Industry News

The UK government's next Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) is anticipated to be unveiled in spring 2025, following the Spring Spending Review. This delay has left housing providers, especially in the social housing sector, awaiting details on Labour’s revamped grant...

The latest data tables on housing supply: indicators of new supply has just been released, and can be seen here.    

In an interview in the Standard, Phil Spencer, the well-known property expert, believes London's housing market is stuck in a vicious cycle of unaffordability, bureaucratic red tape, and a lack of movement. He argues that bold, controversial tax changes in the...

Councils in rural and county areas of England, represented by the County Councils Network (CCN), have expressed opposition to Labour’s proposed housing targets, citing concerns over inadequate infrastructure and the undermining of local planning efforts. Rather than...

The latest survey from Nationwide showed that house prices grew at their fastest annual rate in two years in September. Prices rose 3.2% on the year following 2.4% growth in August and marking the fastest pace of growth since November 2022. On the month, prices...

Almost half of British adults will ration their energy use this winter, a survey has found, as energy bills will rise again by 10% this week. Charities have called on the government to do more to help vulnerable people to heat their homes, with the average household...

The BBC has conducted an in-depth analysis of the Governments plans to build 1.5 million new homes. It can be seen here, and in summary says that the development of Northstowe in Cambridgeshire represents the UK’s first new town since Milton Keynes and has been...

The government has released a comprehensive guide outlining the key provisions of the Renters Rights Bill, which is soon to be presented to the House of Commons. The Bill, designed to strengthen tenant protections and reform the private rental sector, covers a wide...

We have been informed by the Home Office that the updated guidance for landlords (letting agents) has been published on 23 September. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/landlords-guide-to-right-to-rent-checks Updates include: Clarification within List A Group...

The Telegraph has published an article from a tenant, with the view that 'Renters are the real villains of the rental crisis – they’re worse than landlords' The article can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) where the the article describes the writer's...