G4*/V4* by the Regulator of Social Housing, indicating significant governance and viability non-compliance and triggering enhanced regulatory engagement and oversight.
A mine water heat network at Seaham Garden Village has gone live, supplying clean, secure and affordable heating to 750 homes by harnessing heat from disused coal mine water as part of local decarbonisation efforts.
The Regulator of Social Housing’s 2026 Financial Forecasts for private registered providers report finds social housing landlords plan record levels of spending on repairs and new homes, setting out sector investment trends.
A private members’ ballot bill from Mike Wood MP proposes the Heritage Public Houses Bill 2026-27; it is scheduled for its second reading on 16 October 2026, seeking protections for pubs under proposed heritage measures.
Regulator of Social Housing published regulatory judgements for eight landlords, awarding C3 consumer safety grades to Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
Argues that small urban plots under 2,500 sq m (around nine tennis courts) are often unused but could unlock housebuilding; RCKa estimates London has enough small-site land to deliver 850,000 homes and a Lewisham survey found space for about 9,700.
The Regulator of Social Housing has downgraded GreenSquareAccord Limited to governance grade G3 and viability grade V3, signalling that the landlord has material weaknesses requiring improvement under RSH regulatory standards.
An overview of financial forecasts from private registered providers of social housing for 2026, summarising projected incomes, costs and financial health indicators across the sector to inform regulation and oversight.
Homes England has chosen Digbeth Loc Studios Ltd as the preferred partner to deliver a major creative mixed‑use neighbourhood at Fazeley Street, Digbeth, advancing the next phase of Birmingham regeneration and creative-sector growth.
Provides constituency‑level time series data on house prices, allowing users to view changes in local property values over time for analysis of trends at the parliamentary constituency level.
Factsheet from the English Housing Survey 2024–25 summarising the private rented sector’s characteristics and conditions immediately before the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force, serving as a baseline for future comparisons.
Homes England and Hull & East Yorkshire have formed a Strategic Place Partnership to align local priorities with national expertise, pooling a shared pipeline of sites to accelerate housing delivery, regeneration and private investment in the region.
HMRC (research) provides local reference rent (LRR) levels for England, broken down by broad rental market area and number of rooms, with figures for September 2026 to guide housing benefit and rent benchmarking.
Government is providing a new £16 million fund to expand early access to free legal support for families facing eviction, debt or welfare disputes to prevent hardship and homelessness.
Confirmed at the Budget, the new Your First Home scheme will support first‑time buyers by providing a government-backed route to help people onto the property ladder; further details of the scheme will be announced at Budget time.
Annual update to March 2026 on postcode‑level accommodation outcomes for offenders released from custody or given community disposals, showing numbers housed, homeless or rough sleeping post‑release.