The Procurement Act is only a starting point. The real test will be how it’s put into practice, says Michael McLaughlin, group social value manager at framework provider LHC Procurement Group ...

The number of Northern Irish households with homeless status has risen by 8% year on year, reaching a new record high, government figures reveal. As of March 2025, the total number of applicants with ...

Willmott Dixon has returned to a pre-tax profit of £28.6m after the firm recovered millions of pounds from third parties for legacy cladding remediation work. After making a loss in the last financial ...

The government is seeking views from the sector on its proposals for reforming planning committees in England. The changes will look at the delegation of planning functions, the size and composition ...

Bricklayers and carpenters have been identified as priority areas for training as part of a plan for 120,000 new opportunities aimed at young people. Announced yesterday by the Department for ...

Emergency action has been taken by Edinburgh City Council to suspend its current lettings policy in a bid to tackle the mounting crisis of people experiencing homelessness in the area. The decision ...

A national trade body has called for government action after a survey found that 35% of homes fitted with spray foam insulation had one or more defects. The findings come from research by the Property ...

Large housing association Sanctuary Group has reported a £30m pre-tax deficit for 2024-25, mainly due to a revaluation of its student properties. Large housing association Sanctuary will report a £30m ...

The part-own/part-rent tenure has an image problem. Inside Housing’s expert panel discusses how to overcome it, in a ...

More than a dozen UK homelessness charities have signed an open letter to Liz Kendall urging the government to reconsider its position on planned welfare cuts.

In the wake of the news that TopHat is winding down its modular housing operations, Lord Moylan, chair of the House of Lords Built Environment Committee, asks: what is the future for modern methods of ...