All articles by Alex Funk
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NewsCouncils spent record £2.9bn on homelessness services last year
Temporary accommodation expenditure has almost doubled since 2020/21
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NewsScottish regulator publishes first review of landlords’ damp and mould performance ahead of Awaab’s Law
Over 40,000 damp and mould cases resolved in 2025/26
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NewsNew chair of housing, communities and local government committee elected
Starmer’s former PPS succeeds Florence Eshalomi
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NewsNorthern Ireland communities minister to establish new homelessness commission
Gordon Lyons says expert panels will review homelessness legislation and recommend system changes
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NewsNAO launches inquiry into government approach to temporary accommodation
Probe follows record-high temporary accommodation use reported in March 2026
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NewsPocket Living founder and chair to step down
Marc Vlessing to pursue other ventures after 20 years leading affordable housing developer
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NewsLower proportion of complaints upheld by Housing Ombudsman in 2025/26
More landlords resolved issues through redress before escalation in 2025/26
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NewsCouncillors in Basildon vote to explore High Court challenge to ‘unnecessary’ intervention in local plan
Basildon refuses to adopt government-imposed plan for significantly more housing
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NewsLib Dems push to legislate 150,000-a-year ‘social homes’ target
Party says government’s Social Housing Bill is ‘only half a plan’
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NewsMan charged over fire at Glasgow housing association homes
Fire came several weeks after NG Homes condemned the spreading of false claims about who was going to be living in the flats
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NewsGreen light for Vauxhall Square scheme with 69-storey residential tower
Trio of skyscrapers to deliver 2,300 homes
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In FocusBurnham’s council housing vision, funding frustration and Reform UK disruption: talking points from the Housing Community Summit 2026
Thousands of social housing professionals once again gathered in Liverpool for the Housing Community Summit this week. This year’s conference was dominated by discussion about the new prime minister and how shifts in housing policy direction will affect the sector. Carl Brown and Alex Funk report
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NewsHomes England CEO hints £2.5bn low-interest loan scheme may be partially ‘re-targeted’ at councils
Policy recommended by Housing Today and G15 to be reviewed as Burnham puts renewed focus on council housing
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NewsSocial housing is an ‘absolute privilege’, Richard Tice tells Housing Community Summit
Reform UK deputy leader challenged on controversial allocation policies
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NewsAugust house prices see first yearly decrease since November 2023, says Lloyds
But growth still marginally up from start of the year
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NewsBasildon set to continue fight against imposed local plan with increased housing provision
Council to discuss next steps this week after minister demanded it update 27-year-old plan
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NewsWolverhampton approves 6,750-home city centre regeneration plan
Blueprint identifies 33 potential development sites
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NewsCIH calls for government review of shared ownership
Tenure must be financially viable for residents in the long term, says membership body
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NewsWheatley Group appoints new chair
Former auditor general for Scotland to head board of UK’s largest builder of social rent homes