Affordable Housing

First-time buyers in London need twice the UK average deposit Yahoo! UK & Ireland07:32Nationwide UK Housing Market UK Property

Nationwide announces good news for first-time buyers The Mirror10:28Nationwide UK Housing Market UK Property

Only 40 new social homes started in Northern Ireland between July and September 2025 The Impartial Reporter, Northern Ireland14:09DLUHC Social Housing NI News

New commitment to build more social housing, says Lyons BBC11:39DLUHC Social Housing NI News

Vale of Glamorgan council housing rents increase approved Barry & District News, Wales23:42Vale of Glamorgan Social Housing Wales

Rents for council housing to go up significantly in one area of Wales Wales Online10:47Vale of Glamorgan Social Housing Wales

Major £300m fraud investigation into social housing sector launched LocalGov11:42Social Housing UK Fraud UK Crime

Six arrested over alleged £300m fraud at social housing landlord Yahoo! UK & Ireland05:43Social Housing UK Fraud UK Crime

Social housing regulator considers striking small housing association off the register Housing Today11:51Housing Associations Social Housing UK Property

Social housing regulator considers striking small housing association from the register Housing Today11:21Housing Associations Social Housing UK Property

Central Quay land deal could unlock 720 new homes for Cardiff Wales 24706:03Cardiff Cost of Living Wales

City council considers major land purchase to build hundreds of new affordable homes Nation.Cymru08:02Cardiff Cost of Living Wales

Basildon Council to 'cut waiting lists' delivering 4,000 new council homes Echo News05:28Social Housing

Housing partnership set to deliver Doncaster scheme Bdaily Business News13:06Doncaster UK Housing South Yorkshire

Strata and Great Places exchange contracts on Doncaster affordable housing development Insider Media06:19Doncaster UK Housing South Yorkshire

Work begins on ‘transformational’ scheme Bdaily Business News22:13

Manchester makes record progress on housing strategy Public Sector Executive10:52

'Serious failings' uncovered over Broxtowe Borough Council's housing stock Nottinghamshire Live04:09Social Housing Nottinghamshire

Council reprimanded for social housing failures BBC18:44Social Housing Nottinghamshire

Latest News

Earlier today

Regulator of Social Housing slams councils for failings Property118.com00:11

Government defends freeze of Local Housing Allowance rates Property118.com00:11

In the last 4 hours

Government announces details of £15bn Warm Homes Plan Building Magazine22:33 20-Jan-26

In the last 6 hours

Work begins on ‘transformational’ scheme Bdaily Business News22:13 20-Jan-26

In the last 8 hours

Crisis as thousands become homeless through no fault of their own Liverpool Echo18:56 20-Jan-26

Affordable homes bid lodged for village site East Anglian Daily Times18:19 20-Jan-26

Yesterday

How much do first-time buyers need for deposit in Suffolk? Sudbury Mercury18:11 20-Jan-26

Update on Wirral Council housing policy and regeneration projects Wirral Council (Press Release)17:45 20-Jan-26

Stratford-on-Avon District Council launches consultation on new Housing Allocations Policy Stratford-on-Avon District Council (Press Release)17:38 20-Jan-26

Mishcon de Reya advises Fusion Group and Cheyne Capital on Dockside Canada Water acquisition Mishcon de Reya (Press Release)17:10 20-Jan-26

Regulator mulls striking small landlord off its register due to ‘persistent’ failure Inside Housing16:35 20-Jan-26

Dutch social housing pension fund appoints Kempen as fiduciary manager Investment & Pensions Europe15:38 20-Jan-26

Discover Renée Gailhoustet and her radical approach to socially engaged housing Wallpaper15:37 20-Jan-26

TPMS and Hyde Group sign five-year agreement Builders Merchants Journal14:37 20-Jan-26

Fareham Borough Council Launches Consultation on Tenancy Strategy Fareham Borough Council (Press Release)14:29 20-Jan-26

Are first-time buyers really winning? Mortgage Introducer14:28 20-Jan-26

Only 40 new social homes started in Northern Ireland between July and September 2025 The Impartial Reporter, Northern Ireland14:09 20-Jan-26

FTBs benefit from improved affordability – Nationwide Mortgage Finance Gazette13:25 20-Jan-26

Public engagement event for the Watermore Infant School site in Frampton Cotterell South Gloucestershire Council (Press Release)12:42 20-Jan-26

Lloyds offers 3.9% mortgage for first-time buyers with 10% deposits - here's the catch i News12:35 20-Jan-26

Northern Ireland council approves 400-home scheme with 20% affordable housing Inside Housing12:30 20-Jan-26

Social housing regulator considers striking small housing association off the register Housing Today11:51 20-Jan-26

First-time buyers take six years to save for a house deposit What Mortgage11:41 20-Jan-26

