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Tributes have been paid to Clare McCarty, former chief executive of Clanmil Housing, after the landlord revealed her passing this week.

The emphasis on local connection for councils to support homeless people risks going back to a Victorian approach, writes Phil Kerry, chief executive of New Horizon Youth Centre #UKhousing The Poor ...

Private equity giant Blackstone has submitted plans to deliver 600 student beds and 71 social rent homes in south London.

Wirral Council has signed a master development agreement for work to begin on a new garden village on a former gasworks site.

Stock rationalisation deals between regions help landlords boost development pipelines and improve financial capacity, according to new analysis by a major consultancy.

Retailer John Lewis Partnership’s build-to-rent business has recorded mounting losses over the past year, despite a surge in revenue.

Protecting the ‘no re-let’ rule is crucial to making sure renters are protected from this kind of de facto Section 21, writes Tom Darling, director of Renters’ Reform Coalition ...

The boss of Platform Housing Group has been appointed chief executive of Sage Homes, the biggest for-profit housing provider in England.

A local authority in London has set a target of 40% “genuinely affordable” homes on build-to-rent schemes.