The competition watchdog has ordered the housebuilders Taylor Wimpey and Countryside Properties to remove terms in contracts that have made it impossible for some homeowners…
View More Taylor Wimpey and Countryside told to remove ‘unacceptable’ leasehold termsTag: Housing
Yorkshire Building Society first to bring back 95% mortgages
Yorkshire Building Society will become the first lender to relaunch 95% mortgages in the mainstream market, nearly a year after the pandemic spooked lenders into…
View More Yorkshire Building Society first to bring back 95% mortgagesGreen homes grant will meet only tiny fraction of target in England
The government’s flagship green homes grant scheme will help just 8% of its target 600,000 households switch to renewable energy by the end of March,…
View More Green homes grant will meet only tiny fraction of target in EnglandChancellor urged to use budget to tackle rent debt crisis
The chancellor must take action to tackle the rent debt crisis in the forthcoming budget, housing charities and groups representing landlords and renters have said.…
View More Chancellor urged to use budget to tackle rent debt crisisDemand for detached houses rose in Covid lockdown, says Halifax
Demand for detached houses in the UK has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic, driving up prices three times faster than for flats as working from…
View More Demand for detached houses rose in Covid lockdown, says HalifaxBan on bailiff-enforced evictions in England extended to end of March
The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England is to be extended until the end of March, the government has announced. The housing secretary, Robert Jenrick,…
View More Ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England extended to end of MarchBoris Johnson accused of betraying homeowners over cladding crisis
Boris Johnson stands accused of betraying homeowners after ministers unveiled a £3.5bn fund to fix dangerous cladding which risks leaving an estimated half a million…
View More Boris Johnson accused of betraying homeowners over cladding crisisHundreds of millions in green grants for English homes pulled despite delays
The government’s flagship programme for a green recovery is in turmoil after it was revealed that hundreds of millions of pounds are being withdrawn from…
View More Hundreds of millions in green grants for English homes pulled despite delaysWarning over mental health effects of floods in the UK
Substantial work still needs to be done to protect houses from flood damage and to ensure homes do not dangerously overheat in summer as climate…
View More Warning over mental health effects of floods in the UKSurveyors draft plan to free homeowners from fire safety limbo
Flatowners who have struggled to sell their homes because of fire safety risks, despite not having any cladding on their building, could soon be able…
View More Surveyors draft plan to free homeowners from fire safety limbo