Housing

The initiative aims to support UK mission to reduce energy bills, create green jobs, and advance climate action

Social housing in UK to have cleaner energy come new initiative

Rough sleepers lay in their makeshift beds outside closed shops on Oxford Street. Picture: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Over £2 million funding boost to tackle homelessness in Central Bedfordshire

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK families to get free cash as Household Support Fund is extended

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to give a speech at the Treasury in July 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images)

What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

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Housing plans for Leighton Buzzard's Bridge Meadows slashed by more than half

'Lifestyle inflation' is to blame, according to 4,000 adults

Fewer than one in 10 millennials have hit their financial goals

Jess Phillips MP speaking at The Rally Against Violence Towards Women and Girls at Labour conference.

Minister says stopping VAWG should be everyone’s “core business”

A poll of 2,000 adults uncovered the top 50 things that irritate people when they’re trying to get on with their day

These are life's top 50 biggest inconveniences

Jackie Kennedy, is the only resident living in a 50-room care home after it closed down in 2023.

I live alone in abandoned care home - I feel like a "prisoner"

A poll of 500 adults who bought their first property have revealed their biggest regrets - including living in an area they do not love

First-time buyers reveal their biggest regrets

A house lies in ruins.

Footage shows house with front blown off after suspected gas explosion

Shocking video shows the devastating aftermath of a house that was destroyed in a suspected gas explosion, which has left a man seriously injured and nearby homes evacuated.

Lucinda Herbert

Marshal Craig, one of the last remaining residents on Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow which is almost deserted.

'I'm not moving!' - Man refuses to leave derelict 'Chernobyl' estate

Hillary and Franco McManus Omaze Million Pound House London winners inside their new £5m home

'Best wedding present ever': Newlyweds win a £5m Omaze dream home

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Half of renters endure cold, damp or mould - despite record high rents

Rent increases are impacting the saving powers of four in 10 private tenants and now a third of these can't afford to put any cash aside as a result.

62% of UK renters put aside £100 or less each month

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I'm a mortgage expert - 9 pitfalls that first time buyers should avoid

People look at residential properties displayed for sale in the window of an estate agents' in London (Photo: ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)

Expert tips for first-time homebuyers as mortgages jump 61% in 5 years

Karen Bishop, 51, with her 2-year-old French bull dog Drew outside the Travelodge in Norwich.

Watch: Disabled gran has lived in hotel for 2 years after flat blaze

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UK city leaps into top 10 most expensive cities for expats

File photo of a teenage girl

More Central Bedfordshire children in temporary accommodation

Residents of Stratford-upon-Avon are blighted by antisocial behaviour along South Green Drive and Cottage Lane, just a stones throw from Anne Hathaway's Cottage.

Watch: Drug gangs create misery on posh Shakespeare heritage street

File photo of an online energy bill.

More than one in 20 Central Bedfordshire households in fuel poverty

Destiny Mitchell, 26, is homeless and has turned a bus stop into a temporary home on the Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Watch: Our home is a disused bus shelter...it's going to be demolished

General view of a council tax bill. Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Thousands of pensioners get council tax support - but some could be missing out

The proposed layout of Astral Park, published on Central Bedfordshire Council's planning portal. Picture: David Jarvis Associates

Plans for 'pioneering' renewable energy park near Leighton Buzzard resubmitted

Aerial view of houses. PA Photo Owen Humphreys

More empty homes in Central Bedfordshire, as numbers rise in England

Andrew Selous MP with housing minister Rachel Maclean

Minister pledges to support local thriving communities

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

King Charles and Queen Camilla have been criticised after new figures revealed a huge gender pay gap between staff.

Sam Johnson

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

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

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

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

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

Private parking fines to be capped at £50

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 designer's image of the new Hockliffe Road care home. Picture: CBC.

Plans for Leighton Buzzard care home 'step closer' as Farrans awarded build cont...

Here are the rules for moving house during the second lockdown

A map of the approved M1 to A6 link road

Victory for Central Beds' M1-A6 link road scheme as Luton accepts High Court ver...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered members of the public to avoid travelling to work unless it was absolutely necessary (Getty Images)

Here's the latest guidance on whether you should go into work after the UK was p...

The newly approved M1-A6 link road will lie just north of Luton

Luton considers Judicial Review over Central Beds' newly approved M1-A6 link roa...

How one-in-four use money from families to buy their first home

Council needs views on support and care it provides

Just Ask to know more about services available in Leighton Buzzard

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Why not make it a dry January!

Central Bedfordshire residents are being urged to sign up for an alcohol-free January to enjoy the benefits associated with cutting out the booze.

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Homeless charity Shelter’s helpline needs more volunteers

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Central Beds celebrates World Social Work Day

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New homes targets cut across south east, says report

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Housing costs more than £200,000 over a lifetime, but transport bill is higher

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