Councils should be given the powers and funding to build 100,000 social homes for rent each year, says the Local Government Association.

Thousands of new homes will be built on underused and derelict land to regenerate local areas and help people onto the property ladder.

NICE has produced a new draft guideline to increase the access people experiencing homelessness have to health and social care services.

Up to £50 million will be given to councils to build housing infrastructure which will help deliver new homes across Scotland.

The Environmental Industries Commission has proposed a new ‘greenfield surcharge’ to encourage future brownfield development.

England's chief medical officer has said that seaside towns need to be redesigned for the modern age to tackle deprivation and health inequalities.

Labour is pledging to reveal ground-breaking plans to build more affordable housing and give first time buyers a fairer deal.

The Kerslake Commission has made 12 recommendations to the government as part of its final report on tackling rough sleeping.

A fully funded programme to insulate homes and swap gas boilers for low-carbon heating sources could deliver huge economic and social benefits.

The LGA is launching the fifth year of the Housing Advisers Programme, an innovative scheme to help councils overcome housing challenges.

The government is being urged to create 250,000 new homes for key workers as a reward for their efforts during the pandemic.

Leaders in Greater Manchester have thrown their support behind the city-region’s first ever Homelessness Prevention Strategy.

A report sets out how the LGA’s sector support programme is sharing learning from Everyone In to help eliminate rough sleeping for good.

The current plan to resettle Afghan refugees has come under fire from councils who have criticised a ‘lack of clarity’ from central government.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has agreed a new deal with the government to fund thousands of council and other genuinely affordable homes.

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