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Renter Jo Winter
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New homeless village offers ‘brilliant solution’ that organisers want to bring to a town near you

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Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: ‘People are neglected for profit’
Renter Jo Winter
Renting

Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: ‘People are neglected for profit’

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?
Boarded-up empty homes in Bradford
Housing

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?

New homeless village offers ‘brilliant solution’ that organisers want to bring to a town near you
Social Bite co-founder Josh Littlejohn on the steps of one of the modular homes at the new Harriet Gardens village
Homelessness

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Half a million empty homes are ‘hiding in plain sight’. Here’s how to unlock them
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Housing

Half a million empty homes are ‘hiding in plain sight’. Here’s how to unlock them