Our record year for delivery shows how strong partnerships are sustaining housebuilding, writes Chatinder Bal, MTVH’s director of land, planning and partnerships.

The government must do more to protect private tenants, including by rolling out Awaab’s Law to the private rented sector this year, a group of MPs has recommended.

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Ofsted has revealed new plans to crack down on unregistered children’s housing providers, through criminal investigations and prosecution, in an attempt to stop unsafe and unlawful placements.

Welsh housing association Ateb Group’s financial viability grading has been downgraded from green to yellow, while it retained its top governance grade.

A thinktank is urging the government to scrap second staircase requirements in buildings below 30 metres as it is claimed this could unlock 10,000 homes per year.

A raft of new reports look at the private rented sector, writes Peter Williams, researcher at the University of Cambridge and Thinkhouse Editorial Panel member.

Wastewater capacity problems are holding back an estimated 55,000 homes in Northern Ireland, a report has revealed.