Affordable Housing

4+ hour, 41+ min ago   (556+ words) The rising cost of renting a home in the UK has accelerated after a three-year slowdown - with tenants told to expect more pain to come. Average rental costs for new tenancies were up 2.6% in July compared with a year earlier,…...

10+ hour, 59+ min ago   (370+ words) Rental prices are expected to rise sharply by the end of the year according to Zoopla(Image: Getty Images) Elevated mortgage rates are placing strain on the rental sector, with UK rental prices forecast to rise by 4% to 5% annually by…...

7+ hour, 36+ min ago   (670+ words) Busy developer Conquest is taking full advantage of the NSW Government's Housing Delivery Authority pathway to speed up the approval process on new apartment projects across Sydney. The developer has filed plans for a 27-storey mixed-use tower at 5 Olympic Drive…...

8+ hour, 33+ min ago   (939+ words) Rents are rising faster again after a sharp slowdown over 2024 and 2025 and are on track to climb as much as 5% by the end of the year. This is directly as a result of declining supply, according to the latest Zoopla…...

8+ hour, 38+ min ago   (541+ words) Updated 14 Sep 2026, 9:02am First published 14 Sep 2026, 9:00am The remarkable three-level residence that now stands on the large 1020sq m block at 10 Clarendon St looked very different when the vendor, Renee Weyers, and her husband purchased the home. “In its original state, it was…...

6+ hour, 24+ min ago   (925+ words) Real talk. Real mums. Real answers.Join thousands of local mums who get it The state’s leading development industry body has recommended pillars, policies and priorities to address issues such as connectivity and housing in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven, with…...

10+ hour, 51+ min ago   (348+ words) The prime minister says councils will get support over development contributions, but he is unwilling to pause referrals of fast-track housing projects. Local Government New Zealand has called on the government to review its fast-track system for housing projects. Vice…...

15+ hour, 17+ min ago   (380+ words) Labour’s flagship 1.5 million new homes pledge has been slammed as a “big fat lie” as Angela Rayner suggested the target won’t be achieved. The House Secretary admitted there is only a “slim chance” the Government will meet the goal by…...

15+ hour, 17+ min ago   (380+ words) Labour's flagship 1.5 million new homes pledge has been slammed as a "big fat lie" as Angela Rayner suggested the target won't be achieved. The House Secretary admitted there is only a "slim chance" the Government will meet the goal by…...

17+ hour, 2+ min ago   (953+ words) Australia’s population debate cannot be separated from environmental decline, inequality and economic wellbeing. With continued growth adding pressure, zero population growth deserves a serious place in the national conversation. Not one of Australia’s political parties with seats in federal parliament…...