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Housing

What is a restrictive covenant?
housing

What is a restrictive covenant?

Section 21 eviction notice: What you should know
several moving boxes stacked on a palette
renting

Section 21 eviction notice: What you should know

This football tournament backed by Man City's Pep Guardiola helps homeless people reach their goals
Kyle Walker joins homeless footballers from The Salvation Army for a photo
Homelessness

This football tournament backed by Man City's Pep Guardiola helps homeless people reach their goals

Starmer promises planning passports will put 'rocket boosters' on Labour housebuilding efforts
Keir Starmer delivering a speech
HOUSING

Starmer promises planning passports will put 'rocket boosters' on Labour housebuilding efforts

This genius idea could help solve the housing crisis and prevent homelessness all at once
Housing crisis

This genius idea could help solve the housing crisis and prevent homelessness all at once

Facing eviction? Everything you need to know
set of keys on a table attached to a keyring in the shape of a house
renting

Facing eviction? Everything you need to know

Section 8 eviction notice: Everything you need to know
a woman surrounded by moving boxes carrying a larger box
renting

Section 8 eviction notice: Everything you need to know

'Destitution by design': UK's 'hostile environment' has left thousands destitute and homeless
A rough sleeper's belongings
Immigration

'Destitution by design': UK's 'hostile environment' has left thousands destitute and homeless

Revealed: Housing gentrification 'costing low-income Londoners £80 a week'
Aylesbury Estate in Southwark one of the council estates earmarked for demolition
Housing

Revealed: Housing gentrification 'costing low-income Londoners £80 a week'

This doll's house shows 'grim reality' of life for children in temporary accommodation
IKEA Unwelcome Home doll's house raising awareness of children growing up in temporrary accommodation
HOMELESSNESS

This doll's house shows 'grim reality' of life for children in temporary accommodation

How the death of toddler Awaab Ishak inspired the creation of AI app to tackle damp and mould
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Technology

How the death of toddler Awaab Ishak inspired the creation of AI app to tackle damp and mould

Labour won't hit 1.5 million home target without putting up serious cash to get Britain building
Labour deputy prime minister and housing secretary Angela Rayner speaking in Parliament
HOUSING

Labour won't hit 1.5 million home target without putting up serious cash to get Britain building

London housing crisis 'breaking borough budgets' as councils warn of £700m funding shortfall
An aerial shot of central London
Housing crisis

London housing crisis 'breaking borough budgets' as councils warn of £700m funding shortfall

Four ways Labour's Renters' Rights Bill differs from the Tories' doomed Renters Reform Bill
View of terraced houses in Bath
RENTING

Four ways Labour's Renters' Rights Bill differs from the Tories' doomed Renters Reform Bill

What is an illegal eviction?
a man knelt down fixing the lock on a door
renting

What is an illegal eviction?

Will the council rehouse me if I get evicted?
a block of council flats
social housing

Will the council rehouse me if I get evicted?

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What is a retaliatory eviction?
A to let sign outside a row of houses
renting

What is a retaliatory eviction?

Andy Burnham wants to give homes to Manchester's rough sleepers in 'sea change for housing'
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham
Rough sleeping

Andy Burnham wants to give homes to Manchester's rough sleepers in 'sea change for housing'

Renters' Rights Bill: Labour has 'once-in-a-generation opportunity' to fix the renting crisis
Labour housing secretary Angela Rayner and housing minister Matther Pennycook
Renting

Renters' Rights Bill: Labour has 'once-in-a-generation opportunity' to fix the renting crisis

California's governor wants to use AI to solve homelessness – but it's backfired, badly
California governor Gavin Newsom
Homelessness

California's governor wants to use AI to solve homelessness – but it's backfired, badly