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Number of households facing 'no-fault' evictions rises above pre-pandemic levels for the first time
homelessness
Homelessness

Number of households facing 'no-fault' evictions rises above pre-pandemic levels for the first time

Landlords are giving out ‘no-fault eviction’ notices every 7 minutes
no-fault eviction
Renting

Landlords are giving out ‘no-fault eviction’ notices every 7 minutes

Soup kitchen says it's feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits
homeless project Scotland feed children in the cost of living crisis
Cost of Living Crisis

Soup kitchen says it's feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits

This tool will tell you how many empty homes there are in your area
Empty homes

This tool will tell you how many empty homes there are in your area

These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain's streets
homelessness photos by Marc Davenant
Homelessness

These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain's streets

Tenants 'attacked' outside London estate agent during eviction protest
Tenants attacked in London estate agent eviction row
Renting

Tenants 'attacked' outside London estate agent during eviction protest

Building Safety Crisis: Gove unveils £5bn package to remove dangerous cladding from homes
cladding
Cladding

Building Safety Crisis: Gove unveils £5bn package to remove dangerous cladding from homes

Rented homes that pose a serious threat to health cost the NHS £340m a year
private rented homes
Renting

Rented homes that pose a serious threat to health cost the NHS £340m a year

'I misspoke': Lord Pickles apologises for 'indifferent' Grenfell Tower Inquiry gaffe
Lord Pickles Grenfell Inquiry
Grenfell

'I misspoke': Lord Pickles apologises for 'indifferent' Grenfell Tower Inquiry gaffe

Renters to hold protests across England this weekend over ‘broken system’
rent
Renting

Renters to hold protests across England this weekend over ‘broken system’

Your energy bills could still rise even if they are included in your rent
energy crisis
Energy crisis

Your energy bills could still rise even if they are included in your rent

Want an Airbnb for the World Cup? That’ll be £239,923, please
Qatari capital Doha is gearing up for World Cup 2022.
World Cup 2022

Want an Airbnb for the World Cup? That’ll be £239,923, please

End of controversial privatisation deal sees 4,000 social homes brought back under council control
Social housing

End of controversial privatisation deal sees 4,000 social homes brought back under council control

'The land is worth more than the people': East London residents unite to fight 'slum landlord'
social housing

'The land is worth more than the people': East London residents unite to fight 'slum landlord'

The value of UK housing grew by £1m every minute in 2021
house prices continue to surge
Housing market

The value of UK housing grew by £1m every minute in 2021

Five things the government is doing to tackle rogue landlords
rogue landlords
Housing

Five things the government is doing to tackle rogue landlords

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Government will ‘name and shame’ landlords on social media for leaving tenants in dodgy social housing
social housing landlords
Social housing

Government will ‘name and shame’ landlords on social media for leaving tenants in dodgy social housing

Guess how landlords are going to pay for energy efficiency improvements to their properties
A row of houses in England
Renting

Guess how landlords are going to pay for energy efficiency improvements to their properties

'I am scared of being homeless': Residents protest over doubling of rents
property guardians protest
Renting

'I am scared of being homeless': Residents protest over doubling of rents

'My entire life is in that house': 100 families still locked out of homes two months after Storm Malik
Glasgow housing hit by climate change
Housing

'My entire life is in that house': 100 families still locked out of homes two months after Storm Malik

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