Poverty is often measured through income, but modern housing challenges show that affordability is only part of the picture. Rising housing costs, fuel poverty, damp, mould, and poor housing conditions all contribute to wider health and wellbeing outcomes. Understanding the poverty index helps highlight why safe, healthy, and energy-efficient homes have become increasingly important and why housing providers need better insight into the conditions affecting vulnerable residents.

On 6 October 2026, Scotland becomes the first part of the UK to put statutory repair timescales on private landlords.

You know an issue is widespread when the writers of a primetime soap like Coronation Street decide to build a storyline around it. But that’s just what’s happening in Weatherfield, where Abi […]

If you're a landlord, a tenant or a property management company, disrepair housing law is what decides whether a problem is bad enough that action needs to be taken, or compensation needs to be paid.