Preferred Homes aims to build thousands of affordable homes for older people. Chief executive Findlay MacAlpine tells James Riding about the for-profit provider’s growth plans and US backers.

John Nicholson will lead on The Crown Estate’s urban development projects, which include a potential pipeline of 56,000 homes across the UK.

A Scottish housing association judged non-compliant by the regulator for two-and-a-half years is now seeking a strategic partner as it needs more funding.

Nine children under the age of 11 have died after falling from windows or balconies in social rented homes in the past six years, according to a study.

Seven council homes have been seized by a council in east London after an investigation uncovered fraud ranging from illegal sub-letting to multiple ownership.

A developer has acquired a landmark tower in Glasgow and plans to convert it into a co-living scheme.

Tributes have been paid to Clare McCarty, former chief executive of Clanmil Housing, after the landlord revealed her passing this week.

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A group of London’s biggest landlords has suggested that the mayor could support flagging affordable housing delivery with additional grants for live projects.