Mayor launches new plan to deliver thousands of rent-controlled, affordable homes for London’s key workers London City Hall (Press Release)11:28 20-Jan-26

Social housing regulator considers striking small housing association from the register Housing Today11:21 20-Jan-26

Welsh council set to buy plots from developer to build hundreds of affordable homes Inside Housing11:19 20-Jan-26

Plans to convert centre into flats approved – but none will be “affordable” Derbyshire Times11:07 20-Jan-26

Plans for new housing estate on edge of town revealed Hereford Times10:56 20-Jan-26

244 affordable homes will be built on former pharmaceutical site The Argus, Sussex10:54 20-Jan-26

Council backs long-term plan to deliver safer, greener housing The Argus, Sussex10:54 20-Jan-26

Nationwide announces good news for first-time buyers The Mirror10:28 20-Jan-26

Plant developer invests in bed spaces for workers East Anglian Daily Times10:12 20-Jan-26

Best cities for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder revealed The Mirror09:37 20-Jan-26

RSH is considering compulsory deregistration of Pivotal Housing Association GOV.UK (Press Release)09:35 20-Jan-26

10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future Big Issue09:30 20-Jan-26

Further plans submitted under hospital regeneration project Bucks Herald09:26 20-Jan-26

Affordability improves as first-time buyer activity rises Property118.com08:45 20-Jan-26

Improved affordability boost to FTBs – Nationwide Mortgage Strategy08:07 20-Jan-26

Work on luxury, gated housing estate at former Harris Orphanage could start next month Blog Preston08:03 20-Jan-26

More than 25 affordable homes to be delivered in south Cumbria North-West Evening Mail07:55 20-Jan-26

First-time buyers in London need twice the UK average deposit Yahoo! UK & Ireland07:32 20-Jan-26

How does the affordability picture vary across regions? Property Industry Eye06:56 20-Jan-26

Little to cheer as Nationwide trumpets 'improved affordability' for home buyers The Scottish Herald06:53 20-Jan-26

Smaller deposits and higher LTVs mortgages drive FTB activity Estate Agent Networking06:32 20-Jan-26

Improved affordability provides boost to first-time buyers Estate Agent Networking06:32 20-Jan-26

Community sports show and gymkhana donates £500 to local sheltered housing in Bishop's Castle Shropshire Star06:18 20-Jan-26

How a new housing development in Telford is helping the council with a number of objectives Shropshire Star06:16 20-Jan-26

How the National Housing Bank is changing the financing landscape for social housing Housing Today06:02 20-Jan-26

First-time buyers in Yorkshire need £15,400 deposit, study shows Yorkshire Post06:00 20-Jan-26

FTBs in ‘driving seat’ for housing market in 2026, according to big lender The Negotiator Magazine05:57 20-Jan-26

Construction of 'Preston's poshest housing estate' to start within weeks Lancs Live05:52 20-Jan-26

Basildon Council to 'cut waiting lists' delivering 4,000 new council homes Echo News05:28 20-Jan-26

Editorial: High house prices are a burden on the younger generations News Letter01:51 20-Jan-26

The grandfather who doesn't feel safe walking to the pub anymore, a mother on a housing list,… MailOnline01:34 20-Jan-26

The amount first-time buyers typically need for a deposit revealed The Independent00:23 20-Jan-26

Housing affordability improves despite occupational differences Estate Agent Today00:17 20-Jan-26

Improved affordability provides boost to FTBs – Nationwide The Intermediary00:09 20-Jan-26

More tenants can afford to buy, says Nationwide Landlord Today00:07 20-Jan-26

House affordability offers first time buyers boost but Londoners lag behind City AM00:05 20-Jan-26

First-time buyers typically need £23,000 for a 10% house deposit – report Evening Standard00:04 20-Jan-26

In the last 7 days

Thurrock Council unveils plans for two new social housing schemes Echo News18:58 19-Jan-26

Schoolchildren help mark start of new housing development Ely Standard, Cambridgeshire18:00 19-Jan-26

Welsh council set to buy plots off developer to build hundreds of affordable homes Inside Housing16:30 19-Jan-26

Social housing landlords unveil £8.3 million work Bdaily Business News16:19 19-Jan-26

Accessibility evaluation of public service facilities in affordable housing communities in Hangzhou, China Nature.com16:06 19-Jan-26

Councillors back changes to 52-home scheme despite low affordable housing Nation.Cymru15:24 19-Jan-26

Why affordable housing is right for DC schemes Professional Pensions15:23 19-Jan-26

Could Europe’s affordable housing plan spark a wave of new investment? Green Street News15:21 19-Jan-26

Housing partnership set to deliver Doncaster scheme Bdaily Business News13:06 19-Jan-26

