Housing Archives - Positive News

How a 1930s house was turned into a carbon-negative home

Tom Pattinson — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:21 +0000

New homes are encouraged to be net-zero ready, but the real work lies in retrofitting Britain’s 29m old properties. One house shows how

Gavin Haines — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:22:05 +0000

Renters got a major rights boost in England, the deforestation rate slowed, and a living reef took shape in Wales, plus more

Martin Wright — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:25:02 +0000

Empty buildings are a rich resource, believe staff and volunteers at the ReSpace social enterprise

Gavin Haines — Fri, 17 May 2024 05:00:56 +0000

There was progress on cancer, bison helped fix the climate, and TikTok got teens reading, plus more

Gavin Haines — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 10:57:30 +0000

Soaring rents and a looming election have put the UK’s housing crisis back in the spotlight. Here’s what needs to happen

Emine Saner — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:34:26 +0000

The Dutch are no strangers to living on the water, but a new eco-community in Amsterdam is taking things to another level

Robin Eveleigh — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:00:50 +0000

Michael Eavis has donated Worthy Farm land and cash to build green social homes. It’s one of many grassroots solutions to the housing crisis

Gavin Haines — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 16:57:44 +0000

The properties are being proposed for brownfield land in Bristol, but could help other UK cities address the lack of affordable housing

Daniel Fahey — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:43:33 +0000

A high street lettings agency for homeless people has opened in Surrey. Now others are keen to replicate the model

Martin Wright — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:27:59 +0000

In this new column unearthing gems of progress in everyday issues, Martin Wright talks up the overlooked heroics of home insulation