A 44 per cent jump in overall prices since before the pandemic is painful. But it means shifts, not stops

As private renters age into retirement, the country faces a new timebomb of pensioner poverty. Why is no one talking about it?

From the author of the Orwell Prize-winner SHOW ME THE BODIES: HOW WE LET GRENFELL HAPPEN, the gripping story of how housing defines a city's past, present and future A Waterstones Book of the Year 20...

A fire at a building awaiting cladding remediation claimed the life of a man at the weekend. What do we know about this blaze, and what do we still need to know? PLUS - thoughts on the new PAS 9980

Authors Pete Apps and Isaac Rose discuss how London and Manchester became unaffordable to a generation and what we can do about it

Residents say they were alerted by neighbours banging on their doors telling them to leave.

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Homesick: Peter Apps and Holly Smith in conversation today.

Round-up week on Pete’s Substack considers Laura Johnson’s move to a group director role with The Barnet Group as well as some other small plates from the world of social housing and building safety

Quality Street was supposed to be the sort of initiative which changed private rented housing for the better. Now, its former residents face rental hikes and eviction

We speak to the chair of the Building Safety Regulator about the shape of a future construction regulator. PLUS - thoughts on wildfires and warning alerts

Exclusive: Guardian investigation of CT Group uncovers practice that appears to seek hidden influence over public opinion

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A legal case on behalf of some 700,000 people against the country’s biggest housebuilders could be a catalyst for much-needed industry reform, says Inside Housing’s Peter Apps

In threatening to deport 'foreign nationals' who live in social housing, Farage paints a distorted picture of who lives in council housing and how it works

Nine years ago, a different government promised reflection and transformative policies for social housing tenants. But did it come to anything?

Underfunding, systemic failure and awful Tory policies bequeathed us a public and private sector housing crisis. As a priority, we will now fix that, says UK prime minister Keir Starmer

Too many people disagree on the internet these days. So Jamie and I did so in person instead.

PLUS - some thoughts on Burnham and the King's Speech

‘Guaranteed rents’ sees middle-man firms paid millions to help London local authorities find temporary homes for homeless families.

The first in a new (occasional) series of posts about history, and a look at the significance of a deadly blaze in New York where three residents were trapped in a single staircase building

Plus, more revelations from the inquiry into the horror fire in Hong Kong

Middle-men and landlords are seeking an easy return from homelessness

Data shows a deeply disturbing link between homelessness and the deaths of very young and stillborn babies. What is going wrong? And how can it be stopped?

The Wang Fuk Court inquiry has uncovered some disturbingly familiar failings. PLUS - PEEPs, the NPPF and an alternative plan for London

Reform's former housing secretary's comments were almost cartoonishly offensive, but the ideology which sits behind them is also dangerous

Residential PEEPs will require landlords to identify residents in higher-risk buildings who may find it difficult to escape from a fire. But will they work?

The Greater London Authority seeks its money back at a block ravaged by fire - but leaseholders will pay if it succeeds. PLUS - heat soaked glass, fire doors and a review of Eviction by Jessica Field

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Submitting a 'safety case' proving a block is safe to occupy is a core part of the building safety regime. For resident directors, it is becoming a bureaucratic nightmare

PAS 9980 was intended to help solve the country’s most pressing building safety risks, but the guidance appears open to exploitation. Peter Apps reports.

Insurers have warned that residents could still be exposed to high premiums even after work completes, due poorly redrafted guidance on cladding remediation.

Many people would naturally associate damp and mould with older homes. But new homes and retrofits can also be seriously impacted.

The average flood damage in the UK is 0.3m, barely up to the shins in terms of water, but that can still mean thousands of pounds in damage. Peter Apps reports on the growing issue of flood poverty

Agents are ‘gloomy’ about ‘downbeat’ figures from 2025. Projections for 2026 are ‘boring’. But there is some cause for optimism

Positive input ventilation units are marketed as an easy solution to damp and mould. But if improperly installed, they can have dangerous health impacts.

Positive input ventilation units are marketed as an easy solution to damp and mould. But if improperly installed, they can have dangerous health impacts.