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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has called on the Government to appoint a social housing tenant as a national Commissioner for Social Housing Residents. The Commissioner would act as a watchdog for social housing policy and ensure the voices... View Article

The great Gothic cathedral of Milan was started in 1386, and wasn’t completed until... View Article

Councils across England have been accused of hoarding hundreds of millions of pounds earmarked for affordable homes, according to research undertaken by HuffPost UK. The news media firm found more than £375m was sitting in councils’ bank accounts instead of... View Article

Several large associations experienced the joy of receiving top grades from the social housing regulator, while several others suffered downgrades as a result of concerns over their current and future financial performance. Clarion, the country’s largest housing association with 123,000... View Article

The Buy to Let property boom over the past decade has seen a flood of new landlords enter the market. But with over 145 individual laws and more than 400 regulations to follow, it is surprisingly easy for even the... View Article

A specialist asbestos company has been fined after failing to detect asbestos at a housing association owned demolition site, and issuing an incorrect and misleading report. Greater Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard EAS Asbestos Limited were commissioned to conduct refurbishment and... View Article

Plans to reform and regulate the work of letting agents could finally mean they serve their crucial purpose in the sector, according to Chartered Institute of Housing policy and practice officer David Pipe. The letting agency industry is a sector... View Article

The Government has finally launched its long awaited crackdown on rogue landlords, with a national database to monitor offenders going live and tough new banning orders introduced. It is part of a raft of measures designed to drive up standards... View Article

“Architecture is reaching out for the truth.” – Louis... View Article

Karbon Homes has strengthened its portfolio after agreeing to purchase over 1,300 homes from another social landlord, The Guinness Partnership. The multi-million pound deal is a major stock acquisition within the UK’s affordable housing sector. The deal makes good business... View Article

Evard Ericksen sculpted “The Little Mermaid” statue which is located in Copenhagen... View Article

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today gives a major boost to councils in their plans to get building again with his new programme to help get 10,000 new council homes underway over the next four years. In what will... View Article