Housing

Lord Nelson Hotel, Nelson

Pub that gave its name to Lancs town could be turned into part HMO

Rydal Mount (Credit: Ashdown Jones, The Lakes and Lune Valley)

William Wordsworth's Victorian cottage on Lake Windermere up for sale

Every one of the 39 North West districts ranked on average house price

Every one of the 39 North West districts ranked on average house price

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

Visit by Housing Minister Alex Norris (second from right) to UCLan's Newton and Victoria Mills in Burnley. Credit: Andy Ford

Government minister visits Burnley to see state-of-the-art UCLan expansion

Five Lancashire towns ranked among UK's happiest places in new survey

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

'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"

Looking over Towneley Park

Towneley Park masterplan sets out a vision for Towneley Park

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

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

Improvements to Abel Street Ball Court

Abel Street ball court revitalization and future improvement programme

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

(Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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

(Photos: Getty Images/LinkedIn)

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

(Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

UK city leaps into top 10 most expensive cities for expats

Coun. Jack Launer (centre), leader of the Burnley Green Party.

Burnley Green Party names candidate in the running to become the town's MP

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

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

A homeless person sleeps in a street. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

Charity offers rooms for the homeless as seven people sleep rough in Burnley

A devolution deal is being signed today in Lancashire

Historic devolution deal to be signed in Lancashire today by minister

Overlooking Burnley. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Almost two dozen new build homes completed in Burnley this year

How are County Hall's coffers coping?

Autumn date set for Lancashire County Council financial healthcheck

Nelson Town Hall.

Landlord fined £20K for failing to carry out badly needed repairs

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

A view of Burnley.

New Burnley social housing lettings fell by almost a quarter in past decade

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

Burnley's £3.5 million from the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Burnley to receive £3.5m investment boost

Ukrainians stage a protest outside of the United Nations Office during special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the war in Ukraine, in Geneva on May 12, 2022. - Ukraine slams what it calls the "sheer horror" and "pure evil" being inflicted on their country by Russian forces as the United Nations Human Rights Council holds an extraordinary session on Ukraine. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Lancastrians told homes are "too remote" to house Ukrainian refugees

Selective licensing schemes will be extended in the Burnley Wood and the Leyland Road areas of town

Two Burnley areas will see selective licensing schemes extended

Earlier this year, the Government pledged to repeal the Vagrancy Act - in place since 1824 - which includes fines of up to £1,000 and a criminal record for rough sleeping or begging

Homeless charity criticises Government over proposed fines for beggars

The unsold terraced housing in Ribchester

Neighbour floats idea for housing refugees - use this unsold terrace next door ...

Burnley Council leader Afrasiab Anwar

Burnley people want investment in education, transport, housing and youth servic...

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities figures show that 570 households in Burnley sought council support after becoming homeless between April 2020 and the end of September 2021.

Hundreds of Burnley households pushed into homelessness during pandemic

Private parking fines to be capped at £50