Plan to end rough sleeping in England by 2027

The Government has promised to end rough sleeping on England’s streets by 2027, as it launched a new strategy backed up with £100m “to help people turn their lives around”. The Rough Sleeping Strategy will focus on preventing people from... View Article

Green Paper – what the experts said

A cautious welcome mixed with some disappointment is perhaps the best description we can give to the responses given to the Green Paper, by representatives from across the social housing sector. On a school report the phrase “could do better”... View Article

Seven innovations ready to tackle UK’s dysfunctional housing market

Young Foundation accelerates social enterprises that support vulnerable private sector renters The Young Foundation welcomes seven new projects to the Reimaging Rent accelerator – the UK’s only innovation programme focussed on tackling issues of affordability, quality and security for vulnerable renters... View Article

May pledges £2bn for social housing

Theresa May has revealed to the National Housing Federation conference that housing associations will receive £2bn of long-term funding from the Government to build better quality affordable homes. The PM told the audience that the “most ambitious” providers will be... View Article

Green light for Canon Green Campus development

A major redevelopment project that will bring more than 100 affordable homes to Salford has been given the green light. Salford Council has today (Thursday, September 6) approved plans for the multi-million pound Canon Green Campus development on Canon Green... View Article

Stockport Homes aims to SweepUP its estates

Since its launch at the CIH Conference in June 2018, Sweep Up has generated lots of interest and its first new housing customer goes live this month. Sweep UP is the latest American estate management software to come to the... View Article

Landlords flock to membership bodies to understand new rules

Scotland’s largest landlord organisation has reported a sharp surge in membership as large and small scale landlords seek to understand and implement the raft of new regulations governing the private rented sector (PRS). The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) says... View Article

Funding for affordable housing scheme

The second phase of an affordable housing scheme in Walgrave is underway after funding was agreed. Ten new homes will be built at Poachers Close in the village after Daventry District Council (DDC) approved a £107,000 funding application from Northamptonshire... View Article

Helping to solve the UK’s housing crisis

It is widely acknowledged that more homes need to be built in the UK. The government has been issuing (and revising) targets since 2015, and although numbers have increased during that period, the fact is the industry is still not... View Article