Fire Safety has always been a hot topic for local authorities due to the devastation and loss of life that fire can cause. The Lakanal House tragedy in 2009 resulted in the death of 6 people, … more

Last week, the Government unveiled a housing white paper: Fixing our broken housing market. The majority of the paper focuses on ways to increase the rate of house building and gives Local … more

A new court form is available for use when tenants have breached the terms of their suspended possession order.

The form was published as a result of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Cardiff … more

New minimum standards should be introduced for the private rented sector and landlords should receive tax incentives for signing up to accreditation schemes, the Chartered Institute of Housing has … more

This consultation closes on 27 January 2017 5:00pm

This consultation sets out twenty areas of the methodology which are under review and seeks views on proposed changes. Comments are welcome on any … more

The Housing & Communities Agency (HCA) is the national housing, land and regeneration agency; and the regulator of social housing providers in England. 

The Agency came under review by the … more

The Living Home Standard represents the first definition of what  home means that has been defined by the public.

The Standard is the result of 9 months of research undertaken by … more

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) released the affordable housing supply live tables in November 2016.

This release presents statistics on additional affordable housing … more