This week, KentOnline is shining a spotlight on the county’s housing crisis – as councils struggle to hit government targets.

A former care home which saw residents with learning disabilities and autism living in horrific conditions could be converted into new homes.

Residents will get chance to influence future development in Medway at a series of upcoming events asking for feedback on the proposed Local Plan.

Management fees – or service charges – on new-build estates cover the upkeep of communal areas but what say do residents have over how much they pay?

A meeting is being held to assess the accommodation needs of a marginalised group.

The 2.86 acre vineyard, which is up for sale for £150k, has produced countless bottles of wine over its 44-year history.

Building work to convert long-deserted office space into flats is expected to go out to tender by the end of this year.

A former pie factory is set to be demolished for housing - with developers facing a bill of almost £1.9 million to clean up the site.

More than half of the properties at a new development will be going to first-time buyers.

A council’s planning policy is being questioned after a new house was allowed to go ahead despite it clearly breaching the rules.

A 233-year-old grade II-listed former vicarage which has fallen into disrepair is set to be revived with seven flats and two “crude” extensions

A developer has submitted plans for 15 homes on land currently occupied by dormice and slowworms.

No 1 The Thames, an isolated historic military fort with no electricity or running water, has sold at auction.

Homes could be built on the grounds of a former councillor’s manor house after the site appeared on a list of plots considered ripe for housing.

A proposal to build more than 200 homes off a busy road has been met with multiple objections from concerned villagers.

Pre-constructed homes weighing 12 tonnes have been craned into a housing development which was formerly a private hospital.

Medway’s Local Plan opens for consultation today, giving residents a chance to have their say about the future of the area.

A pub which closed two years ago and now has planning permission for six flats is for sale.

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has revealed he is increasing the size of a village homes development – taking it from four storeys high to six.

An historic military gun fort with an unforgettable address is to go under the hammer for £150,000 having previously been on the market for £1.5m.