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Interim work 'a priority' as Celtic Tiger-era apartment building defect repair cost estimated to be up to €2.5 billion

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien welcomed the findings of the report, saying 'this was a nettle we had to grasp' and that he is 'committed' to helping those affected

Irish Mirror

Queensland Audit Office highlights lack of modelling to address rising social housing demand

An audit office report finds Queensland Housing Department has no model to predict future demand on the state's social housing register, and that plans to build more than 6,000 new dwellings will be nowhere near enough to meet demand.

ABC News

Michael Gove left homeless as Boris Johnson takes final revenge for leadership sabotage

Michael Gove - who was sacked as housing secretary on Wednesday - not only lost his job, but also his £25 million grace and favour pad in Westminster.

Daily Mirror

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KTR seeks guidelines for 2BHK allotment

Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K.T.Rama Rao has instructed the officials concerned to expedite measures for allotment of double bedroom housing units to the eligible beneficiaries in the city.

The Hindu

Middlewood Locks scheme gets £30m loan boost

Housing Minister Stuart Andrew said the project was a "key part of the Government's levelling up mission"

Manchester Evening News

One million homes were unoccupied on census night. How that could help people struggling to find housing

In the midst of a housing crisis, there were more than one million homes sitting vacant on census night, according to the latest data. A demographer says a lot of those dwellings could be used to help people in need of secure housing.

ABC News

KB Home Shares Gain On Better Than Expected Q2 Results

KB Home (NYSE: KBH) reported second-quarter revenue growth of 19% year-o

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Andhra Pradesh: German bank evinces interest in State govt.’s housing scheme

It proposes financial support of 150 million euros for building energy-efficient houses

The Hindu

Tenants to get power to fight unfair rent hikes and 'no fault' evictions banned

Housing charity Shelter has welcomed Michael Gove's plans for the rental sector as a "a game-changer for England’s 11 million private renters"

Daily Mirror

President Michael D Higgins lays into Government and slams housing policy as 'disaster' and 'great, great failure'

The President's scathing remarks included accusing the Government of preferring to take the role of 'a star performer for the speculative sector internationally'

Irish Mirror

Brits 'can use housing benefit to pay mortgage' as Boris Johnson unveils right to buy shake-up

Boris Johnson is expected to use a major speech today to unveil pledges to boost home ownership as he battles to shore up his leadership - but critics have pointed to holes in the scheme

Daily Mirror

Calls for 'immediate action' as over 10,000 people homeless in Ireland for first time since pandemic

The Department of Housing report shows there are 10,049 people now without a home during the week of April 18 to April 24, 2022

Irish Mirror

Gove tells housing association of ‘deep disappointment’ at complaints failings

The Housing Secretary said Clarion Housing Association had not been able to meet fundamental standards for its tenants.

The Independent UK

Michael Sukkar says Coalition policies have pushed first home buyers to their highest levels in 15 years. Is that correct?

Housing Minister Michael Sukkar says the Coalition is responsible for getting the level of first home buyers to its highest in 15 years. RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.

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The Hindu

2BHK project set for launch at Bansilalpet

Exercise for distribution of housing units to urban poor is in progress

Daily Mirror

Michael Gove appears to ditch Tory manifesto pledge to build 300,000 homes a year

Housing Secretary Michael Gove said he was not 'simply trying to hit a statistical target' despite the explicit commitment in the 2019 Conservative manifesto

The Canberra Times

Elderly women 'disproportionately' impacted by ACT public housing moves

A group of organisations have banded together to call on the government to drop non-voluntary relocations.

ABC News

'This is not a death tax': Coalition claims on Labor housing scheme fall flat with experts

Aspects of Labor's newly unveiled affordable housing scheme have been likened to a "death tax", but tax specialists have shot down those suggestions.

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Michael Gove plans to scrap rules that force developers to build affordable homes

Housing Secretary Michael Gove plans to abolish the "section 106" regulations forcing developers to build affordable housing with money instead being given to local councils

The Guardian - AU

‘This isn’t safe’: NSW renters fight twin battles against mould and landlords

The Greens want increased protections for tenants to ensure homes are mould-free and have adequate waterproofing

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Speed up work on housing scheme, says Jogi Ramesh

Identify problems in Jagananna layouts and address them soon, Minister tells officials

ABC News

Another corrupt WA public servant at Department of Communities led web of deceit with fake invoices scheme, CCC report finds

Former Department of Communities senior project manager Mark Ainslie received about $200,000 using a fake invoice scheme while fellow public servant Paul Whyte was doing the same thing on a grander scale, the WA corruption watchdog finds.

Evening Standard

House builders Redrow and MJ Gleeson join rivals in backing Gove’s cladding plans

The Government has won its battle to get developers to pay to fix cladding on three decades worth of buildings.

The Canberra Times

Ministers reject claims of housing relocation review

The ACT government has traded barbs with the ACT Council of Social Service over the territory's public housing renewal program.

Irish Mirror

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien urged to see reality of homelessness by spending night with volunteers on streets

"Darragh O’Brien needs to come out with us on a Friday night with no papers and no media, come in your tracksuit and walk around with us"

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