Shawbrook strengthens social housing finance with new lending criteria to support UK property investors entering the sector.

Between 3 and 6% of council tenancies may be fraudulent, potentially affecting thousands of properties that could house legitimate applicants.

From April 2027 registered providers may raise below-formula rents by an extra £1 per week, increasing to £2 per week from April 2028.

The partnership will deliver at least 200 council-owned homes at social rent levels on the 42-acre Battersea Power Station site.

Gary Grigor, partner, and Rachel Dros, knowledge development lawyer at Devonshires examine how the National Housing Bank aims to remove funding barriers for social housing and SMEs,...

Around 428,000 social rented homes in England, more than 10% of the total, still fail to meet the Decent Homes Standard.

The new social loan aims to support housing associations to build social rent houses across the UK. 

80% identify funding as the biggest challenge to reducing emissions.

76% of private renters were satisfied with housing services, compared to 64% of social renters

Only 10% of tenants noticed service improvements in the past year.