Housing

Jess Phillips MP speaking at The Rally Against Violence Towards Women and Girls at Labour conference.

Minister says stopping VAWG should be everyone’s “core business”

A poll of 2,000 adults uncovered the top 50 things that irritate people when they’re trying to get on with their day

These are life's top 50 biggest inconveniences

Jackie Kennedy, is the only resident living in a 50-room care home after it closed down in 2023.

I live alone in abandoned care home - I feel like a "prisoner"

A poll of 500 adults who bought their first property have revealed their biggest regrets - including living in an area they do not love

First-time buyers reveal their biggest regrets

A house lies in ruins.

Footage shows house with front blown off after suspected gas explosion

Marshal Craig, one of the last remaining residents on Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow which is almost deserted.

'I'm not moving!' - Man refuses to leave derelict 'Chernobyl' estate

Hillary and Franco McManus Omaze Million Pound House London winners inside their new £5m home

'Best wedding present ever': Newlyweds win a £5m Omaze dream home

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Half of renters endure cold, damp or mould - despite record high rents

Rent increases are impacting the saving powers of four in 10 private tenants and now a third of these can't afford to put any cash aside as a result.

62% of UK renters put aside £100 or less each month

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I'm a mortgage expert - 9 pitfalls that first time buyers should avoid

People look at residential properties displayed for sale in the window of an estate agents' in London (Photo: ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)

Expert tips for first-time homebuyers as mortgages jump 61% in 5 years

Experts believe homeownership is still achievable, despite ever increasing mortgage payments 🏠🌟

Alex Nelson

Karen Bishop, 51, with her 2-year-old French bull dog Drew outside the Travelodge in Norwich.

Watch: Disabled gran has lived in hotel for 2 years after flat blaze

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UK city leaps into top 10 most expensive cities for expats

Andy Abrahams (left), Jason Zadrozny and Ben Bradley (right) have outlined their top spending priority areas for the coming year

Levelling up, housing and roads top priorities for councils over next year

Last year saw a rise in the number of children living in temporary accommodation in Nottingham

More Nottingham children in temporary accommodation

A fifth of Nottingham households were in fuel poverty in 2022, new figures show

A fifth of Nottingham households in fuel poverty

Residents of Stratford-upon-Avon are blighted by antisocial behaviour along South Green Drive and Cottage Lane, just a stones throw from Anne Hathaway's Cottage.

Watch: Drug gangs create misery on posh Shakespeare heritage street

Destiny Mitchell, 26, is homeless and has turned a bus stop into a temporary home on the Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Watch: Our home is a disused bus shelter...it's going to be demolished

Fewer new houses were started in Nottingham last year

Fewer new houses were started in Nottingham last year

Housing affordability in Nottingham remained unchanged over the last year

Housing affordability in Nottinghamshire remained unchanged over the last year

A fifth of homes in Nottingham failed to meet decent standards, new figures show. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

A fifth of Nottinghamshire homes deemed ‘non-decent’

Nottinghamshire employed a record number of agency workers to fill vacancies in its children's social care services

Record number of agency workers filling vacancies in children's social care

Opposition councillors say Nottingham City Council is on 'road to no return' over cuts. Photo: Other

Opposition says city council is on ‘road of no return’ as cuts loom

Government commissioners could take over running Nottingham City Council any time now. Photo: Other

Government commissioners could be in place at city council 'within days'

Nottingham City Council has effectively declared itself bankrupt. Photo: Submitted

Nottingham City Council effectively 'declares bankruptcy' over £23m budget gap

Bulwell is to get a slice of a new £150,000 council grant for community groups providing food and cost-of-living support. Photo: Google

Bulwell food and cost of living help groups to get a slice £150,000 grant

Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Michael Gove in Downing Street, London. (Photo by: Lucy North/PA/Radar)

Hectares of forest, open land and water in Ashfield developed upon

'No-fault' evictions have accounted for 22,440 repossessions across England and Wales since April 2019, when the Government pledged to ban them in its election manifesto. (Photo by: PA/Radar)

Dozens of 'no-fault' evictions in Ashfield since Government's ban pledge

Dozens of rental properties have been repossessed without an explicit reason given in Ashfield since the Government pledged to ban no-fault evictions in 2019, new figures show.

Andrew Dowdeswell

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the coronation on May 6, 2023. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire.

King Charles & Queen Camilla criticised over gender pay gap to staff

Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station

Government signs off major East Midlands Freeport plans

RAF Scampton could be transformed into housing for asylum seekers - but locals aren’t happy

Row as historic RAF base could be used to house 1,500 asylum seekers

Which areas of Mansfield are the most polluted?

Revealed: The Mansfield neighbourhoods with the worst air quality

Where in Ashfield are people enjoying breathing cleaner fresher air?

Revealed: The Ashfield areas with the best air quality

Which areas of Ashfield are the most polluted?

Air pollution: The 11 Ashfield neighbourhoods with the worst air quality

The Real life roomset at IKEA in Bristol (photo: Tim Gander/PinPep)

‘Cramped and dangerous’ rooms coming to some Ikea stores - here’s why

Cost of living is £630 more expensive per month for single Brits

Cost of living leaves single Brits paying up to £630 more per month

UK sees biggest fall in housing prices since 2009 financial crisis according to Halifax report.

UK sees biggest fall in house prices since financial crisis

Ashfield District Council has cancelled today's meeting and two others this month following the death of the Queen

New date set for key local plan meeting over future of Whyburn Farm

Ashfield District Council has spent more than £15,000 on redundancy packages

Council spends more than £15,000 on redundancy packages

Parks and green spaces in Hucknall, Bulwell, Bestwood Village and Top Valley have all been awarded green flag status this year

The 10 Hucknall, Bulwell and Bestwood parks with Green Flag status this year

Private parking fines to be capped at £50

Women are more likely to be affected by homelessness than men, a charity has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Women more likely to be affected by homelessness than men, says charity

Here are the rules for moving house during the second lockdown

Robert Jenrick MP says communities will not be forced to accept unitary council proposals. Photo: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images

Minister says government 'will not impose' unitary council plans upon Nottingham...

Sheffield City Region Mayor Dan Jarvis. Photo: JPI Media

Deprived areas 'short-changed' by cut in Government coronavirus cash, says Dan J...

Sheffield City Region mayor Dan Jarvis has said councils in South Yorkshire have been “short-changed” over cash to help the vulnerable during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered members of the public to avoid travelling to work unless it was absolutely necessary (Getty Images)

Here's the latest guidance on whether you should go into work after the UK was p...

How one-in-four use money from families to buy their first home

Now, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, has said he will soon be laying out criteria for who will be allowed to set up a super-council.

Secretary of State '˜poured cold water' over Nottinghamshire's proposed '˜super-...

A homeless person in a shop front. Picture: Andrew Roe

Surge in calls to homelessness charity from East Midlands

Nottinghamshire Councty Coucnil have unveiled 11 extra care bungalows designed specifically for older people with dementia in Mansfield.

Council unveils 11 dementia extra care homes in Mansfield

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REVEALED: Find out which area of Mansfield is in top 20 most deprived areas

Injunction bans ‘anti-social’ man from estates

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Mansfield private landlord Haven Supported Housing says it welcomes council inve...

E-cigarette warning from city council

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