4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1031+ words) A planned government agency aiming to build 100,000 homes on surplus defence land has “no intention” of competing with private developers, MPs have heard. Civil servants said the Defence Housing Service will take a partnership approach with house builders to develop…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (662+ words) For over a year, thousands of homes in west Wales have been stalled by environmental planning advice. Hayley Eastment, policy and external affairs manager at Community Housing Cymru explains the context and what needs to happen next Hayley Eastment is…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (795+ words) Two reports examine the feasibility of quick wins and cost-free solutions to speed up delivery while longer-term investment takes hold, writes Francesca Albanese, executive director of policy and social change at Crisis, and member of the Thinkhouse Editorial Panel Thinkhouse…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (770+ words) The government’s Warm Homes Plan must provide funding in a way that avoids a “postcode lottery” and makes retrofit delivery more equitable, a report has found. The Warm Homes Plan was published in January, and allocated £15bn of public funding to…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (604+ words) Roughly 5,700 uncontracted Section 106 homes are currently listed on Homes England’s clearing service, Inside Housing can reveal. The clearing service was set up in December 2024 as a platform where house builders can list details of planned affordable homes with no buyer....

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (724+ words) Housing associations in England have sold 25,000 social and affordable homes to private buyers who do not live in them since 2018-19, new research has found. The data is based on Freedom of Information requests the Local Councils Network (LCN) sent to…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (729+ words) Large house builder Vistry has set out proposals for a new “choice-based” shared ownership model which could deliver 30,000 new homes a year. In a new white paper, shared exclusively with Inside Housing, Vistry said the model was designed to appeal…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (581+ words) Midlands landlord Platform Housing Group has hinted at potential future volatility for shared ownership in its latest trading update. The Solihull-based housing association recorded turnover of £97.5m for the quarter to June this year – a 5.6% rise on the same period last…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (332+ words) Camden Council has approved a cut to the affordable housing provision of a planned development in North London, which has stalled over increased costs and fire safety rules. Landsec’s revised plans for the Finchley Road site at the O2 Centre will…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (332+ words) Camden Council has approved a cut to the affordable housing provision of a planned development in North London, which has stalled over increased costs and fire safety rules. Landsec’s revised plans for the Finchley Road site at the O2 Centre will…...