The Latest Breaking News from Housing

Housing Secretary Michael Gove admits there aren't enough homes in Britain

He said it was 'increasingly difficult to get on the property ladder'

Wales Online · May 16, 2023

Housing Secretary admits ‘there aren’t enough homes in this country’

Michael Gove said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had asked him to look into helping first-time buyers get onto the property ladder.

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk expected to announce major cabinet reshuffle

A major cabinet reshuffle is expected as the Queensland government faces scrutiny over its handling of youth crime, health and housing.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Revealed: How Britain’s squalid housing crisis hits Black and Asian tenants hardest

Special Investigation: Mould covering windows and walls next to sleeping children. Ceilings collapsing feet away from tenants. Complaints ignored, evictions threatened. Nadine White hears the stories that lay bare the plight of non-white renters across the country

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

Plans to abolish leasehold system reportedly dropped by government ahead of general election

Labour has accused the housing secretary of losing control of his department

Manchester Evening News · May 11, 2023

Michael Pascoe: Stop growing the landlord class and focus on ‘taboo’ public housing

That means large-scale investment in public housing to reduce the proportion of people crowding into the failed private rental market.

The New Daily · May 5, 2023

As the WA government commits $2.6 billion to social housing, here's how many homes that gets

Western Australia is going through what the government says is its biggest ever spend on social housing, at a cost of $2.6 billion. Here's what's being done, and why the question of whether it's value for money is complicated.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

States and territories guaranteed 1200 affordable homes

The government will amend its housing fund to guarantee 1200 affordable and social homes to each state and territory following negotiations with the crossbench.

The New Daily · May 3, 2023

$10 billion housing fund to include minimum build guarantee, in deal to win backing of Lambie Network

The Greens are unlikely to be moved by the federal government's agreement to build at least 1,200 homes in each state and territory through a $10 billion housing fund, saying they are still set to sink the bill.

ABC News · May 3, 2023

KEY CONSTITUENCY: BJP attempts to queer Siddaramaiah’s pitch by fielding Somanna

Few Assembly constituencies in Old Mysore region have attracted as much public attention as has Varuna in Mysuru from where former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is facing an electoral challenge from Housing Minister V. Somanna.

The Hindu · May 2, 2023