We are in the depths of the worst housing crisis since the Second World War, but there is a solution which has worked before and will work again – building council housing. Today, to push the issue ...

Over the summer we saw several claims circulating about social and council housing, and in particular housing waiting lists. Social and council housing are often used interchangeably, but it’s worth ...

Which councils built the most homes in 2024-25? And how many did they complete? Jess McCabe reports #UKhousing The number of homes built by UK councils has risen 10.7% in one year, Inside Housing can ...

Angela Rayner is is expected to set up a 'council housing revolution' as she is handed almost £1biillion in next week's budget. The deputy prime minister is planning to double council house building ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Local authorities have urged the UK government to “wake the sleeping giant of housebuilding” by allowing ...

Local councils are not the only answer to improve the lives of residents, writes Dr Piers Taylor, while Martin Wicks says council housing remains the key to resolving the crisis John Harris is ...

A council has launched a scheme to help people at risk of homelessness find private accommodation. Luton Borough Council's government-financed find your own home, external initiative was designed to ...

Winchester City Council has adopted a new housing revenue account (HRA) budget, despite critics warning its viability is “under threat”.

Until recently Southwark was the poster child of social house-building. Why has its residential drive ground to a halt, and what does this mean for the rest of the country? Until earlier this month, ...

The hoardings sell a grand vision for the future. Coming soon, they trumpet - new homes... There are artists' impressions of what the new homes will look like, smiling residents seen walking through ...