Shelter has launched a new campaign aimed at those people who are either living in poor housing or are homeless as the festive season approaches, it has been revealed.
Moves by the housing charity have seen it start its Big Build Up To Christmas initiative in a bid to provide support to such Britons.
Adam Sampson, chief [...]

Shelter has welcomed moves by Boris Johnson to increase social housing in London, it has been revealed.
The charity has commended the mayor of London’’s draft housing strategy which will see about £2 billion invested every year into delivering new homes and improving existing properties.
Furthermore, it was revealed that the household income limit to be eligible [...]

It is not just homeowners who are struggling with the declining property market, renters are also developing difficulties.
Such is the assertion of Shelter, which points to research carried out by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) which revealed that repossession rates within the buy-to-let sector are rising at a rate twice the speed of the [...]

Shelter has called for the government to immediately inject £8 billion into the faltering housing sector in the UK, it has been revealed.
The money is currently set aside to be spent over the next three years, however, Shelter chief executive Adam Sampson believes that by releasing the funds in one lump sum it could give [...]

A number of reception centres for homeless people in north London - including those managed by Homes for Islington - have been refurbished, it has been revealed.The new look facilities were unveiled at an event at Homes for Islington’’s Herongate Reception centre, where a total of 115 units have been refurbished to help provide independent [...]

An environmentally-friendly housing development is to be built in Peterborough, it has been revealed.Ppod - a consortium of Browne Smith Baker architects and the housing associations Gentoo Homes and Morris Homes - have been selected to construct homes across a seven-hectare site.Of the 334 properties - which will adhere to level six of the code [...]

LHA-ASRA has been given the green light for planning proposals to build an environmentally-friendly property development in Derbyshire, it has been revealed.Following on from being given the green light by North East Derbyshire district council, the housing and regeneration group is to construct 32 affordable bungalows in North Wingfield.Robert Nettleton, regeneration director for LHA-ASRA, said: [...]

The issue of social housing and regeneration was the subject of a debate in Wales last week, it has been revealed.Organised by Community Housing Cymru, the seminar was chaired by Dr Barry Morgan, the Archbishop of Wales, with various panel members including deputy regeneration minister Leighton Andrews and Plaid Cymru president Dafydd Iwan.During the debate, [...]

More emphasis should be placed on affordable housing, it has been suggested.In a recently-released report it was revealed that both councils and housing developers believe that government growth targets should focus on the provision of affordable properties.Social and economic sustainability are also suggested as areas that the government should concentrate on, in news that might [...]

Shelter is highlighting the plight of homelessness, it has been revealed.Moves by the organisation will see its Keys to the Future Newham Educational Support Project hold a special event today (August 5th) which focuses on young children who are homeless.