All news on the topic: Housing

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Andy Burnham pledges £102m to get rough sleepers off Britain’s streets by Christmas
Andy Burnham has said government money alone is not enough to get rough sleepers off the street and has issued a “rallying call” to help homeless communities find accommodation before Christmas.
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Ireland dissolves Nama after 16 years as agency completes its mission
Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency (Nama) is set to be formally dissolved with immediate effect, the government has announced.
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The key challenges facing Andy Burnham in his first days as prime minister
With Andy Burnham set to finally move into No 10 Downing Street, the incoming prime minister will have no shortage of issues to tackle.
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Think tank says land value tax could raise £56.7bn but leave southern homeowners paying more
Homeowners in the Chilterns could be forced to pay hundreds of millions of pounds more for living in their homes under Andy Burnham’s rumoured plans for a land value tax.
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Manchester city centre to expand as 61,000 homes approved under major development plan
Manchester is destined to expand dramatically over the next two decades through a 15-year vision.
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Britain’s biggest housebuilders face £4.5bn class action over alleged new-build price fixing
A monumental class action lawsuit, potentially seeking up to £4.5 billion in compensation, is set to be launched against seven of Britain’s most prominent housebuilders.
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Plans to house 83 asylum seekers in new homes spark backlash in Shropshire village
A total of 83 asylum seekers are to be moved into £250,000 homes on an estate dubbed “Migrant Street”.
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Britain to repeal 200-year-old Vagrancy Act that criminalised homelessness
Rough sleeping will be decriminalised next week as the Government scraps a 200-year-old law.
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Investigation links 55% of Reform UK corporate donors to property and construction
More than half of Reform UK’s corporate donors are connected to the construction, property and development industries, which would be set benefit from his party’s new housing policies, analysis by Byline Times can reveal.
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Harry Potter star Rupert Grint wins approval for controversial eco village at £5.4m estate
Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has been granted permission to build a controversial eco mini-village at his £5.4million Hertfordshire mansion - four years after he submitted the application.
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Sierra Leone first lady loses London council flat after OCCRP tenancy fraud probe
The council of London’s Southwark borough has repossessed a subsidized flat from Fatima Bio, Sierra Leone’s first lady, following a 12-month investigation launched after OCCRP and The Times last year revealed she had kept her tenancy at the property even after moving to the presidential palace in her home country.
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Scotland urged to stop putting babies in unsafe temporary accommodation
Scotland’s commissioner for children and young people has called on the government to take urgent action to end the use of unsuitable temporary accommodation for children.
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Yorkshire council orders £1.05m woodland holiday homes torn down after illegal build
A Yorkshire council has demanded that landowners tear down holiday homes after they were illegally built on ancient woodland.
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Over 15,000 renters risk eviction before the no-fault ban is implemented
Thousands of tenants could be kicked out of their homes before legislation to ban no-fault evictions comes into effect, a campaign group has warned.
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’Snooty’ town declared the most desirable place to live in the UK in 2025
Just 33 miles north of central London, you’ll find Harpenden – the ‘snooty’ but ‘beautiful’ place ranked the most desirable to live in 2025.
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UK house prices hit record highs as demand shows no signs of slowing
House prices have now reached record levels as lower mortgage rates have helped improve buyer confidence for the fifth month in a row.
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Home Office trial extends refugees’ time to find housing before eviction by double
Charities and politicians praise increase to 56 days but press for move to be made permanent
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London rents rise again as Savills warns of double-digit increase across the UK
Analysts have warned rents are being pushed to unsustainable levels amid another yearly jump and concerns there is no natural plateau in sight.
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Scandal surrounds Prince William’s royal rental properties, which reportedly suffer from mold, are hard to heat, and fail to meet housing standards
Our investigation with Channel 4 Dispatches has found that some of Prince William’s tenants are at risk of fuel poverty and living in hard to heat homes with mould and damp issues
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Inside David and Victoria Beckham’s new £60 million home featuring nine bedrooms and yacht parking
David and Victoria Beckham have paid a premium for a luxurious new home with nine bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, a gym, home cinema, spa, infinity pool, and more.
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Twelve e-bike fire survivors sue London landlords and the battery manufacturer
Legal action follows fire that killed a man in overcrowded Shadwell flat, believed to be the first case of its kind involving e-bikes.
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Simon Harris warns that the lack of infrastructure could become a ’drag’ on Ireland’s competitiveness
Irish prime minister speaks of need to overcome housing and infrastructural deficits to maintain foreign investment
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Birmingham council to sell athletes’ village homes at a loss of over £300 million
Sale of hundreds of empty homes designed, but not used, for Commonwealth Games attacked as ‘absolute scandal’
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’Grimy’ house listed for £1 sells for higher price after buyers see hidden potential
A rundown pair of flats which were listed at auction with a starting price of just £1 have sold for a mega six-figure fee after buyers spotted a hidden potential
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UK tech startup raises £5m to prevent dangerous mould in social housing
Switchee aims to protect health and cut bills by installing its technology in 1m homes