The Housing Forum has today published our new Housing Solutions. This sets out the key ways that policymakers and the housing sector can work together to deliver on our ambition of a quality home for ...

A housing body has raised concerns that new fire safety regulations could make smaller homes “unviable” for solar panels

The Housing Forum has responded to the Health and Safety Executive’s review of fire safety raising concerns about the impact that the proposed changes to fire safety rules on solar PV could have on fi...

Our new report – Procurement – the Price we pay, and the path to improvement – sets out how councils and housing associations are paying more than private developers to build new homes due to slow and...

For the first instalment of our newly launched Sustainable Asset Management Series, we are exploring the theme of “high-tech homes”. With the Future Homes Standard now launched more people will be liv...

For the first instalment of our newly launched Sustainable Asset Management Series, we are exploring the theme of “high-tech homes”. With the Future Homes Standard now launched more people will be liv...

Our new briefing on the Right to Buy sets out practical steps for reforming the system, including introducing a Buyers' Charter on sales, giving councils the confidence to build, and making this easie...

The Housing Forum has today published a new report into ways to reform the Right to Buy system has called for a reduction in the discounts available for council tenants buying their own home, after fi...

As pressures mount across planning, funding and delivery, new Housing Forum CEO and Regen Connect advisory panellist Alex Notay outlines why the sector must step beyond traditional silos to unlock reg...

The sector’s average interest cover has fallen due to a small number of very large providers, according to a new report from the Regulator of Social Housing.

The government has unveiled a new social and affordable housing package today.

How to apply for building control approval from the Building Safety Regulator to construct, or carry out building work on, a higher-risk building.

The Building Safety Regulator will now accept staged applications for all new higher-risk buildings at Gateway 2, which could help speed up approvals.

First-time buyers and the self-employed could get a step-up onto the housing ladder, under new plans from the FCA.

Which councils built the most homes in 2024-25? And how many did they complete? Jess McCabe reports.

The Housing Forum welcomes measures announced in today’s budget to support the housebuilding sector and reductions to the levies on electricity bills but calls for more support for councils with the c...

The Government faces tough fiscal choices – nevertheless spending on housing will support growth, reduce future costs to other departments (welfare, healthcare) and is essential to deliver the Governm...

The Government faces tough fiscal choices – nevertheless spending on housing will support growth, reduce future costs to other departments (welfare, healthcare) and is essential to deliver the Governm...

The Government faces tough fiscal choices – nevertheless spending on housing will support growth, reduce future costs to other departments (welfare, healthcare) and is essential to deliver the Governm...

We are seeking views on reforming the role of statutory consultees in the planning system in England.

Information for housing providers about funding for development of affordable housing through the Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) 2026 to 2036.