Housing

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A person saving alone in London could face a 21-year wait to build a 10% house deposit, research has found

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Greater powers will be passed on to Royal Navy, Army and RAF families to make decisions relating to their service accommodation. Pictured: Secretary of State Wes Streeting visited the Defence Housing Service.

'More power' for families to make changes to military houses

Havant Borough Council

Havant Borough Council spent £16.6million 'unlawfully'

The latest planning applications submitted to Eastbourne Borough Council. Photo: Iconic Media Group

Developer cleared to replace affordable homes with cash contribution

New research from CIA Landlords has analysed where renters are most and least likely to have access to a garden

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Smiling young mom and little foster daughter painting together: Image posed by models Picture: Adobe Stock

Ofsted inspectors praise support given to families and children

Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport, has written to the Home Secretary calling for the Phase 2 plans of the Haslar Immigration Removal Centre to be considered by Gosport Borough Council.

"Unacceptable harm" as MP objects to plans to expand the Haslar IRC

Old Street, Stubbington plans. Photo: Bargate Homes/SNUG Architects, FBC planning portal

Controversial countryside estate plan for 62 homes thrown out

Rated 5: Minstead Trust, Lily & Lime at Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth; rated on July 16

Survey reveals Portsmouth children in care feel safe and cared for

New-look Fareham Shopping Centre

Major £9.5m shake-up for ‘tired’ shopping centre approved

Campaign victory as cemetery lodge housing plans scrapped

Land in Southbourne which could be used for housing

Public consultation on key document over 800 homes plans for village

Research revealed that more than half of Gen Z rank illness or pain among their top aging concerns, higher than Boomers.

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(l-r) Dave Parham, Anne Skennerton, cllr. Jonathan Hulls, cllr. Wilf Forrow, Chris Pearsall and Professor Jonathan Raper.

'Inappropriate and unsound' - residents fight plans for 300 homes

Update on development at Tipner Range site, Portsmouth on Monday 15th June 2026Picture: Habibur Rahman

Huge progress being made to create hundreds of homes in Tipner
The transformation of the gateway site into Portsmouth continues
Kelly Brown

Buyer demand is at its weakest in years

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McDonalds

Plans for a McDonald's to open for longer and new housing unveiled

Rook Farm site, Hayling Island

“Fair and right thing” done for Hayling Island over 300 homes plan

Rook Farm site, Hayling Island

Battle lines drawn as residents prepare to fight plans for 300 homes

Former Pompey administrator Trevor Birch is to leave the EFL. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

Man who helped save Portsmouth to leave key role

Charity defends cemetery lodge homes after residents voice concerns

A new cafe - The Corner Cafe - has opened in Welborne.

Pictured: Cafe owners from the left Lisabel Thistlethwayte,Karen Guibeleguiet, John Beresford

Picture: Marcin Jedrysiak

Welborne Garden Village celebrates the opening of first business

Plans for housing next to the Queens Hotel

Plea to approve Queens Hotel housing plans despite concerns

Saudi Developmental Housing Foundation (Sakan) has achieved a national milestone with international recognition by winning the Learning Excellence Award in London

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Stephen Morgan MP

POLITICAL COMMENT: Social homes to be protected against selloffs

Run by the Housing Developmental Foundation, known as SAKAN, the programme has developed a housing support model that brings together 313 nonprofit organisations and 1.4 million volunteers

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The international development community has spent years arguing that complex social challenges are best addressed through coordinated, multi-stakeholder systems.
George Jones

Council signs off £2.1m borrowing for Cosham sheltered housing scheme

Gosport Borough Council's full council meeting on March 4

Heated debate erupts as tenants left living in 'unsafe homes'

Fareham Borough Council offices

Tenants across Fareham to see rents and swathe of other charges rise

Police keep "Portsmouth Patriots" and "Stand Up To Racism" groups apart at the rally in Guildhall Square, Portsmouth
Picture: Chris Moorhouse (280226-17)

Police separate noisy protestors at rally at Guildhall Square

Artist's impression of the Locks Heath housing development

Verdict in on dozens of new homes after huge community backlash

Electric heated wallpaper being tested in Fareham to tackle damp and mould in military housing.

"Innovative" wallpaper trialled to tackle mould in military housing

Left to Right Cllr Lesley Meenaghan, Cllr Kevin Casey, Cllr Kirsten Bradley and Cllr Alan Scard at Gosport Borough Council regulatory board meeting on January 28

Unanimous support for new nine-bed HMO above high street shops

Amanda Martin MP

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Aerial illustration of proposed development at Southleigh

A27 gridlock fears dominate meeting over major 2,000-home development

Aerial illustration of proposed development at Southleigh

Row brewing over 2,000-home scheme without A27 link road

Plans submitted for Ocean Apartments to add five new seaside flats

Upgrades have been rolled out to over two dozen military houses in Portsmouth.

First upgrades to city military homes rolled out in time for Christmas

Amanda Martin MP

Political opinion: Government is fixing the broken funding system for councils

Cllr S Martin, Cllr I Bastable, Cllr F Birkett , Cllr M Daniels, and Cllr C Hockley, (left to right) Fareham Borough Council executive meeting, November 3

Concrete safety works for nearly 300 flats signed off

Fareham Borough Council executive meeting on November 3

Land being snapped up so much-needed affordable homes can be built

Fareham Borough Council's executive meeting, November 3

Chief tackles wild rumours of asylum seekers being housed in new homes

The Defence Housing Strategy was announced in the House of Commons today, with the policy being scrutinised by Portsmouth area MPs.

£9bn military housing overhaul analysed as policy announced

Fareham Borough Council's overview and scrutiny board meeting on October 29

Crisis meeting called as massive council house blunder uncovered

The government is announcing a defence housing strategy amid a £9bn overhaul for armed forces accommodation. Pictured: Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer and defence secretary John Healey.

£9bn overhaul for Royal Navy military houses to "back families"

Extra funding has been set aside to build houses for armed forces veterans.

Major investment to build veterans houses "fit for heroes"

41 per cent weren’t shown the loft space when viewing their house.

Three in 10 Brits don’t have enough room for all their belongings

Planning inquiry for land west of 237 Segensworth Road, Fareham October 28

Classic cars at centre of planning battle on land earmarked for homes

Amanda Martin MP

More than 60,000 Portsmouth renters now have better rights: Labour’s Historic Re...

The law was named in memory of Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old boy who tragically died in 2020 due to prolonged mould exposure in social housing.

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Photographs as part of the council's case on land at 237 Segensworth, Fareham taken January 2024

Site near A27 earmarked for 348 homes facing inquiry showdown

Fareham Borough Council planning meeting, October 15, (right to left) Cllr Whiltshire, Cllr Dugan, Cllr Nother, Cllr Ingram, Cllr Whittle, Cllr Needham and developer Michael Walker

Dramatic revamp for rat-infested bungalow – but not everyone is happy

Fareham Borough Council planning committee October 10

Verdict in on four large new homes and why locals are really worried

Fareham Borough Council planning meeting October 15

Key decision made on nearly 100 new homes for social rent