Housing
Over 90,000 households threatened with no-fault evictions since Tories promised to ban them
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Over 90,000 households threatened with no-fault evictions since Tories promised to ban them
Starmer warned over glaring omission in Labour's six general election pledges: 'I'm disappointed'
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Starmer warned over glaring omission in Labour's six general election pledges: 'I'm disappointed'
Scottish government is declaring a national housing emergency – but what does it actually mean?
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Scottish government is declaring a national housing emergency – but what does it actually mean?
Home Office drops plan to arrest homeless people if they smell
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Home Office drops plan to arrest homeless people if they smell
More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords
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More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
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Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?
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How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?
Madness legend Suggs: 'I loved growing up in a council flat. I couldn't be prouder of the fact'
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Madness legend Suggs: 'I loved growing up in a council flat. I couldn't be prouder of the fact'
There's a chronic shortage of social housing. Here's how the government can begin to fix it
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There's a chronic shortage of social housing. Here's how the government can begin to fix it
Number of women sleeping rough on England's street may be nine times higher than government thinks
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Number of women sleeping rough on England's street may be nine times higher than government thinks
Housing estate residents fear their family homes being bulldozed to make way for 'gentrification'
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Housing estate residents fear their family homes being bulldozed to make way for 'gentrification'
The places in England and Wales hit hardest by soaring rent crisis, revealed
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The places in England and Wales hit hardest by soaring rent crisis, revealed
Number of homeless children in England at a record high: 'This needs to be a wake-up call'
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Number of homeless children in England at a record high: 'This needs to be a wake-up call'
Rough sleeping in London up 33% in a year: 'This is a national scandal'
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Rough sleeping in London up 33% in a year: 'This is a national scandal'
Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls 'can't be allowed to go with him', campaigners say
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Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls 'can't be allowed to go with him', campaigners say
Village of 'beautiful homes' for homeless people to be built in Lanarkshire by Social Bite
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Village of 'beautiful homes' for homeless people to be built in Lanarkshire by Social Bite
Here's what happened when 1,000 smartphones and tablets were given to homeless people
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Here's what happened when 1,000 smartphones and tablets were given to homeless people
Tory renting reforms pass Commons with no date for no-fault eviction ban: 'It needs major surgery'
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Tory renting reforms pass Commons with no date for no-fault eviction ban: 'It needs major surgery'
Nearly 100 MPs earned more than £10,000 as landlords in the last 12 months
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Nearly 100 MPs earned more than £10,000 as landlords in the last 12 months
Michael Gove U-turns on promise to ban no-fault evictions before general election
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