Housing Secretary Steve Reed has admitted there will need to be a sharp surge in housebuilding to meet Labour's promise to build 1.5 million new homes.The government is currently forecast to narrowly miss its target,…
Asylum seekers can continue living at an Essex hotel after a council lost a landmark legal battle to remove them at the High Court.Epping Forest District Council sought to block migrants lodging at The Bell…
More than £1.5bn of funding has been promised for West and South Yorkshire to build more social housing, the government has announced.Amid questions over whether Labour can hit a target of 1.5m new homes by…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has admitted breaking housing rules by unlawfully renting out her family home without a licence.Reeves has told Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, as well as the independent ethics adviser and Parliament's standards…
Susana Mendonça,BBC London political reporter and Adriana Elgueta,LondonBBCHousing Secretary Steve Reed with Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan on ThursdayThe government and the mayor of London have agreed to change the quota for the amount…
Justin RowlattBBC Panorama andAnna LamcheBBC NewsGetty ImagesHousing Secretary Steve Reed says his job should be "on the line" over a pledge to build 1.5 million new homes in England - but two leading experts have…
Joshua NevettPolitical reporterDamien Dursonial handoutDamien Dursonial (C) and his family were among the arrivals at Heathrow this weekThe UK government is facing calls to support Chagos Islanders who need temporary housing after a surge of…
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesThe debate around stamp duty is intensifying. When Kemi Badenoch said a future Conservative government would abolish it on the purchase of main homes, it went down well at the…