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Manchester launches consultation on long-term empty homes

The local authority is looking for locals’ opinion on its new Empty Homes Strategy, which

Economic Development Headlines

‘Tax timebomb’: Rising business rates threaten UK high streets

Over the next three years, small shops, cafes and hairdressers in England could see their

Headlines Local Government

Manchester City Council supports downsizing to free up family homes

Manchester City Council is offering financial incentives for social housing tenants who want to move

Headlines Housing

Scotland plans new tenant protections against damp and mould

New Scottish regulations aimed at tackling damp and mould are being introduced in the wake

Built Environment Headlines

In from the cold: Labour’s plan for low-income families and renters

The government’s Warm Homes Plan is expected to lift ‘half a million families’ out of

Headlines Housing

New year brings record monthly increase in house prices

New research from Rightmove shows UK house prices have risen by the largest monthly amount

Economic Development Headlines London

Court warns against ‘sledgehammer’ approach to contract termination

The UK Supreme Court has ruled a contractor cannot terminate a project because a client

Headlines Housing

Sentencing reforms proposed for housing offences

New guidelines aim to help courts in England and Wales sentence landlords for serious breaches

Headlines Local Government

Councils seek election delays amid local government overhaul

More than a third of councils eligible to delay May’s local elections have asked ministers

Headlines Housing

134 new homes planned for Cambridge estate

Plans to redevelop a former council estate in Cambridge have moved one step closer after