4+ day, 58+ min 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   (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…...

1+ week, 5+ 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…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (703+ words) Inside Housing’s monthly round-up of top-level housing sector appointments details the main moves in August 2026 Housing Moves compiles all the senior housing appointments in one place every month. Trident Group’s finance director, David Harris, has stepped into the interim chief…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1069+ words) This week, Inside Housing has been covering the inquest into the death of five-year-old Aalim Ahmed, who fell from the 15th floor of a Newham Council tower block. On Monday, assistant coroner Ian Wade started the proceedings into the “tragic and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1082+ words) This week, Inside Housing has been covering the inquest into the death of five-year-old Aalim Ahmed, who fell from the 15th floor of a Newham Council tower block. On Monday, assistant coroner Ian Wade started the proceedings into the “tragic and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1752+ words) An investigation by Inside Housing reveals that 10,000 households are registered to downsize their council homes, but are stuck in a convoluted system. Katharine Swindells reports on the challenges in getting people to move to smaller homes, and what can be…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1102+ words) The government published the latest version of the National Planning Policy Framework. But was it worth the wait? Inside Housing has five key takeaways After a delay, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has produced what is…...