https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/housing/ The latest Flip News stories on housing. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:24 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/spain-housing-decrees-defeated/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/spain-housing-decrees-defeated/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Spain's Congress rejected both emergency housing decrees 178-172 after Catalan separatist party Junts defected, handing Pedro Sanchez a costly defeat as protesters jeered and the tenants' union called Saturday rallies and a general strike. Sarah Whitfield spain-housing-crisis spain housing protests evictions AP / Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/spain-housing-protests-vote/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/spain-housing-protests-vote/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hundreds of protesters banged pots and pans outside town halls across Spain on Thursday to pressure MPs ahead of Friday's vote on two tenant-protection decrees. Sarah Whitfield spain-housing-crisis spain housing protests evictions Al Jazeera https://flipnews.co.uk/business/eliseai-raises-350m/ https://flipnews.co.uk/business/eliseai-raises-350m/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:30:00 GMT EliseAI has raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, to push AI deeper into housing and healthcare operations. James Calloway EliseAI AI funding housing healthcare venture capital GlobeNewswire https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-leasehold-fees-cap-agent-licensing/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-leasehold-fees-cap-agent-licensing/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:57:00 GMT The government will cap some landlord fees and create the first independent regulator of property agents, with mandatory licensing for over 5 million leaseholders' benefit. Sarah Whitfield uk housing leasehold property-agents consumer-rights Reuters / GOV.UK https://flipnews.co.uk/business/aviva-blanc-flood-risk-uninsurable-homes/ https://flipnews.co.uk/business/aviva-blanc-flood-risk-uninsurable-homes/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Aviva chief executive Amanda Blanc has warned that England is "for sure" building homes that could become uninsurable because of flood risk, telling the BBC's Big Boss Interview podcast that 115,000 new homes will be built in flood zones over the next decade. Priya Raman Aviva insurance flood risk housing BBC News (via NewsATW) https://flipnews.co.uk/business/uk-consumer-lending-record-1993/ https://flipnews.co.uk/business/uk-consumer-lending-record-1993/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bank of England data for August shows net consumer borrowing up £2.464bn — the biggest rise since records began in 1993 — while mortgage approvals sank to their fewest since December 2023. Sarah Whitfield bank of england borrowing mortgages consumer credit housing economy Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/councils-take-over-empty-homes-six-months-edmo/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/councils-take-over-empty-homes-six-months-edmo/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:30:00 GMT The government has announced reforms cutting the empty-dwelling waiting period from two years to six months, letting councils bring long-term vacant homes back into use sooner. Sarah Whitfield housing empty homes EDMO Angela Rayner Labour conference local government GOV.UK https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/councils-given-more-powers-takeover-empty-homes/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/councils-given-more-powers-takeover-empty-homes/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has announced reforms to Empty Dwelling Management Orders cutting the qualifying vacancy period from two years to six months, as Labour targets 300,000 empty homes across England. James Calloway uk politics housing Labour conference Angela Rayner PA Media https://flipnews.co.uk/world/thousands-march-madrid-maricarmen-eviction-housing-crisis/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/thousands-march-madrid-maricarmen-eviction-housing-crisis/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Thousands marched through Madrid on Saturday over the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, demanding stronger tenant protections as Spain's housing crisis takes centre stage ahead of a 2027 general election. Sarah Whitfield Spain Madrid housing protest Maricarmen CNA https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/burnham-your-first-home-scheme/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/burnham-your-first-home-scheme/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Andy Burnham has announced a Help to Buy-style 'Your First Home' scheme offering first-time buyers in England a 20% equity loan with deposits from 2.5%. Sarah Whitfield andy burnham housing first-time buyers labour conference The Times; Briefly; UA.News https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/homes-for-ukraine-host-payments-cut-70-percent/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/homes-for-ukraine-host-payments-cut-70-percent/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Monthly 'thank you' payments to UK hosts under the Homes for Ukraine scheme will fall from £350 to £100 from 1 January 2027, with council tariffs cut from £5,900 to £3,300. Refugees fear the cut could leave them homeless. Sarah Whitfield homes-for-ukraine refugees ukraine housing MHCLG The Guardian / The Independent / House of Commons https://flipnews.co.uk/world/madrid-maricarmen-eviction-teargas/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/madrid-maricarmen-eviction-teargas/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Spanish police used teargas on protesters on Wednesday as they evicted Maricarmen, an 87-year-old disabled woman, from the Madrid home she has lived in for 70 years, in a fourth eviction attempt that has triggered a political row over housing law. James Calloway Madrid eviction housing Maricarmen Spain The Guardian