All news on the topic: Housing

A monumental class action lawsuit, potentially seeking up to £4.5 billion in compensation, is set to be launched against seven of Britain’s most prominent housebuilders.

A total of 83 asylum seekers are to be moved into £250,000 homes on an estate dubbed “Migrant Street”.

Rough sleeping will be decriminalised next week as the Government scraps a 200-year-old law.

More than half of Reform UK’s corporate donors are connected to the construction, property and development industries, which would be set benefit from his party’s new housing policies, analysis by Byline Times can reveal.

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has been granted permission to build a controversial eco mini-village at his £5.4million Hertfordshire mansion - four years after he submitted the application.

The council of London’s Southwark borough has repossessed a subsidized flat from Fatima Bio, Sierra Leone’s first lady, following a 12-month investigation launched after OCCRP and The Times last year revealed she had kept her tenancy at the property even after moving to the presidential palace in her home country.

Scotland’s commissioner for children and young people has called on the government to take urgent action to end the use of unsuitable temporary accommodation for children.

Thousands of tenants could be kicked out of their homes before legislation to ban no-fault evictions comes into effect, a campaign group has warned.

Just 33 miles north of central London, you’ll find Harpenden – the ‘snooty’ but ‘beautiful’ place ranked the most desirable to live in 2025.

House prices have now reached record levels as lower mortgage rates have helped improve buyer confidence for the fifth month in a row.

Charities and politicians praise increase to 56 days but press for move to be made permanent

Analysts have warned rents are being pushed to unsustainable levels amid another yearly jump and concerns there is no natural plateau in sight.

Legal action follows fire that killed a man in overcrowded Shadwell flat, believed to be the first case of its kind involving e-bikes.

Irish prime minister speaks of need to overcome housing and infrastructural deficits to maintain foreign investment

Sale of hundreds of empty homes designed, but not used, for Commonwealth Games attacked as ‘absolute scandal’

A rundown pair of flats which were listed at auction with a starting price of just £1 have sold for a mega six-figure fee after buyers spotted a hidden potential

Switchee aims to protect health and cut bills by installing its technology in 1m homes

Spanish city is one of Europe’s top destinations but its popularity has made housing increasingly unaffordable for residents

Campaign group says 319 households accepted tenancy offers outside capital in 2023, with many ‘under threat of being made destitute’

There are over 3 million dwellings in London – but surprisingly, not all of them are occupied.

Property mogul Fergus Wilson was slapped with an injunction and a £125,000 bill - but is back in the High Court after Ashford Borough Council claims he has continued to harass staff

The two-storey terraced pad looks unassuming from the outside, with a neat front garden, and large windows. But inside the Birmingham home, it's a slightly different story.