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The UK does not have enough construction workers to build the 1.5 million homes the government has promised, industry leaders have warned.

Charities and politicians praise increase to 56 days but press for move to be made permanent

Plans to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding, including target dates for making buildings safe and tougher penalties for refusing to act, have been announced by ministers.

Landlords’ association warns private rental sector reforms ‘could lead to Airbnb Lite’ before plan is unveiled in parliament

Sale of hundreds of empty homes designed, but not used, for Commonwealth Games attacked as ‘absolute scandal’

The Wales Balloon Festival has been taking place in Carmarthen across Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but some angry visitors have been left fuming at the event over what they consider a lack of balloons...

A woman was left 'startled' when two workmen entered her flat after only knocking three times in quick succession, giving her no time to get up and out of bed

The British Parking Association (BPA) and the International Parking Community (IPC) have published a new single Code of Practice for the private parking sector

The drastic tree-cutting came after a year-long dispute between Bharat Mistry and the Lees, both in their 70s, in the leafy Sheffield suburb of Waterthorpe

A bizarre legal loophole means authorities are unable to intervene if someone parks on your driveway - and it's left homeowners feeling frustrated and powerless

Nancy Brewster, 82, has been waiting eight years for Onward Homes to move her to a ground floor flat or bungalow of her complex near the Wavertree area of Liverpool

Jonathan Sheldrake said his service charge for his one-bed flat in Heritage Plaza, Swindon, Wiltshire, has risen from £1,069 in 2017 to an eye-watering £2,120 in 2024

Sheila Glass, 96, and her husband of 74 years, William Glass, 94, are back together after over four months apart after she was medically fit to leave hospital but unable to due to housing shortage

House-hunters have been left shocked after checking out a tiny property online, with one crucial room and some essential amenities missing from the expensive pad

Residents of Ascot in Berkshire, home of Royal Ascot, have shared the highs and lows of living alongside the annual horseracing event - from earning easy cash to antisocial behaviour

Residents of a tower block in Wandsworth, London have urged their housing association to do more to stop rife antisocial behaviour and incidents of carpets being burned

This beautiful converted chapel for sale on Anglesey in Wales has one glaring feature that estate agents have failed to mention and has left social media users guessing

Developers will preserve the historic site as they work to transform the former airfield in Alconbury, Cambridgeshire, into a shiny new hub boasting 6,500 new homes

This contemporary home for sale in Cambridge has prompted a mixed reaction online due to its one defining feature.

A totally normal house for sale in Birmingham has one extremely unusual feature that is baffling people online who can't quite work out what it's for.

A three-bedroom home is available for £45,000 in Darleydale Drive in Wirral, but wannabe buyers will have to cut through the overgrown garden outside - before tackling the inside

After taking on the challenge of paying off the house on her own, Katie decided to look for ways to help and potentially cut costs in the long run and the hack she found will see her save £10,000

The ex-Tory, now standing for Nigel Farage's party, was snapped getting into his silver BMW X5, which had been parked in a disabled space in a car park in Sutton-in-Ashfield

Robert Smith, who has muscular dystrophy, lives in a ground-floor social housing flat but has no way of leaving his home on his own after breaking his hip last year

Contents insurance covers the cost of replacing or repairing your possessions if they are damaged, destroyed or stolen and usually includes things such as your furniture, kitchen appliances, curtains, bedding, clothing, television, and jewellery