5+ hour, 42+ min ago   (723+ words) As the new parliamentary session gets underway, the housing crisis remains a burning political issue affecting public finances, social cohesion and spatial planning in equal measure. With market indicators at a standstill, a structural shortfall in housing supply and major…...

17+ min ago   (748+ words) The number of people sleeping rough across Greater Manchester has reached one of its highest levels in six years, according to new data released as former mayor Andy Burnham pledged to make homelessness a national priority. Government data shows there…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (373+ words) Mayor Richard Parker has secured over £5 million for the West Midlands to help end rough sleeping Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, has made a commitment to see every person sleeping rough in the region offered a roof over…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago   (414+ words) First published 14 Sep 2026, 1:21pm An apartment costing $1,100-a-week can be labelled “affordable housing” in Australia – and a new bill introduced today seeks to end that paradox, pushing for a national crackdown on what the term actually means. Bradfield MP Nicolette Boele…...

4+ hour, 38+ min ago   (275+ words) Cllr Henry Higgins is the founder of Blackridge Planning Insight and a councillor in Hillingdon Earlier this year the government published its Land Use Framework for England. It is the most important document about British land use in a generation…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago   (267+ words) AUSTRALIA is expected to build more homes over the next two years, but the nation remains on track to fall 186,000 properties short of its national housing target, according to new industry forecasts. The Housing Industry Association is forecasting the number…...

5+ hour, 37+ min ago   (528+ words) Higher mortgage rates are affecting more than the housing market's pace. They're also nudging some borrowers toward loans that look cheaper at the start but may cost more later. As Realtor.com reported, the shift is emerging as mortgage demand…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago   (629+ words) Almost 70 per cent of public housing tenants in WA's Kimberley are waiting for urgent maintenance, the report says. (ABC Kimberley: Giulia Bertoglio) A new report has found almost seven in 10 public housing tenants in Western Australia's far north are waiting…...

9+ hour, 46+ min ago   (519+ words) Beneficiaries are living on an average of $251 a week once they've covered their housing costs, a government report shows. A budgeting advisor says her clients are not getting by, and every day someone seeks help with KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals to…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago   (626+ words) A homeowner's complaint about a $450 air-conditioner capacitor replacement points to a familiar summer frustration: a repair that sounds minor but costs far more than it should. In a post on Reddit's r/askHVAC, the original poster asked, "Why would a…...