The London Fire Brigade will be investigating the role of cladding in a fire in a Dagenham apartment block, following a major incident in which 20 people needed to be rescued. More than 80 people were evacuated from a tower [...]

Switchee, a British start-up helping to improve the lives of people living in rented social housing, uses real-time data to support residents and housing providers to proactively manage homes across the UK. A new £5 million investment from Octopus Ventures [...]

Wet rooms in upper floors are seen as normal in hotels, and yet there is still some hesitancy in fitting them upstairs in a domestic setting. With demand for inclusive bathrooms increasing year on year, Stuart Reynolds, UK Marketing & [...]

Plans to build hundreds of affordable homes, retail spaces and community facilities in the heart of Oxford’s Blackbird Leys were given the green light by the council’s planning committee last night. The plans by housing association Peabody (formerly Catalyst) and [...]

The Housing Ombudsman, social housing professionals and academics will consider mounting concerns around dampness, mould and condensation in homes at an upcoming flagship industry event. Organised by the Property Care Association (PCA), the annual ‘International Property Care Conference’ has established [...]