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New figures show rough sleeping in London doubles in just over a decade

|Date: 4 July, 2025

New figures show rough sleeping in London doubles in just over a decade

New figures show rough sleeping in London has doubled in just over a decade — concerning to see entrenche ...

New figures show rough sleeping in London has doubled in just over a decade — concerning to see entrenched rough sleeping rise by 27% year-on-year. John Glenton, Executive Director of Care and Support ...

4 July, 2025
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Stelling Properties invests more than £3m and launches rapid modular solution to support emergency housing crisis

|Date: 25 June, 2025

Stelling Properties invests more than £3m and launches rapid modular solution to support emergency housing crisis

Stelling Properties, one of the UK’s leading modular residential specialists, has announced its strategic ...

Stelling Properties, one of the UK’s leading modular residential specialists, has announced its strategic entry into the emergency housing sector to support local authorities and housing associations ...

25 June, 2025
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‘You helped me build my new life’ — Citizen’s first Gateway customer celebrates its 10-year anniversary

|Date: 9 June, 2025

‘You helped me build my new life’ — Citizen’s first Gateway customer celebrates its 10-year anniversary

Citizen’s Gateway in Coventry has celebrated its 10th anniversary after a decade of helping people across ...

Citizen’s Gateway in Coventry has celebrated its 10th anniversary after a decade of helping people across the city who have found themselves homeless. The Gateway is the housing association’s scheme f ...

9 June, 2025
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Wyre Forest DC complete block of 20 apartments for people affected by homelessness

|Date: 3 March, 2025

Wyre Forest DC complete block of 20 apartments for people affected by homelessness

A new development providing high-quality, short-term accommodation for 20 people affected by homelessness ...

A new development providing high-quality, short-term accommodation for 20 people affected by homelessness has been completed in Kidderminster. The new residential block, called Mill Pond House, means ...

3 March, 2025
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Solohaus homes for the homeless underway in Harlow

|Date: 13 January, 2025

Solohaus homes for the homeless underway in Harlow

Work has begun on the construction of new homes for people facing homelessness in Harlow. The Hill Group ...

Work has begun on the construction of new homes for people facing homelessness in Harlow. The Hill Group is delivering eight purpose-built SoloHaus homes in partnership with Harlow Council to help peo ...

13 January, 2025
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Oldham Council and Jigsaw Homes start work on new homes for young people at risk of homelessness

|Date: 11 December, 2024

Oldham Council and Jigsaw Homes start work on new homes for young people at risk of homelessness

Work has started to transform a vacant brownfield site into 15 homes for young people at risk of homeless ...

Work has started to transform a vacant brownfield site into 15 homes for young people at risk of homelessness. The one-bedroom apartments are being built at Foundry Street, just outside Oldham town ce ...

11 December, 2024
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Hightown opens housing and support project in St Albans

|Date: 27 March, 2024

Hightown opens housing and support project in St Albans

Following extensive re-modelling and refurbishment, Hightown Housing Association has re-opened one of its ...

Following extensive re-modelling and refurbishment, Hightown Housing Association has re-opened one of its housing and support projects for people who were homeless in St Albans. Cllr Jacqui Taylor, Le ...

27 March, 2024
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Kier completes hostel for homeless adults in Camden

|Date: 14 March, 2024

Kier completes hostel for homeless adults in Camden

Kier has completed a rapid refurbishment of two Victorian villas for Camden Council to provide emergency ...

Kier has completed a rapid refurbishment of two Victorian villas for Camden Council to provide emergency temporary accommodation for homeless adults in the borough. The refurbishment of Camden North V ...

14 March, 2024
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Greater Manchester tackles long-term rough sleeping but local services face intense pressure

|Date: 1 March, 2024

Greater Manchester tackles long-term rough sleeping but local services face intense pressure

Official figures released on 29th February show life-changing interventions in Greater Manchester are hel ...

Official figures released on 29th February show life-changing interventions in Greater Manchester are helping to bring an end to entrenched rough sleeping — despite intense continued pressure on local ...

1 March, 2024
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£90m monthly spending on homeless accommodation ‘threatens to bankrupt boroughs’

|Date: 28 February, 2024

£90m monthly spending on homeless accommodation ‘threatens to bankrupt boroughs’

New data from London Councils reveals that boroughs’ monthly spending on temporary accommodation for home ...

New data from London Councils reveals that boroughs’ monthly spending on temporary accommodation for homeless households grew by almost 40% last year — reaching £90m a month. Skyrocketing rates of hom ...

28 February, 2024
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New figures show rough sleeping in London doubles in just over a decade

Two Rivers Housing and the ECLT’s partnership begins to take shape as work starts on 31 new affordable homes for local families

VIVID completes its 10,000th new home — a big milestone in building a brighter future

London to get up to £11.7bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme funding

Tenants welcomed to new homes at Dalquhurn Lane

The City of Edinburgh Council and CCG (Scotland) win net zero award

Wilmott Dixon and SCAPE enter 20th year of continued partnership

South Cambridgeshire parish of Eltisley celebrates 33% increase in affordable housing provision

Schools could face ‘heatwave’ like temperatures for 10 weeks a year, while flooding could make Peterborough uninhabitable this century

JV North appoints contractors and consultants to £500m social housebuilding framework

Stelling Properties invests more than £3m and launches rapid modular solution to support emergency housing crisis

Stelling Properties invests more than £3m and launches rapid modular solution to support emergency housing crisis

‘You helped me build my new life’ — Citizen’s first Gateway customer celebrates its 10-year anniversary

‘You helped me build my new life’ — Citizen’s first Gateway customer celebrates its 10-year anniversary

Wyre Forest DC complete block of 20 apartments for people affected by homelessness

Wyre Forest DC complete block of 20 apartments for people affected by homelessness

Solohaus homes for the homeless underway in Harlow

Solohaus homes for the homeless underway in Harlow

Oldham Council and Jigsaw Homes start work on new homes for young people at risk of homelessness

Oldham Council and Jigsaw Homes start work on new homes for young people at risk of homelessness

Hightown opens housing and support project in St Albans

Hightown opens housing and support project in St Albans

Kier completes hostel for homeless adults in Camden

Kier completes hostel for homeless adults in Camden

Greater Manchester tackles long-term rough sleeping but local services face intense pressure

Greater Manchester tackles long-term rough sleeping but local services face intense pressure

£90m monthly spending on homeless accommodation ‘threatens to bankrupt boroughs’

£90m monthly spending on homeless accommodation ‘threatens to bankrupt boroughs’