Housing Crisis 'Deepening By the Day', Warns Alliance

Half way through the parliamentary term the coalition government is failing to fix Britain’s broken housing market, leading housing groups have warned. In their third ‘Housing Report’ the National Housing Federation, Shelter and The Chartered Institute of Housing say overcrowding, homelessness, housing costs and affordability in the private rental market are all getting worse, reflecting the rising numbers of people struggling to keep a roof over their head. In four other areas including housing supply, planning and homeownership the report says the government has made ‘no progress’. Despite a stream of initiatives aimed at getting the housing market moving house building remains at historic lows.  Download a copy of the repoprt from the CIH website.

Housing Groups to Shine Spotlight on Success of Government's Policy

The Government has set out its objectives for housing policy – from providing more homes to protecting the vulnerable and helping the homeless. Now it will be held to account to ensure it keeps its promises. In a report to be published this autumn, the National Housing Federation, Shelter and the Chartered Institute of Housing will set out ministers’ commitments across a range of areas, before measuring and assessing the Government’s progress in meeting them. The group anticipates that The Housing Report will become a regular publication, providing an essential resource featuring the latest statistical data across a range of indicators, to inform and shape the debate around the future of housing in Britain. Read more on the NHF website.