34 h. ago Britain’s top 10 most popular affordable areas for families revealed

Affordability was measured by comparing the average three-bed house prices with average earnings in the local area

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47 h. ago Cruden Group celebrates four shortlistings at 2025 Scottish Home Awards

Five star Scottish homebuilder Cruden Group has received four shortlist nominations at the prestigious 2025 Scottish Home Awards, highlighting the group's continued excellence across private and affordable housing developments.

Events

48 h. ago Huge new retirement village with shop and community hall unveiled for Swansea

If built it would be adjacent to a nursing home and care home and would include 124 one and two-bedroom flats and affordable housing

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3 d. ago Where CAN you afford to buy a house? Just enter your desired bedrooms and budget into our interactive map to learn the good (or bad) news

Anyone can enter their budget and desired bedrooms to the 'Home Affordability Map' tool from ReallyMoving.com, and it will show them a colour-coded map of where they can afford to buy.

Economics

4 d. ago Student HMOs are ruining our community, say locals furious at one of Britain's top universities

One of Britain's top universities is forcing local families out of affordable housing and 'ruining communities,' furious residents told MailOnline.

Politics

1 week ago Affordable housing plans in Rattray put under the spotlight by councillors

Bancon Construction has submitted a proposal of application notice to Perth and Kinross Council to build a development of affordable homes and facilities

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2 w. ago Mortgage innovation and affordability changes are huge positives

Borrowing more is becoming possible for some - which could be vital in the always-tricky landscape of mortgages

Economics

3 w. ago American women and children are in crisis. Republicans are about to make it worse | Karen Dolan

Donald Trump’s budget could gut Medicaid, cut food assistance for millions and lead to 40,000 kids losing childcareWomen and children are under threat in America.Jocelyn Smith of Roswell, New Mexico, knows this too well. “I’m disabled, taking care of my disabled daughter. I work, and I volunteer to help feed and house my community,” she told me. “Yet I need assistance affording meals for my family. Something is broken.”Karen Dolan is a federal safety net expert and a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Sadiq Khan confirms plan for almost 300 affordable homes next to North Middlesex University Hospital

All of the homes will be available either for social rent or shared ownership, and “will meet the highest standards of design and energy efficiency”

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3 w. ago The UK’s least and most affordable cities in 2025 revealed – from house prices to pints

Some surprising cities are becoming more unaffordable in 2025

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last month The squabbling, the vomiting, the freeloading and the noisy sex: my 10 worst house

Across eight homes and 18 housemates, I have endured it all – from the guy who washed his clothes without detergent to the boyfriend who moved in by stealthThe only people I know who speak glowingly about house shares are the ones no longer living in them. When I hear someone describe their house-sharing era as the “best time of my life”, I know they have had at least two years to forget their trauma. That is not a luxury afforded to me – I am living in my eighth house share with my 18th housemate, still holding on to past horrors like they happened yesterday and facing the anxiety they may happen again. So here they are: the 10 worst moments from my many house shares. Continue reading...

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last month 60 per cent of residents in Scottish national park struggle to find affordable housing as a third want to move

Residents generally felt the park was good for their mental health, but found the area challenging to live in when it came to housing and public transport

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