Housing
Landlords to get £70bn in government housing support. Here's how that money could be better spent
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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'
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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
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'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
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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
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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
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'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
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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
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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
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5 reasons why Sunak's 'British homes for British workers' social housing plan is doomed to fail
Social housing at 'breaking point', housing ombudsman warns
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Social housing at 'breaking point', housing ombudsman warns
Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases
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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
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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
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Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and 'third-world poverty conditions', government told
'A national scandal': Nearly 5,000 deaths caused by cold and damp homes last winter
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'A national scandal': Nearly 5,000 deaths caused by cold and damp homes last winter
Council house campaigner wins landmark High Court case against plan to demolish London estate
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Council house campaigner wins landmark High Court case against plan to demolish London estate
Met Police apologises after 'inhumane' destruction of homeless people's tents near Camden hospital
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Met Police apologises after 'inhumane' destruction of homeless people's tents near Camden hospital
'Lonely and expensive': London is becoming less 'liveable' than other European cities, study finds
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'Lonely and expensive': London is becoming less 'liveable' than other European cities, study finds
Homelessness set to soar by a third in Scotland in two years – but it 'doesn't need to be this way'
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Homelessness set to soar by a third in Scotland in two years – but it 'doesn't need to be this way'
Outrage after one-year-old baby hospitalised six times due to damp and mould-ridden rental home
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Outrage after one-year-old baby hospitalised six times due to damp and mould-ridden rental home
Anger over plan to axe data on people who die while homeless: 'Now is not the time'
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