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Leading affordable housebuilder, Orbit Homes, has started construction on 272 new homes in the East at Victoria Gardens, a new development in Great Plumstead. At Victoria Gardens, Orbit Homes is delivering 138 affordable homes for social rent and Shared Ownership,... View Article

Emma Watkins appointed to newly created role of Assistant Director of Neighbourhoods Two Rivers Housing is investing in its housing team to provide a more localised neighbourhood management service to its tenants The move follows a service review and feedback... View Article

A Northampton housing development has been awarded a dozen industry accolades for its building excellence. Hunsbury Grange, a residential community based in West Northampton, has won 12 Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Building Excellence Awards. Respected developer Shelbourne Estates, part... View Article

The first homes at VIVID’s Southampton Road development in Fareham are now complete, marking a milestone for the project and a significant step forward in delivering much-needed affordable housing in Fareham. The development, delivered in partnership with developer Hampshire Homes,... View Article

Orbit has successfully achieved its goal to deliver £100m in social value by the end of 2025/26 ahead of schedule. The milestone was confirmed following an independent audit by HACT (the Housing Associations’ Charitable Trust), which reviewed Orbit’s approach to measuring... View Article

Affordable housing developer AJC Group and not-for-profit housing association Abri have officially marked the completion of Trailway View, a new 100% affordable housing development in Broadstone, Poole. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on site to celebrate the delivery of 33... View Article

Notting Hill Genesis today topped out Hackney Yards, which will offer 100% affordable housing just a javelin throw from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the heart of Hackney Wick This milestone was celebrated alongside the project’s partners: Notting Hill... View Article

Platform Housing Group has announced the appointment of Kevin Bolt as Interim Group Chief Executive, following the upcoming departure of Elizabeth Froude at the end of January 2026. Kevin brings extensive senior leadership experience from across the housing sector.  Until... View Article

Specialist housing provider Alpha Living is developing its largest extra care scheme, Driftwood Gardens delivering much needed affordable homes on the Wirral as part of an innovative regeneration partnership. The £18.5m scheme will provide 80 high quality, affordable one and... View Article

Anchor, with the support of PRP, has secured planning permission for a major extension to Cardamom Court in the London Borough of Newham, delivering 37 much-needed new affordable extra care apartments for older people. The scheme will increase the existing... View Article

Construction has begun on a new Extra Care scheme on Benton Road in South Shields, designed to help those with differing levels of care and support needs to live well and independently for longer. Built on the site of the... View Article

Timber-first, climate-friendly, and affordable, this housing project in East London – designed by Al-Jawad Pike with engineers Momentum – has been declared Great Britain’s best new homes at the Wood Awards 2025. Chowdhury Walk is deliberately climate conscious, right from... View Article

Cardo and Kingston Council welcome new apprentices Cardo and the Royal Borough of Kingston Council have welcomed ten new apprentices, celebrating a major step in their partnership. Having taken over a responsive repairs and maintenance contract with Kingston Council in... View Article

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UK. November 20th, 2025 – New figures released by the Ministry of Justice, analysed by LandlordBuyer, for July to September 2025, shows a surprising shift in the property and rental landscape across England and Wales. While overall possession claims have... View Article

Platform Housing Group has launched its Get Winter Ready campaign, helping customers and communities prepare for the colder months ahead. With rising energy costs and the ongoing cost of living pressures continuing to affect many households, the campaign brings together... View Article

A significant milestone has been celebrated in the construction of 120 new council homes at Cambridge Investment Partnership’s (CIP) East Barnwell development in the Abbey ward of Cambridge, with a topping-out event marking the highest point of the project build.... View Article

Arun District Council leader Martin Lury has offered a “sincere and unreserved apology” to tenants for “serious failings” by the authority, following a report by the Regulator of Social Housing which found “significant failures” in how it operated as a... View Article

The JR Group has commenced work on a major new housing development in Whitehill, Hamilton, delivering 24 high-quality council homes on the former St. Paul’s Church site on Back Muir Road. The project will provide 12 one-bedroom and 12 two-bedroom... View Article

Places for People (PfP), the UK’s leading social enterprise, has worked alongside partner Yoo Capital to submit a planning application to Camden Council to deliver hundreds of high-quality affordable homes as part of the transformative Camden Film Quarter development in... View Article

The Property Ombudsman welcomed the Government’s roadmap for the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 that sets out how the legislation will be implemented. The Government’s announcement today (14 November) follows the Property Ombudsman’s Consumer and Industry Forum on 12 November where... View Article