Housing
Keir Starmer can ‘only bring real change by fixing the housing emergency’
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Keir Starmer can ‘only bring real change by fixing the housing emergency’
Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years
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Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years
Young people to the next government: Make homes truly affordable
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Young people to the next government: Make homes truly affordable
'You can't criminalise your way out of homelessness': UN expert warns of politicians attacking rough sleepers
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'You can't criminalise your way out of homelessness': UN expert warns of politicians attacking rough sleepers
LGBTQ+ homelessness is worse than people think. This charity is 'on a mission' to create safe spaces
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LGBTQ+ homelessness is worse than people think. This charity is 'on a mission' to create safe spaces
Have your say: Big Issue editor to host homelessness hustings in Cities of London and Westminster
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Have your say: Big Issue editor to host homelessness hustings in Cities of London and Westminster
Over 1,500 London renters forced to sleep on streets after being evicted by their landlord
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Over 1,500 London renters forced to sleep on streets after being evicted by their landlord
Housing advice for people with learning disabilities: 'It's so important people know their rights'
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Housing advice for people with learning disabilities: 'It's so important people know their rights'
'I want to get out': The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
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'I want to get out': The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
Labour unveils plan to fix rental crisis and immediately axe no-fault evictions
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Labour unveils plan to fix rental crisis and immediately axe no-fault evictions
'All my stuff is ruined now': Renter speaks out after home flooded with faeces and sewage
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'All my stuff is ruined now': Renter speaks out after home flooded with faeces and sewage
Council charges Grenfell residents cleaning fee for memorial to victims: 'Who would think this was fair?'
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Council charges Grenfell residents cleaning fee for memorial to victims: 'Who would think this was fair?'
Labour manifesto's 'vague' plans on homelessness unpicked: 'Next to nothing for those on the margins'
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Labour manifesto's 'vague' plans on homelessness unpicked: 'Next to nothing for those on the margins'
Seven years after Grenfell Tower fire: Residents fear they'll die before seeing justice
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Seven years after Grenfell Tower fire: Residents fear they'll die before seeing justice
Labour manifesto: What we learned about Keir Starmer's plan to end the UK's housing crisis
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Labour manifesto: What we learned about Keir Starmer's plan to end the UK's housing crisis
We'd need to build 36 Milton Keyneses to solve UK housing crisis. Are new towns really the answer?
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We'd need to build 36 Milton Keyneses to solve UK housing crisis. Are new towns really the answer?
'It's crisis point': Social housing waiting list will cost next government £205bn to clear
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'It's crisis point': Social housing waiting list will cost next government £205bn to clear
Should we end Thatcher's Right to Buy? How scrapping scheme could help solve UK's housing crisis
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Should we end Thatcher's Right to Buy? How scrapping scheme could help solve UK's housing crisis
'Next government must fix our broken rental system': Political leaders told to stand up for renters
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'Next government must fix our broken rental system': Political leaders told to stand up for renters
Is there really a 'clear plan' to tackle UK's housing crisis? Five things we learned from Tory manifesto
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