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Rent cap proposed by Government to protect social housing tenants as costs rise

Social housing tenants in England could be protected from spiralling rents during the cost-of-living crisis with a cap from next April.

The Independent UK

Government propose rent cap to protect social housing tenants amid cost of living crisis

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) reports that rent increases for people living in social homes could be capped as low as 3% during the next financial year

Chronicle Live

Parent with disability raises 'poverty trap' fears in Hunter's public housing system

Ms Moorhouse, 45, was served an eviction notice on a private rental earlier this year and has struggled to find a home suited to their needs and those of their two teen daughters who live with autism.

Newcastle Herald

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Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien claims cost rental scheme is so 'popular' it is oversubscribed

O’Brien is 'confident' the Government will achieve its target of delivering 24,600 new homes by the end of 2022

Irish Mirror

Interim work 'a priority' as Celtic Tiger-era apartment building defect repair cost estimated to be up to €2.5 billion

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien welcomed the findings of the report, saying 'this was a nettle we had to grasp' and that he is 'committed' to helping those affected

Irish Mirror

Queensland Audit Office highlights lack of modelling to address rising social housing demand

An audit office report finds Queensland Housing Department has no model to predict future demand on the state's social housing register, and that plans to build more than 6,000 new dwellings will be nowhere near enough to meet demand.

ABC News

Michael Gove left homeless as Boris Johnson takes final revenge for leadership sabotage

Michael Gove - who was sacked as housing secretary on Wednesday - not only lost his job, but also his £25 million grace and favour pad in Westminster.

Daily Mirror

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KTR seeks guidelines for 2BHK allotment

Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K.T.Rama Rao has instructed the officials concerned to expedite measures for allotment of double bedroom housing units to the eligible beneficiaries in the city.

The Hindu

Middlewood Locks scheme gets £30m loan boost

Housing Minister Stuart Andrew said the project was a "key part of the Government's levelling up mission"

Manchester Evening News

One million homes were unoccupied on census night. How that could help people struggling to find housing

In the midst of a housing crisis, there were more than one million homes sitting vacant on census night, according to the latest data. A demographer says a lot of those dwellings could be used to help people in need of secure housing.

ABC News

KB Home Shares Gain On Better Than Expected Q2 Results

KB Home (NYSE: KBH) reported second-quarter revenue growth of 19% year-o

Benzinga

Andhra Pradesh: German bank evinces interest in State govt.’s housing scheme

It proposes financial support of 150 million euros for building energy-efficient houses

The Hindu

Tenants to get power to fight unfair rent hikes and 'no fault' evictions banned

Housing charity Shelter has welcomed Michael Gove's plans for the rental sector as a "a game-changer for England’s 11 million private renters"

Daily Mirror

President Michael D Higgins lays into Government and slams housing policy as 'disaster' and 'great, great failure'

The President's scathing remarks included accusing the Government of preferring to take the role of 'a star performer for the speculative sector internationally'

Irish Mirror

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Brits 'can use housing benefit to pay mortgage' as Boris Johnson unveils right to buy shake-up

Boris Johnson is expected to use a major speech today to unveil pledges to boost home ownership as he battles to shore up his leadership - but critics have pointed to holes in the scheme

Irish Mirror

Calls for 'immediate action' as over 10,000 people homeless in Ireland for first time since pandemic

The Department of Housing report shows there are 10,049 people now without a home during the week of April 18 to April 24, 2022

The Independent UK

Gove tells housing association of ‘deep disappointment’ at complaints failings

The Housing Secretary said Clarion Housing Association had not been able to meet fundamental standards for its tenants.

ABC News

Michael Sukkar says Coalition policies have pushed first home buyers to their highest levels in 15 years. Is that correct?

Housing Minister Michael Sukkar says the Coalition is responsible for getting the level of first home buyers to its highest in 15 years. RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.

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The Hindu

2BHK project set for launch at Bansilalpet

Exercise for distribution of housing units to urban poor is in progress

Daily Mirror

Michael Gove appears to ditch Tory manifesto pledge to build 300,000 homes a year

Housing Secretary Michael Gove said he was not 'simply trying to hit a statistical target' despite the explicit commitment in the 2019 Conservative manifesto

The Canberra Times

Elderly women 'disproportionately' impacted by ACT public housing moves

A group of organisations have banded together to call on the government to drop non-voluntary relocations.

ABC News

'This is not a death tax': Coalition claims on Labor housing scheme fall flat with experts

Aspects of Labor's newly unveiled affordable housing scheme have been likened to a "death tax", but tax specialists have shot down those suggestions.

Daily Mirror

Michael Gove plans to scrap rules that force developers to build affordable homes

Housing Secretary Michael Gove plans to abolish the "section 106" regulations forcing developers to build affordable housing with money instead being given to local councils

The Guardian - AU

‘This isn’t safe’: NSW renters fight twin battles against mould and landlords

The Greens want increased protections for tenants to ensure homes are mould-free and have adequate waterproofing

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Speed up work on housing scheme, says Jogi Ramesh

Identify problems in Jagananna layouts and address them soon, Minister tells officials

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