Housing crisis

‘It’s like living through torture’ Tower block residents made homeless over post-Grenfell fire risks
Building safety crisis

‘It’s like living through torture’ Tower block residents made homeless over post-Grenfell fire risks

The fire service ordered the last of the residents at Cardinal Lofts in Ipswich to leave the building as Michael Gove told parliament developers who failed to sign up to building safety contract face ban.

New IKEA store displays will show off rooms inspired by homeless families
HOMELESSNESS

New IKEA store displays will show off rooms inspired by homeless families

Forget visions of dream kitchens and bedrooms, IKEA and Shelter’s ‘Real Life Roomsets’ are showing off the reality of life in temporary accommodation

‘Tourism is all-consuming’: How Airbnb’s ethical rival is letting communities decide how much tourism they can take
Holiday lets

‘Tourism is all-consuming’: How Airbnb’s ethical rival is letting communities decide how much tourism they can take

Fairbnb.coop touts itself as a solution to over-tourism, letting locals decide what’s sustainable and helping tourists fund community projects

Overcrowded London: 16 people discovered living in tiny flat after fire breaks out
Housing crisis

Overcrowded London: 16 people discovered living in tiny flat after fire breaks out

Something radical is happening in Hastings. It might just tell us how to solve Britain’s empty homes problem
Activism

Something radical is happening in Hastings. It might just tell us how to solve Britain’s empty homes problem

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Meet the man trying to improve Britain’s social housing
Social housing

Meet the man trying to improve Britain’s social housing

The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It’s not going well
Social housing

The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It’s not going well

Why are Ukrainians finding themselves homeless in the UK?
Ukraine

Why are Ukrainians finding themselves homeless in the UK?

Could a rent freeze be on the way?
RENTING

Could a rent freeze be on the way?

It would take 50 years to build the homes the UK needs under the government’s 300,000 annual target
Housing crisis

It would take 50 years to build the homes the UK needs under the government’s 300,000 annual target

Ukraine: One mother’s story of how she found herself facing homelessness in the UK
Ukraine

Ukraine: One mother’s story of how she found herself facing homelessness in the UK

A new photo exhibition is telling the stories of the people who lived at iconic Brutalist estate Robin Hood Gardens
Social housing

A new photo exhibition is telling the stories of the people who lived at iconic Brutalist estate Robin Hood Gardens

Government will pay landlords 5 times more than it will spend on affordable housing in next 4 years
Housing crisis

Government will pay landlords 5 times more than it will spend on affordable housing in next 4 years

Lucy Frazer’s promotion means the government is looking for a sixth housing minister in a year
Housing minister

Lucy Frazer’s promotion means the government is looking for a sixth housing minister in a year

‘Grenfell had fire, we have floods’: Tenants take legal action against council to fix flood-hit homes
Social Housing

‘Grenfell had fire, we have floods’: Tenants take legal action against council to fix flood-hit homes

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2023
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2023

Number of people sleeping rough for the first time in London increased by a third before Christmas
Rough sleeping

Number of people sleeping rough for the first time in London increased by a third before Christmas

Rents in the UK are rising at the highest rate for decades. Will they keep going up?
Renting

Rents in the UK are rising at the highest rate for decades. Will they keep going up?

Former Tory housing ministers agree Britain hasn’t built enough homes despite being in charge for 13 years
Housing crisis

Former Tory housing ministers agree Britain hasn’t built enough homes despite being in charge for 13 years

Bristol Council to ask government for powers to bring in rent controls as costs spiral
Renting

Bristol Council to ask government for powers to bring in rent controls as costs spiral

There’s a letting agency actually trying to fix the housing crisis. Here’s how
Housing

There’s a letting agency actually trying to fix the housing crisis. Here’s how

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Teaching social housing tenants how to complain to their landlord ‘will not address the imbalance’
Social housing

Teaching social housing tenants how to complain to their landlord ‘will not address the imbalance’

How many empty homes are there in the UK?
Housing

How many empty homes are there in the UK?

Why we need to create decent and affordable homes for all
Big Futures

Why we need to create decent and affordable homes for all

Toddler’s death from mould exposure in home is an ‘absolute disgrace’
Social housing

Toddler’s death from mould exposure in home is an ‘absolute disgrace’