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Housing legal aid ‘on brink of collapse’, experts warn
legal aid protest
Justice

Housing legal aid ‘on brink of collapse’, experts warn

Renters in Scotland face 'tidal wave of evictions' as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end
Scottish renters want Patrick Harvie and other ministers to take action to protect them from end of the rent cap
RENTING

Renters in Scotland face 'tidal wave of evictions' as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end

Council house tenants fear eviction after energy bills skyrocket by 350%: 'It's completely unfair'
council house residents fear eviction over energy bills surge
Cost of living crisis

Council house tenants fear eviction after energy bills skyrocket by 350%: 'It's completely unfair'

No-fault evictions will be banned by next election, Michael Gove promises: 'We will have outlawed it'
Michael Gove promises no-fault evictions will be banned by general election
RENTING

No-fault evictions will be banned by next election, Michael Gove promises: 'We will have outlawed it'

Councils need millions to prevent bankruptcy due to rising cost of homelessness: 'It's a national crisis'
Eastbourne pier homelessness
Homelessness

Councils need millions to prevent bankruptcy due to rising cost of homelessness: 'It's a national crisis'

Surge in number of no-fault evictions, figures show: 'How are renters expected to live like this?'
renters groups campaign for Renters Reform Bill to scrap no-fault evictions
Renting

Surge in number of no-fault evictions, figures show: 'How are renters expected to live like this?'

How viral Wetherspoons game is helping feed hungry homeless people: 'Everyone wants to help'
Wetherspoons game to help homeless people
Homelessness

How viral Wetherspoons game is helping feed hungry homeless people: 'Everyone wants to help'

Landlords to get £70bn in government housing support. Here's how that money could be better spent
landlords will receive billions in housing benefit and support
A modest proposal

Landlords to get £70bn in government housing support. Here's how that money could be better spent

Homelessness at heart of councils' £4bn funding black hole, MPs warn: 'It's an out-of-control crisis'
Centre for Homelessness Impact Brian
Homelessness

Homelessness at heart of councils' £4bn funding black hole, MPs warn: 'It's an out-of-control crisis'

'Mr Sunak, do something': Big Issue vendors lead call for PM to protect renters from homelessness
End Housing Insecurity Now

'Mr Sunak, do something': Big Issue vendors lead call for PM to protect renters from homelessness

Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid surge in refugees being made homeless
Chain rough sleeping statistics in London
Homelessness

Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid surge in refugees being made homeless

Sending rough sleepers to prison comes at a huge cost. Here's how that cash could help instead
rough sleepers risk being criminalised by the Vagrancy Act
Rough sleeping

Sending rough sleepers to prison comes at a huge cost. Here's how that cash could help instead

'The most vile place I've ever seen': Families stuck in 'uninhabitable' temporary housing
Windsor House, London Road, in the borough of Croydon – home to 'uninhabitable' temporary accommodation
Housing crisis

'The most vile place I've ever seen': Families stuck in 'uninhabitable' temporary housing

UK government refuses Sadiq Khan plea for £20m to protect refugees from freezing weather
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

UK government refuses Sadiq Khan plea for £20m to protect refugees from freezing weather

Insulating Britain's draughty homes would save billions on bills – but UK government is failing
Insulate homes to slash energy bills and tackle climate change
Climate Change

Insulating Britain's draughty homes would save billions on bills – but UK government is failing

5 reasons why Sunak's 'British homes for British workers' social housing plan is doomed to fail
Rishi Sunak is hoping to prioritise social housing for Brits in his 'British homes for British workers' plan
Social housing

5 reasons why Sunak's 'British homes for British workers' social housing plan is doomed to fail

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Social housing at 'breaking point', housing ombudsman warns
Aerial shot of social housing
Social housing

Social housing at 'breaking point', housing ombudsman warns

Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases
renters are living with damp and mould and other issues
Renting

Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases

Millions of Brits will be cut off from energy this winter because they can't afford bills
energy bills
Cost of living crisis

Millions of Brits will be cut off from energy this winter because they can't afford bills

Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and 'third-world poverty conditions', government told
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Housing

Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and 'third-world poverty conditions', government told

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