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Wide disparities in the rents, personal finances and aspirations of tenants in the private rented sector have been revealed in a survey carried out by the Nationwide Building Society. After paying all of their bills more than a third of... View Article

A national care provider has been hit with a huge £3m fine following the death of a resident at an Essex nursing home after he contracted Legionnaires’ disease. Kenneth Ibbetson, 86, died three months after moving into Hutton Village Nursing... View Article

Taylor Wimpey is to pay the costs of replacing flammable cladding from a private highrise housing development in Glasgow, following the example of Barratt Homes. It is understood leaseholders at the Glasgow Harbour development were facing a bill of £10m... View Article

The Government has finally launched its consultation on banning the use of combustible materials in the external walls of tower blocks more than four weeks after initially announcing its intention to do so. The commitment to consult on banning combustible... View Article

More than 1 million families are reportedly stuck on local authority waiting lists for social housing in England as the number of council homes has slumped to a record low. Analysis done by the housing charity Shelter shows that a... View Article

Tenants from opposite ends of the country are being moved from their homes over concerns that the tower blocks where they live are either becoming too costly to maintain or they are unsafe. In north-east England, Thirteen housing association which... View Article

A property management consultancy and an asbestos surveying company have been fined after an inadequate refurbishment and demolition survey was provided for a major refurbishment project including partial demolition. Dudley Magistrates’ Court heard the survey undertaken by Home Inspectors Southern... View Article

The number of high-rise tower blocks with dangerous cladding could be more than double the official figure, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has claimed. Government figures show there are 323 buildings over 18 metres with ACM cladding, of which... View Article

The Government’s flagship benefits scheme has been savagely criticised by the National Audit Office, who say Universal Credit is unlikely to deliver the planned savings for the taxpayer but is inflicting untold misery on tens of thousands of claimants through... View Article

Kate Henderson, the current chief executive of the Town and Country Planning Association will replace David Orr as the next chief executive of the NHF. Ms Henderson will take up the post in early October. During her time at the... View Article

A minimum tenancy term of three years for privately rented homes is being considered by the Government as a way of giving people greater security in the fastest growing sector of the housing market. A consultation exercise on the minimum... View Article

Britain could put an end to homelessness within 10 years if the Government adopts and implements specific policies, according to the homeless charity Crisis. They also claim the policies could save the public purse billions of pounds. The charity estimates... View Article