Accor to open 144 key new-build hotel in Chester regeneration project Hotel Owner13:04 19-Jan-26

Construction Outlook 2026: Growth returns to the European construction sector ING Think12:23 19-Jan-26

The CX practices that time will leave behind: five habits social housing needs to retire HouseMark (Press Release)12:16 19-Jan-26

Glasgow tops Aldermore first-time buyer rankings for fourth year running The Intermediary11:35 19-Jan-26

Community right to buy: promise versus reality in Scotland’s land reform The Scottish Herald11:33 19-Jan-26

Rent falls for first time on record as young people stay at home The Independent11:29 19-Jan-26

News that you might have missed – 19/01/26 Cardiff City Council (Press Release)11:25 19-Jan-26

41-home Shirecliffe scheme secures approval Bdaily Business News11:14 19-Jan-26

Codi Group plans £400m Welsh housing framework Construction News11:07 19-Jan-26

First affordable homes handed over at Hemlock Gate in Bramcote Broxtowe Borough Council (Press Release)11:06 19-Jan-26

First time buyers get into the grove EALING.NEWS11:01 19-Jan-26

Housing secretary highlights record affordable home investment Scottish Housing News10:58 19-Jan-26

TPAS Cymru partners with charity on suicide risk prevention programme Inside Housing10:47 19-Jan-26

"After years of struggle" delight over plans for affordable housing The News, Portsmouth10:11 19-Jan-26

Lower shared ownership sales margins impact Yorkshire Housing’s pre-tax surplus Inside Housing09:52 19-Jan-26

New housing reforms could improve health, but how we enforce them will be just as crucial The Health Foundation09:14 19-Jan-26

SDLP proposes rent controls and freeze on right to buy for social homes Derry Journal09:14 19-Jan-26

Eight mortgage predictions for 2026 Yahoo! UK & Ireland09:06 19-Jan-26

A French social-housing champion gets a mini-retrospective in London The Spaces09:05 19-Jan-26

Plans for more than 280 flats near hospital Bishop's Stortford Independent08:50 19-Jan-26

Fresh apartments plan for 'eyesore' former cinema BBC08:14 19-Jan-26

Approval for rare plan to turn HMO back into family housing Bury Times07:52 19-Jan-26

Void property can be an opportunity to unlock value Inside Housing07:24 19-Jan-26

Scottish Government 'spending half of what is needed' to tackle housing emergency Glasgow Live06:45 19-Jan-26

New Welsh homes handed over to housing association - form part of major scheme of more than 1,700 houses Insider Media06:06 19-Jan-26

Central Quay land deal could unlock 720 new homes for Cardiff Wales 24706:03 19-Jan-26

Investigation to be launched after claim of ‘serious mismanagement’ at Lancashire Hill blocks Manchester Evening News17:59 18-Jan-26

Stormont Opposition call to halt housing right to buy scheme and introduce private sector rent controls The Irish News16:15 18-Jan-26

Yes, you can get on the housing ladder. Lucy Evans ranks the 20 best cities to get a foothold - and the places to avoid This is Money14:56 18-Jan-26

Affordable housing plan submitted for former middle school site Suffolk News12:30 18-Jan-26

Further £2m for Midlands regeneration project Birmingham Live09:18 18-Jan-26

City council considers major land purchase to build hundreds of new affordable homes Nation.Cymru08:02 18-Jan-26

Stroud-based law firm appoints expert in shared ownership work Stroud News & Journal, Gloucestershire07:57 18-Jan-26

Teen campaigner rallies support for housing plans BBC07:23 18-Jan-26

SNP ministers 'spending half of what is needed' to tackle housing emergency Daily Record04:37 18-Jan-26

Breck appoints Yorkshire managing director Bdaily Business News16:32 17-Jan-26

Record investment in affordable housing The Scottish Government13:00 17-Jan-26

Rents for council housing to go up significantly in one area of Wales Wales Online10:47 17-Jan-26

'High-quality' 128-home development on village near M5 to go ahead Worcester News08:30 17-Jan-26

Probe into council housing scandal 'points to mass organised fraud' Evening Standard08:07 17-Jan-26

Strata and Great Places exchange contracts on Doncaster affordable housing development Insider Media06:19 17-Jan-26

First of 145 affordable homes handed over at Isle of Wight development Insider Media06:10 17-Jan-26

£2bn plans unveiled to build more than 60,000 homes in the Liverpool City Region Insider Media06:07 17-Jan-26

20 new affordable homes delivered on large development South Wales Argus23:58 16-Jan-26

Serving police officer mum facing homelessness Yellow Advertiser21:59 16-Jan-26

‘Only the Green Party offer the transformative big picture solutions that Southwark needs,’ writes Andy Higson Southwark News18:20 16-Jan-26

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