2 h. ago Council blasted for letting city centre hotel house migrants unlawfully and approving plans that add rooms for more

A council is under fire after it emerged a Worcester city centre hotel is unlawfully housing asylum seekers - and has been granted planning permission to build extra 'hotel' guest rooms.

Society

4 h. ago Omaze couple put luxury former council house up for sale for £4.5m just months later

'Britain's most expensive council house' has been put up for sale by the couple who won it in an Omaze draw

Economics

9 h. ago Couple put £4.5m Omaze home that was once Britain's most expensive council house up for sale just three months after winning it

Hospitality worker Roger Cana, 37, and his accountant wife Shalini, 33, first bagged the £4.5million property in southeast London in May, 2025.

Economics

29 h. ago Wishaw man scoops prestigious award for his work as site manager in Hamilton

Stuart Gillespie is celebrating after winning a Pride in the Job 2025 Quality Award from the National House-Building Council (NHBC), recognising his outstanding work at Oakwood View in Hamilton.

Events

30 h. ago Hollywood actor sues British council over 'Downton Shabby' manor house after it evicted him from ruined 'ancestral home' he has spent eight years trying to save

Hopwood DePree, 55, has told of spending eight years and half a million pounds trying to restore a stately home in Middleton, Greater Manchester.

Society

6 d. ago Epping asylum hotel latest: Judges to rule on overturning injunction after migration protests

Dozens of local authorities say they will seek legal advice on halting the use of hotels to house asylum seekers following the interim injunction granted to Epping Council

Events

6 d. ago Councillors approve £11m project to purchase land in Ravenscraig and build new homes

North Lanarkshire Council will secure the site at Prospecthill Road which is currently owned by Ravenscraig Ltd but was previously targeted for inclusion in the council’s new build housing programme.

Economics

7 d. ago North Lanarkshire Council housing chief reveals benefits to Incentive to Downsize scheme

Currently, there are more than 14,000 households waiting for a council home in North Lanarkshire, while around 3,200 properties are classed as under-occupied.

Politics

8 d. ago 'Serious failings' identified by housing regulator at Kensington and Chelsea Council

Kensington and Chelsea, the borough which contains Grenfell Tower, has been handed the second lowest grade by the Government Regulator over the state of its social housing

Events

8 d. ago Lease laptops from just £5 a month with Raylo Business summer sale

Self-employed and need new tech? Raylo Business has laptops from just £5 a month with flexible lease terms and free upgrades

Economics

8 d. ago Rogue trader warning issued as scam callers target Stirling residents on their doorsteps

Stirling Council has received reports of rogue traders cold calling at several households across the area, claiming to have connections to the council and offering exterior works at a reduced rate.

Events

8 d. ago The council wouldn't give me a new kitchen so I did it myself

Lauren Keeble, from the UK, revealed she transformed her dated council house kitchen herself after the state refused to fund the upgrade.

Politics

8 d. ago Cut your Council Tax payment for next month without claiming a discount

Nearly half a million households in Scotland are receiving a Council Tax Reduction on their annual bill.

Economics

9 d. ago Scots woman in tears after finding homemade 'crackpipe' in new council house

Charlie Henry, was horrified when a family friend found the homemade 'drug device' hidden in the cupboard under the sink.

Society

9 d. ago Woman handed suspended sentence and ordered to pay over £6k for submitting false council housing application

Amira Issa, 41, who lives in Southwark, was sentenced to six months in prison suspended for 12 months

Economics

1 week ago Newbuild homes DEMOLISHED after teenager goes on 'utterly mindless' JCB rampage causing over £2.5million of damage

Images obtained by the Daily Mail show bare foundations of what was once newly-constructed council housing in Darlington, Durham.

Economics

1 week ago The London borough that is the most expensive place to rent in Britain

The London borough that is the most expensive place to rent in Britain  Time Out Worldwide

Politics

2 w. ago Housing in east London borough hit by 'shoddy workmanship' from repair firms, mayor says

Lutfur Rahman said he believed Tower Hamlets Council’s housing repair service was ‘not fit for purpose’

Economics

2 w. ago Asylum hotels latest: Labour councils join backlash with potential legal action against government

Chaos facing Starmer comes after Epping council granted temporary injunction blocking migrants from being housed at The Bell Hotel

Politics

2 w. ago What was an average breakfast for Britain's fattest and 'most useless' monarch?

Branded by English Heritage as Britain's 'most useless monarch', George IV indulged his expensive tastes and insatiable appetite without restraint.

Politics