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Councils need support to rebuild their capacity to meet the country’s housing needs

Photo: Marcus Rose   Housing is out of reach for public service workers, UNISON’s local government conference declared today. The conference vowed to “continue to […]

New Tenancy Fees Act (Engalnd) comes into force on 1 June – Scotland and Wales have own legislation

The government said earlier in April that it will hold a consultation over its plans, which would mean that private […]

The union welcomes government’s proposals, but is concerned that no further funds are being made available for genuinely affordable homes

National Housing Federation launches consultation on giving tenants and residents a greater say in housing matters

Plans for a new Housing Complaints Resolution Service welcomed

City council becomes first to make union’s charter a key part of its commissioning process

UNISON is encouraging members to respond to the government’s consultation on social housing in England. A government green paper promises “a new deal for social housing” to make sure that tenants have access to safe, secure and decent homes, and are empowered to hold their landlords to account when things go wrong. Key proposals include: […]

Owning a home has become virtually impossible for many public sector workers in Wales, according to research published today (Sunday) by UNISON. Getting a deposit together and obtaining a mortgage are often insurmountable hurdles for those living in the majority of local authority areas across England, Scotland and Wales, according to the findings. The UNISON […]

7 September 2018 Embargo: 00.01hrs Sunday 9 September 2018 Home ownership little more than a pipe dream for public sector workers in the East of England, says UNISON Owning a home has become virtually impossible for many public sector workers in the East of England, according to research published today (Sunday) by UNISON. Getting a deposit together […]

Owning a home has become virtually impossible for many public sector workers across the South East, according to new UNISON research.

Employees are being forced to work further away from their jobs, and young people cannot afford to move out of the family home. “The government has had more wake-up […]

The government is carrying out a consultation on proposals to ‘remove barriers’ to longer private-sector tenancies in England

UNISON has investigated just how much public sector workers are spending on rent. Our new analysis looks specifically at five public sector jobs – an […]