The National Trust has warned that the proposed overhaul of planning rules risks creating ‘characterless’ market districts.

The government should give local residents control over the development they see to help create more walkable and sustainable neighbourhoods.

The UK’s first homes with household appliances fuelled entirely by hydrogen are to be built in Gateshead.

Renters will continue to be supported during the ongoing national lockdown restrictions, with an extension to the ban on bailiff evictions announced.

High street associations are fighting government plans to allow empty shops to be turned into housing without planning permission.

Robert Jenrick has revealed that the government will pay for the removal of unsafe cladding for all leaseholders in high-rise buildings.

The government looks set to fall far short of its commitment on house building, with fewer than 100,000 homes built during the first three quarters of 2020.

Local communities will be at the heart of plans to make sure that new developments in their area are beautiful and well-designed.

The Local Government Association has announced the 17 successful applicants for its Housing Advisers Programme for this year.

The government has released new figures on homelessness, which Shelter says highlights the fact that thousands are struggling to survive the pandemic while homeless.

Labour is set to hold a vote to force government action on the cladding scandal and protect leaseholders from life-changing cladding costs.

Aberdeen City Council is joining a new network to support local government innovators across the UK in tackling homelessness.

Councils are being urged to update their Local Plans to ensure that the country gets on with building the homes it needs and in the right places.

All homes and businesses will have to meet rigorous new energy efficiency standards to lower energy consumption and bills.

New Right to Regenerate plans will enable the public to require councils to sell unused land and assets for new homes and community spaces.

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