Police cordon in Tynemouth linked to search for missing Blucher man Karl Pyle Northumbria Police carried out a search at the Knott Memorial Flats in Tynemouth which is linked to missing man Karl Pyle Chronicle Live · Mar 29, 2023
Brazen squatter made to flee Texas home with family after changing locks and faking lease A squatter who occupied a propery in Houston, changed the locks and faked the lease, brazenly claimed she moved in legally with her kids - but has a history of evictions in other areas of Texas Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2023
Military base plans for asylum seekers spark legal threats from local Tories Home Office minister Robert Jenrick says migrants would be given ‘essential living needs and nothing more’ under hardline policy Evening Standard · Mar 29, 2023
UK mortgage approvals rise for first time in six months Collapse in demand for property may be bottoming out but no return to boom conditions, analysts say The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2023
East Lothian developer to pay £1.3m towards new school spaces Bellway Homes are planning 90 new homes in Elphinstone which were initially approved in December but conditions were considered this week after application was reviewed under new national guidelines Edinburgh Live · Mar 29, 2023
London rents: the share of income it takes to rent a home — in every borough Median rents across Greater London are now more than half of the median salary, according to new data Evening Standard · Mar 29, 2023
'Absurd' and 'soulless' plan to turn historic Newcastle bowling alley into flats rejected by council Proposals to convert the former MFA Bowl in Westgate Road into housing were labelled 'bland and unimaginative' Chronicle Live · Mar 29, 2023
Property experts encouraged by 'green shoots' as mortgage approvals rise Home-buyer mortgage approvals have increased for the first time in six months Manchester Evening News · Mar 29, 2023
Mortgage approvals to home-buyers increase for first time in six months Some 43,500 mortgages were approved for house purchase in February, up from 39,600 in January, according to Bank of England figures. The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023
Housing market 'completely altered' as first quarter prices fall for the first time in decade 'The invasion of Ukraine and the associated shift in macroeconomic conditions, especially the rise in inflation and in interest rates, has completely altered conditions in the [housing] market' Dublin Live · Mar 29, 2023
Kuwait Jails Defendants in One of Largest Money Laundering Cases The Criminal Court in Kuwait ruled that a member of the ruling family, his partner, and two expatriates be imprisoned for 10 years, and a lawyer for 7 years, obliging them to return one billion dollars and fining them jointly an amount of 145 million Kuwaiti dinars (equivalent to half… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 29, 2023
Home Office plans to put migrants on barges and cruise ships ‘Direction of travel’ towards using offshore vessels, as minister sets out plans to use RAF bases The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023
Afternoon Update: all eyes on RBA as inflation slows; Hillsong founder’s DUI charge; and amateur prospector’s $250,000 find Annual inflation rate dropped in February to 6.8% – the slowest pace since June last year The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2023
Finnieston foundry to be demolished and replaced with flats after Scottish Government ruling The Scottish Government has ruled that a historic foundry in Finnieston can be demolished and replaced with a 10-storey block of flats after objections were raised about plans. Glasgow Live · Mar 29, 2023
Evening Standard · Mar 29, 2023 How 11 south Londoners escaped the rental trap thanks to genuinely affordable community housing scheme The homes at Citizen’s House in Lewisham cost from just £215,000 — no wonder 400 people applied. We meet the 11 lucky homeowners moving in
Manchester Evening News · Mar 29, 2023 Leaked email shows RBH told staff it was 'not racist' days after Awaab inquest - as damning report shows 'disturbing' prejudices and 'lazy assumptions' A new investigation has highlighted 'wholly unacceptable' attitudes
Newcastle Herald · Mar 29, 2023 Strategy to help Broadmeadow grow five times the size of city centre City of Newcastle on Tuesday endorsed preparation of a "Broadmeadow Place Strategy" to coordinate growth of the precinct.
ABC News · Mar 28, 2023 Animal shelters and pounds report increase in surrendered animals across NSW due to rental squeeze Newcastle woman Cynthia has been denied hundreds of rentals partly because of her pet dog, but she would rather be homeless than surrender her furry friend.
AAP · Mar 28, 2023 Vulnerable Australians may miss out on housing fund Vulnerable Australians might miss out on affordable housing as Labor's key policy hits a major roadblock, failing to clinch the support needed.
ABC News · Mar 28, 2023 Tenant anger over landlord's plan to convert entire row of North Hobart flats into short stay A landlord's plans to convert an entire row of terrace-house flats into short-stay accommodation may end tenants' leases in the midst of the rental crisis.
Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2023 Social landlord said living with mould was ‘OK and acceptable’, report finds Refugees were considered “lucky” to have a roof over their heads at a housing association where a young boy died after exposure to mould, a report has found.
ABC News · Mar 28, 2023 Queensland renters facing the prospect of giving up groceries to keep a roof over their heads In a few months, the rent for Stacey Paul's Brisbane home — where she has lived for 10 years — will increase by $250 a week. And despite the financial stress, she does not dare leave.
Irish Mirror · Mar 28, 2023 Man takes on squatters at own game after they move into grieving mum's house Flash from California took matters into his own hands when it came to squatters - but warned against people doing the same
Irish Mirror · Mar 28, 2023 Leo Varadkar warns of constraints in delivering 67,000 homes on State-owned lands Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns said that it is "pathetic" that it has taken the Land Development Agency (LDA) five years to compile a report on the number of homes that could be built on land owned by the State
Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023 Awaab Ishak landlord saw refugees in mouldy properties as 'lucky' to have a home Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) had a culture of "othering" which saw staff hold prejudices and "lazy assumptions" about asylum seekers and refugees, the Housing Ombudsman said