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Lee Anderson calls for further scrutiny of Ashfield District Council

WATCH: The moment area's MPs call for more scrutiny of Ashfield District Council

Nottinghamshire County Council

Notts County Council confirms judicial review proceedings launched

Mick Barton, leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, is leading the legal challege into the proposed restructure of local government.

Step forward in formal legal challenge over boundary shake-up

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A person saving alone in London could face a 21-year wait to build a 10% house deposit, research has found

Ad Feature House deposit saving takes 21 years in London, study finds

Angela Rayner has announced a pause on LGR in England. Photo: Getty Images

‘Handbrake U-turn’ on major shake-up of Nottinghamshire councils

New research from CIA Landlords has analysed where renters are most and least likely to have access to a garden

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The old Seven Stars pub in Hucknall could be torn down to make way for housing. Photo: Submitted

Housing plans revealed for derelict Hucknall pub site

Research revealed that more than half of Gen Z rank illness or pain among their top aging concerns, higher than Boomers.

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Buyer demand is at its weakest in years

Ad Feature Frozen market sees homeowners extend rather than move

Saudi Developmental Housing Foundation (Sakan) has achieved a national milestone with international recognition by winning the Learning Excellence Award in London

Ad Feature Sakan wins learning excellence awards in London
Global recognition for advancing community awareness and sustainable housing impact.
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MP Michelle Welsh with Hucknall Ukulele Group at their musical protest.

MP joins in ukulele-inspired Misk Hills and Whyburn protest

Michelle Welsh MP has sent her letter to the housing secretary with more than 2,000 signatures on it. Photo: Submitted

MP sends Misk Hills letter signed by more than 2,000 to Housing Secretary

Run by the Housing Developmental Foundation, known as SAKAN, the programme has developed a housing support model that brings together 313 nonprofit organisations and 1.4 million volunteers

Ad Feature Saudi housing scheme helps millions in effort to tackle homes crisis

Hucknall MP Michelle Welsh has called on all town residents to sign her letter against plans to build 100 homes on Misk Hills. Photo: Submitted

MP calls on all residents to sign her letter to save Misk Hills from housing

Coun Tom Hollis has called on the Government to do more to help councils like Ashfield support families struggling with housing. Photo: Submitted

Council calls for Government housing reform to support families

41 per cent weren’t shown the loft space when viewing their house.

Three in 10 Brits don’t have enough room for all their belongings

The law was named in memory of Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old boy who tragically died in 2020 due to prolonged mould exposure in social housing.

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ThermoPest wants to highlight the proven success of controlled, high-temperature heat systems

Ad Feature Experts reveal 'go-to' method that completely rids bed bugs

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The UK's best and worst-rated house-builders, based on reviews

Chief Executive of the HomeOwners Alliance, Paula Higgins

Call for action as survey reveals 35% of homes with spray foam have defect

Mortgage adviser Liam Cockerham has offered his expert advice to first-time buyers on the pitfalls to avoid, including one easy mistake to make

The one easy mistake to avoid when buying your first home

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William Wordsworth's Victorian cottage on Lake Windermere up for sale

The initiative aims to support UK mission to reduce energy bills, create green jobs, and advance climate action

Social housing in UK to have cleaner energy come new initiative

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK families to get free cash as Household Support Fund is extended

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to give a speech at the Treasury in July 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images)

What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

Whyburn Farm campaigner Jemma Chambers has been told she can't attend a local plan examination meeting - because she 'hasn't objected'

Green belt campaigner denied spot at local plan meeting as she 'didn't object'

'Lifestyle inflation' is to blame, according to 4,000 adults

Fewer than one in 10 millennials have hit their financial goals
Fewer than one in 10 millennials have hit their financial goals – with 'lifestyle inflation' partly to blame.
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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

(Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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

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
Residents of a suburban street with links to William Shakespeare say their homes have become over-run with misery and fear since county lines drug gangs moved on the street, in a video report.
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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

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