Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali has resigned.

The Scottish Government has launched a fund for pilot projects to help people to stay in their homes.

8000 new home have been started via the Mayor of London's Land Fund. This is five years ahead of schedule.

Bricklayer

40,000 homes could be developed over the next decade, as the government unveils the start of a £1 billion development project to transform brownfield railway land into homes, green spaces, shops, and hotels.

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has highlighted the importance of social landlords understanding the condition of their tenants' homes.

House keys

From today, the social housing local connection requirements for young people under 25 leaving care and domestic abuse survivors will be removed, meaning they will be able to access social housing more easily.

Seven housebuilders have agreed to pay a total of £100 million to affordable housing programmes following a Competition and Markets Authority

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More empty homes officers in Scotland will be enlisted thanks to a £2 million investment through the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership in 2025-26, which will see staff take a more proactive and targeted approach in tackling local housing issues.

Home concept

Homes England has partnered with Greencore Homes, a sustainable housebuilder, to inject £8 million of funding to support the delivery of its 42-home scheme, Milton Heights, in Oxfordshire.

Housing and community concept

The government has set a target of building 300,000 new social and affordable homes through the Social and Affordable Homes Programme, backed by £39 million announced in the recent Spending Review.

House under construction

The Planning Inspectorate is nationally rolling out their digital appeals service, which has been handling householder appeals (fast-track cases) and section 78 (full planning) appeals online in a pilot involving five London boroughs.

Construction workers installing solar panels

The UK has announced a roadmap to accelerate the rollout of solar panels on houses across the country, which could save families around £500 each year on their energy bills.

Model house being constructed

The government have announced their intention to reform the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) to speed up newbuild applications being renewed, in a bid to boost development.

Homes England has published statistics on housebuilding including housing starts on site and completions delivered by Homes England between 1 April

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has published the findings from its latest quarterly survey on the fire safety of 11 metre plus buildings in

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