Housing

New research has found a 'wellbeing gap' between older and younger generations.

Don't penalise older generations when addressing 'wellbeing gap': The YP says

Some of those caught in the cladding and building safety scandal meet Michael Gove who came to Leeds to discuss their plight.

Michael Gove visits Leeds to meet those trapped in the building safety crisis

The \'Welcome to Kirklees\' sign that is actually welcoming drivers to Calderdale. Credit: Abigail Marlow

Error sees ‘Welcome to Kirklees’ sign welcoming drivers to Calderdale

Thwaite in the Yorkshire Dales

The destruction of Yorkshire's open spaces is not an option - special YP comment

Housebuilding in progress. The country is currently facing a shortage of housing. PIC: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Housing policy needs to do more for ‘generation rent’ - The Yorkshire Post says

Amelia Franks (centre) from Countryside Canines addresses Kirklees Council, with Julie from Happy Hounds and Suzie from Stroll and Stay with Suzie. Credit: Youtube/Kirklees Council

Dog boarding business owners call on council to review drastic fee hike

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove, Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, speak to a Trainee Assistant Site Manager during a visit to a Taylor Wimpey housing development. PIC: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Amount of nutrients entering rivers from new homes is small - Michael Gove

A construction site

Restrictions on pollution look set to be abolished to allow more homebuilding

A general aerial view of terraced houses. PIC: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Plans to ditch housebuilding pollution rules are a major concern - The YP says

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dungeness, Kent, onboard an RNLI Dungeness Lifeboat, following a small boat incident in the Channel. PIC: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

The migrant crisis requires a middle ground approach - The Yorkshire Post says

David Butterworth, chief executive of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).Photo: YDNPA.

Leaders slam proposal to allow landowners to redevelop barns into homes

Lucy Frazer was appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport earlier this year.

Supporting young people is the job of every government department - Lucy Frazer

Cathedral House, Huddersfield during the vote count for Kirklees Council. Available for use across all LDRS partners.

Kirklees hits financial trouble unless budget can be balanced

Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, delivers a speech on planning reforms at Kings Place in King's Cross, north London. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Tackling inflation is critical to implementation of housing plan - Michael Gove

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government Michael Gove a

Government announce property pledges including more homes for Leeds city centre

Keane Duncan, 28, will stand in May's election

Tory candidate for North Yorkshire mayor vows to be 'unashamedly pro-business'

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

'Sir Keir Starmer and Labour are doing a classic bit of fence sitting on housing policy'. PIC: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

‘Tough decisions’ on housing are bound to upset someone - Bill Carmichael

Lord Bob Kerslake, chair of the UKREiiF Advisory Group, opening the event in Leeds

Government should 'reset relationship with housebuilders', says Sir Bob Kerslake

Fresh plans for Sheffield working men’s club

Plans to demolish working men’s club for dozens of retirement apartments

'LAPSO has caused untold damage to our justice system and access to justice'. PIC: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Funding cuts to legal aid have caused untold damage - Amanda Hamilton
It used to be the case that a consumer of legal services could access funding for most types of legal disputes. Then the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) came into force. The legislation introduced funding cuts to legal aid, which resulted in fewer consumers of legal services being able to gain access to advice and assistance. A decade on, the fallout is nothing short of catastrophic.

Property market update

Yorkshire property market update and ideas on how to solve the rental crisis

The countryside is battling a ‘hidden homelessness’ crisis driven by soaring housing costs and a gaping shortfall in local authority funding, a new report shows.

Surge in rural rough sleeping since pandemic worsened by cost-of-living crisis

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

New analysis suggests York is the most lucrative city in the country for Airbnb hosts.

Airbnb hosts accused of ‘fuelling’ the housing crisis in York

Andrew Milnes, mortgage principal at the Mortgage Advice Bureau, Bingley

Getting a mortgage on homes affected by the cladding crisis

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

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

Sue Gray, the senior UK civil servant blamed by allies of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson for helping ensure his downfall, quit on Thursday

Sue Gray set to join Labour as Starmer’s cheif of staff

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

Local authorities need more cash and powers to help tackle damp and mould in private homes, Leeds City Council’s chief executive Tom Riordan has said.

