Accommodation & Housing notices and news from United Kingdom.
Government-backed Warm Home Loans scheme to help households cut energy bills by hundreds of pounds Households across the UK can now cut their energy bills by hundreds of pounds a year at no upfront cost by applying for interest-free or “low-interest” loans to fund upgrades such as heat pumps, batter
12h ago · Read at The Guardian UK →
The move will take funding for the 10-year programme to more than £40bn.
3d ago · Read at BBC News UK →
The Renters' Rights Act gives greater flexibility to leave a tenancy but the changes have posed challenges for student landlords.
3d ago · Read at BBC News UK →
British annual house prices rose at their weakest annual pace since March in August, according to official data published this week that also showed growth in average private rents held at its highest since the end of last year. Annual house price inflation eased to 0.9 per cent in August
4d ago · Read at Cyprus Mail →
The Your First Home scheme will offer government-backed loans for those buying new-builds in England.
5d ago · Read at BBC News UK →
The updated policy will apply to all reservations booked on the accommodation site on or after 20 November.
6d ago · Read at BBC News UK →
We would like to speak to people in England who are planning to buy a new-build flat or house as their first home Last month, the government announced plans for Your First Home (YFH) , a scheme which aims to give a helping hand to first-time buyers who do not have the luxury of being able to call on
10/20/2026 · Read at The Guardian UK →
Hundreds of holiday-let properties are operating in Edinburgh despite being refused planning permission, new figures show.
10/19/2026 · Read at BBC News UK →
Exclusive: Chris Hinchcliff urges environment watchdog to block rules that will allow almost 16,000 new homes in one of UK’s most protected areas The environment watchdog is being urged to intervene in “cash to trash” planning rules that will allow almost 16,000 new homes in the Norfolk Broads despi
10/19/2026 · Read at The Guardian UK →
Hamptons says figure of 56% is highest in at least a decade, with mortgage rates rising since start of Iran war A majority of first-time UK buyers now pay more towards their monthly mortgage bills than they used to pay in rent, the estate agent Hamptons has found. Last month 56% of first-time buyers
10/19/2026 · Read at The Guardian UK →