There are signs that the Building Safety Regulator and firms are working more closely, writes Allan Binns, national director at Project Four Building Safety Experts ...

A for-profit shared ownership specialist backed by giant housing association Places for People has narrowed its losses after its portfolio surpassed 1,000 homes.

Lloyds Bank’s private rental business has grown its portfolio to 7,600 homes after its latest deal with a house builder to build suburban homes in Yorkshire.

Sector leaders have urged the government to require every new town to deliver at least 100 homes through a community land trust in order to ensure buy-in is successful.

Developers have said taxes and building safety delays are stifling housebuilding after a stark drop in construction of build-to-rent homes this year.

The government has set out a roadmap for implementing key measures in the Renters’ Rights Act, which became law last month. Eliza Parr looks at some key takeaways.

Places for People Scotland has joined forces with Orkney Islands Council to build 500 homes on the islands, and will be the first national housing association to do so.

A campaign group has warned that a planned building safety tax on house builders could hamper efforts to boost housing in the country’s more remote regions.

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