Senedd members called for social housing standards to be extended to the private rented sector amid widespread concerns about poor quality homes. John Griffiths, who chairs the local government ...

Poor-quality housing is putting the over-50s in England who have health conditions “in harm’s way”, a charity has said, as it said living in a home that damages their health was “the norm ...

Between 2012 and 2022, the commission said it found the fair market value for rental units spanning from studio to ...

New analysis lays bare the scale of Britain’s poor-quality housing with one in five living in accommodation that could be making existing health conditions worse. The Centre for Ageing Better ...

The council, which currently owns about 2,600 homes, plans to increase its stock, upgrade existing "poor quality housing" and improve accessibility for disabled residents. Standards in the private ...

has a simple way of summing up the impact of housing on someone’s well-being: “Poor-quality housing harms health.” Writing in a report published in 2020, reflecting on 10 years since the publication ...

Senior Columnist Mritika Senthil critiques the poor conditions of high-rise residential buildings despite students paying high premiums. Credit: Jean Park Over the nearly six decades that Penn has ...

Councils will also receive £50m, made up of £20m new funding and £30m reallocated, to add 250 homes to keep families out of poor-quality temporary housing like Bed and Breakfasts, the ...

The scheme aims to improve housing quality, ensure safety, and tackle issues such as poor property management and anti-social behaviour. By introducing licensing, councils can monitor rental ...