Funding and powers needed to tackle mould problem in homes - The YP says

Tom Edwards of LCF Law.

What the end of Section 21 eviction notices means for landlords and tenants

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
Britain saw a record fall in housing prices in the final quarter of 2022 seeing the biggest drop since the financial crisis in 2009.

How the women's refuge in Scarborough is going to look

Yorkshire women's refuge delayed due to concerns over rising costs

Michael Gove approves 1,000 home development north of York as council 'took too long'

Gove approves 1,000 home development north of York as council 'took too long'

Aaron Probert, founder of Labre's Hope. A soap factory that offers employment to Crisis members. Mr Probert founded Labre’s Hope after hearing the story of a rough sleeper on a Sheffield

Yorkshire soap-maker which employs homeless people launches £50,000 crowdfunder

Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, demanded to see the organisation’s boss. PIC: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Death of Awaab Ishak shows housing failures can't go unchecked - Jayne Dowle

Land off A170 in Thirsk

Campaigners call on Government to probe plans to build Starbucks on farmland

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse has issued a call for evidence from across the rural economy to establish the effects the cost-of-living crisis is having on businesses & communities in the countryside.

Countryside communities urged to give evidence at cost of living crisis inquiry

Housing is now at its least affordable point since records began, according to Leeds Building Society. Picture: Tim Ireland/PA

Why mortgages is at its 'least affordable' since records began

Land in Bentham where 47 homes could be built

'Unacceptable' homes bid in Yorkshire Dales to be rejected for a second time

Rufforth village

Housing on Green Belt land in Yorkshire village refused

File photo dated 27/09/21 of Lisa Nandy

'Crisis' looming for councils threatening 'vital services' Lisa Nandy to say

As a Labour MP, Rachael Maskell sees the other side to York: one where, in her words, families feel unwelcome and poverty is rife.

York MP on stag parties, Andrew, and why she went against her party on vaccines

Rachael Maskell, the Labour MP for York Central, met with Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Housing, to express concerns that property owners are “maximising profits while marketing York as a ‘party city’” on short-term lets website AirBnB.

Stag and hen parties in York making residents miserable, MP says

Those interested in hosting a refugee who has fled the war-torn country can sign-up on a dedicated website – but the Department for Levelling Up, Communities and Housing said the matching process will be run by charities and businesses – or that hosts can source their own match, potentially through social media.

Ukraine: Concerns over matching delays for refugee scheme

More than 300 areas have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of band D or below, making them the least energy efficient, and 21 of them were in Yorkshire and The Humber.

21 areas set to be hardest hit by rising energy bills

People hold a flag during a demonstration organised by London EuroMaidan and British-Ukrainian volunteers outside Downing Street, London

Almost 89,000 people sign up to offer homes to Ukrainian refugees

People walking through a town centre in England (PA)

'Local empowerment' is key to economic growth, top civil servant says

Reporting its annual results, chief executive officer Richard Fearon said the society’s record support for the housing market, including 20,000 first time buyers, had been a key element of its success in an "extremely demanding" year.

Leeds Building Society sets new records for mortgage lending

Private parking fines to be capped at £50

Michael Gove did not explain why the Levelling Up White Paper has been delayed.

Michael Gove fails to answer plea for Levelling Up White Paper publication date

York Handmade helped to create the wine cellars at the Forbidden Corner, near Middleham

Housing, construction and manufacturing will be in the vanguard of the recovery

The view across the Vale of York from the top of Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire. The county is due to undergo a major reorganisation of local government to pave the way for a long-awaited devolution deal. (Photo: James Hardisty)

North Yorkshire leaders to press Government over slow-moving devolution plans

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House

Yorkshire should 'take more control of its own decisions' says Sir Keir Starmer

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

A high street in Nottingham

Launch urgent review into pandemic impact on high streets, say MPs

How should refugees from Afghanistan be welcomed in the region?

Home truths in York over Afghan refugees – William Gomes

Robert Jenrick pictured outside BBC Broadcasting House, July 4 2021 (PA/Dominic Lipinski)

Councils should 'step up' to develop 'high quality' levelling up bids

Just 19 new affordable homes are being built in York each year, new figures have revealed

York's housing crisis: Just 19 new affordable homes being built each year

Here are the rules for moving house during the second lockdown