Ministers have been accused of betraying renters after Downing Street confirmed that a promised ban on no-fault evictions will be delayed until potentially lengthy reforms…
View More Ministers ‘betray’ renters in England with delay to no-fault evictions banTag: Communities
Why health and wellbeing should be at centre of urban planning
Epidemics of cholera and other infectious diseases in the 19th century taught us that clean drinking water, sewage and waste collection were essential for healthy…
View More Why health and wellbeing should be at centre of urban planningGreen spaces in poorer parts of England more likely to be built on, study finds
Green spaces in poorer parts of England are less likely to be protected against being bulldozed and developed than those in more affluent areas, according…
View More Green spaces in poorer parts of England more likely to be built on, study findsWaiting list for allotments in England almost doubles in 12 years
There are few things so quintessentially English as the allotment, but the number of people waiting for a space of their own has almost doubled…
View More Waiting list for allotments in England almost doubles in 12 yearsBuilding firms tell Sunak undoing green policies will hit housing investment
Some of the UK’s biggest construction companies, property developers and estate agencies have written to Rishi Sunak to warn that his weakening and postponement of…
View More Building firms tell Sunak undoing green policies will hit housing investmentMinisters ignored Natural England’s advice on plans to rip up pollution laws
The government ignored its nature watchdog’s advice in weakening rules on pollution from housebuilders in England, the Guardian can reveal. Michael Gove, the housing secretary,…
View More Ministers ignored Natural England’s advice on plans to rip up pollution laws‘Leisure land’: Cotswolds meadow locals campaign against sell-off plan
A hilltop meadow of flower-rich limestone grassland in the Cotswolds is under threat, according to residents, after it was divided into four-acre plots for people…
View More ‘Leisure land’: Cotswolds meadow locals campaign against sell-off planOne in four new UK homebuyers under 25 rely on ‘bank of mum and dad’ – study
The massive scale of parental support for young people seeking to buy their first property has been revealed in a UK study showing one in…
View More One in four new UK homebuyers under 25 rely on ‘bank of mum and dad’ – studySunak says no extra help with mortgages as fixed rates climb to 6%
Rishi Sunak has ruled out extra help for UK homeowners struggling to pay soaring mortgage costs, as the average two-year fixed-rate loan rose above 6%.…
View More Sunak says no extra help with mortgages as fixed rates climb to 6%‘Fake bailiffs’ from private security companies carry out illegal evictions
Vulnerable families are being tricked out of their rented homes by private security guards dressed like court bailiffs, a charity has warned. Safer Renting, a…
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