FAKRO loses smear campaign against VELUX

FAKRO, Polish roof window competitor to VELUX, loses a complaint to the EU Commission, which since 2012 has been used as the basis for a smear campaign across most of Europe against The VELUX Group.  The European Commission rejected the... View Article

Brokenshire announces social housing investment boost

A multi-billion pound boost to social housing across England has been confirmed by Secretary of State for Communities, James Brokenshire MP £1.67bn social housing deal to deliver 23,000 affordable homes Government confirms details of £1bn investment to support a new... View Article

Has the golden goose finished laying golden eggs?

With some private landlords leaving the sector, Patrick Mooney, news editor of Housing Management & Maintenance explores the issues. The housing phenomenon since the turn of the century has to be the rampant growth of the private rented sector, but... View Article

Lenders and brokers ‘too quiet’ over buy to let changes

Mortgage lenders and brokers have been too quiet over the Prudential Regulatory Authority’s (PRA) changes to buy to let lending, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). The NLA says that despite the significant regulatory changes to lending criteria and... View Article

Britain shows sign of adopting German housing model

Of the estimated 17 million renters in the UK, over two thirds (70 per cent or 12 million adults) have no plans to purchase a property, reveals new research by landlord insurer Direct Line for Business. The research shows Britain is... View Article

Government funding boost for housing services

City of Wolverhampton Council has been successful with a bid for more than £450,000 of government funding to help alleviate pressures on housing services from new communities and provide benefits to all city residents. The award comes following an application... View Article

‘Housing ladder’ is broken at every step

7.5 million1 aspiring homeowners unable to get on housing ladder More than 3 million2 homeowners want to move house but cannot 1 in 5 homeowners age 55+ considered a move but did not.  More than 1 million3 of these homeowners have nowhere to... View Article