Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has defended her Department's approach to 'unblocking' sites in the south east on the BBC, following approving a development of 165 homes in Cranbrook, Kent, on a former Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. She told the [...]

The Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government has launched a joint industry consultation with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to “reform” the EPC Framework to provide a “robust, well-rounded perspective on building performance.” The consultation outlines [...]

The BBC has obtained information from the industry consultation underway on the new mandatory private housing targets for local authorities, which include responses to the Government saying that achieving its 1.5 million homes target is "unrealistic" and "impossible." Sir Keir [...]

In addition to the £40bn of tax rises achieved by Rachel Reeves in her Government's first Budget to sustain investment in public services, the Chancellor also announced a total of £100bn to be spent on capital projects during this Parliament, [...]

The UK housing sector stands at a critical juncture, facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities. This transformation is particularly significant in the realm of home electrification, where emerging trends in sustainability are not just changing how houses are built, but fundamentally [...]