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Brighton Council Pauses Selective Licensing in 2 Wards
Brighton council has paused selective licensing in Regency and Central Hove, due 20 October, after a legal challenge. What it means for up to 7,274 homes.
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Housing
8 Brighton Tower Blocks Get Demolition Notices: What Changes
Tenants of 8 council tower blocks in Whitehawk, Hollingdean and Kemp Town get demolition notices. Right to Buy and swaps are paused; no one has to move yet.
Planning
Brighton Gasworks Paused: Berkeley Review Until End of 2026
Berkeley has paused the 495-home Brighton Gasworks scheme over rising costs. Gasholder demolition is still pencilled in for spring 2027; no date for the homes.
Council
Brighton Gets £6.4m for Social Care and Homelessness
Brighton & Hove has won £6.4m over two years to spend earlier on adult social care and homelessness, with 2,300 households in temporary accommodation.
Council
Brighton Asylum Hotel to Close: Council Presses Home Office
Women and families in a Brighton asylum hotel will be moved within weeks. Council leader Bella Sankey has asked the Home Office to review how moves are handled.
House Prices
Brighton House Prices Fall £4,603 in a Year to £408,948
The average Brighton & Hove home was £408,948 in July, £4,603 less than a year earlier. Flats fell 3.1% and now cost less than the average Worthing home.
Community
Make Change Count: 8 Brighton Charities Split Every £1
The city's homelessness appeal reopened on 4 September. Donations are split equally between eight frontline charities, with nothing taken out for admin.
Planning
Brighton City Plan: Land Found for 30% of Homes Needed
Brighton needs about 2,500 homes a year and has found sites for roughly 30% of that to 2044. Councillors are now asked whether to build on the city's last industrial land.
Housing
Brighton Rough Sleeping Funding: £1.35m Before Christmas
Brighton & Hove gets £1,350,803 this year, the biggest South East share, and £4.74m over three years. The government wants people off the street by Christmas.
House prices
Brighton House Prices Rise for First Time Since October
The average Brighton & Hove home reached £407,803 in June, up 0.3% on the year. Houses are pulling the city up; flats are still falling and now match Worthing.
Housing
Brighton Council Solar Panels: 1,400 Homes, £300 a Year
A three-year programme has fitted solar panels to more than 1,000 council homes, 200 more than planned. The council says tenants could save up to £300 a year.
Housing
Brighton temporary accommodation hits 2,027 households
Official figures for 31 March 2026 record 2,027 Brighton & Hove households in temporary accommodation, up 32% in a year and the highest rate of any council outside London.