The Public Accounts Committee is not convinced the DCMS will meet its downgraded targets for the rollout of super-fast, ‘gigabit’ broadband.

Eddie Hughes has confirmed that social housing residents will be better protected as part of a review to ensure they are listened to.
The review on qualifications and professional training will drive up standards by making sure social housing staff are better equipped to support tenants, deal effectively with complaints, and make sure homes are good quality.

Households on low incomes will be spending on average 18 per cent of their income after housing costs on energy bills after April.

New research by Etopia Homes has highlighted the towns and cities in England which could make the best use of the government’s levelling up funds.

A new net-zero by 2030 report has outlined the action required to reduce air pollution, tackle the climate emergency and cut congestion in London.

The Local Government Association has announced the 30 successful projects, supporting 90 councils, for its Housing Advisers Programme 2021/22.

The number of households suffering from ‘fuel stress’ is set to treble overnight to 6.3 million households when the new energy price cap comes into effect.

Despite the rhetoric, the UK is more regionally divided than ever and that central government policy has so far undermined the levelling up agenda.

New measures will see owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets forced to pay.

CPRE research has shown a 1,000 per cent increase in short-term lets nationally over the last six years, with most in rural staycation hotspots.