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After a hard hitting report following phase one of the Grenfell inquiry, attention and focus will soon switch to the second phase of the inquiry which starts in late January. Survivors and campaigners welcomed the depth of Sir Martin’s 46... View Article

The Grenfell Tower inquiry has cost the taxpayer more than £40 million, with most of the money spent on lawyers and legal advisers fees, according to a financial statement released by the inquiry. Covering the period from 1 August 2017... View Article

A new report has concluded that housing is an untapped resource which could help Health and Social Care Boards engage better with older people, delivering more effective services as a result. In the report published today, one of Scotland’s leading... View Article

HOMELET’s Rental Index figures for October 2019 have been released. The headlines from this month’s report are: The average rent in the UK is now £953, up by 2.7% on the same time last year When London is excluded, the average... View Article

A survey report launched last week is expected to lay the foundations for reform to the way construction product information is provided by manufacturers and communicated to those that use it. Insights from the survey will help form recommendations for... View Article

The Local Government Association has announced the 14 successful applicants for its Housing Advisers Programme 2019/20 (HAP), an innovative scheme to help councils overcome housing challenges in their local areas and meet the housing needs of communities. The HAP is... View Article

Social housing provides low rent living solutions to those who cannot afford housing on the private market. Social landlords tend to be councils or housing associations. Interested in social housing, Sell House Fast analysed the latest statistics from Gov.uk to... View Article

Patrick Mooney explores why this election has to focus more on the environment Thanks to the inconvenient, disruptive and noisy protests of Extinction Rebellion activists there can be very few adults who are not aware of the dangers we face... View Article

Meanwhile uses are far more than a nice-to-have during estate regeneration projects. An influx of people, projects and energy to fill space which would otherwise be empty can smooth the process and improve outcomes in the short- and long-term. If... View Article