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Call to turn site of former asbestos factory into nature reserve as councillor says it will take ‘a monumental effort’ to make it safe for housing

The site of what was once the world’s largest asbestos factory should be covered with soil and turned into a wildlife sanctuary, according to a leading councillor. Last year ESG Trading Limited bought the old Turner Brothers Asbestos site, in Rochdale, with a view to cleaning it up and selling it on for a ‘mixed use’ scheme - potentially including housing.

Developers finally named for housing plans on Ryebank Fields

Manchester Metropolitan University has named their proposed developers for Ryebank Fields. The ex-claypit, which sits between Chorlton and Trafford, was gifted to the university in the 1970s and has been up for sale for more than 25 years but has now moved one step closer to becoming a community of 120 homes.

Expert Igor Stakovychenko told what technologies will be used in restoration of housing facility in Ukraine

On July 1, the “Register of Destruction” is launched in Ukraine. With its help, homeowners whose houses and apartments were damaged as a result of hostilities and enemy shelling will be able to apply for compensation using the Diya application.

Inside Lisbon's housing crisis

Can you store 86 years of someone's life in a 10m2 room? Nazaré Jorge can. For the last three years, the Portuguese pensioner has been living in a tiny room provided by the municipality of Lisbon. Unable to pay the rent of the apartment she had shared for four decades with her aunt, she was evicted in 2019.

People 'facing homelessness' as work on half-built housing site grinds to halt after contractor goes bust

People who bought affordable houses on a half-built estate could face homelessness after the contractor went bust, it is feared. Back in 2019, Stockport council gave the go ahead for a new 87-home development on land off Melford Road, in Hazel Grove.

Manchester Living Rent launched to make more affordable housing available for city's lowest earners

A new ‘Manchester Living Rent’ has been introduced by the council in order to allow more people to afford their own property. Bosses say the rent will be set at a level which people on housing benefit can access.

Homes may be bought using housing benefit in new proposal

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to set out his vision for lower-paid workers to be able to use housing benefits to buy their homes - and an extension of the right to buy for housing association tenants - in a speech in Lancashire today. The Prime Minister is seeking to repair his fortunes after a bruising Tory revolt against his leadership.

Former school land to be replaced by 47 homes in Wigan where affordable housing is in dire need

A former primary school in Wigan could be replaced by a social housing development with 47 homes. The site where St Mary’s Primary School used to be, which closed in 2004 and was demolished in 2015, would be brought back to use by Wigan Council who are aiming to bring more affordable housing to the area.

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Call to turn site of former asbestos factory into nature reserve as councillor says it will take ‘a monumental effort’ to make it safe for housing

Developers finally named for housing plans on Ryebank Fields

Expert Igor Stakovychenko told what technologies will be used in restoration of housing facility in Ukraine

Inside Lisbon's housing crisis

People 'facing homelessness' as work on half-built housing site grinds to halt after contractor goes bust

Manchester Living Rent launched to make more affordable housing available for city's lowest earners

Homes may be bought using housing benefit in new proposal

Former school land to be replaced by 47 homes in Wigan where affordable housing is in dire need