Housing crisis

Boris Johnson's plans to expand Right to Buy housing scheme labelled 'baffling and unworkable'
Housing crisis

Boris Johnson's plans to expand Right to Buy housing scheme labelled 'baffling and unworkable'

Lack of affordable housing leaves councils struggling to help families facing homelessness
tent for person facing homelessness
Homelessness

Lack of affordable housing leaves councils struggling to help families facing homelessness

40% of landlords say they would not rent out their property to people on benefits
Renting

40% of landlords say they would not rent out their property to people on benefits

The Church of England is getting into homebuilding to ‘turn the tide of the housing crisis’
Justin Welby has announced plans to tackle the housing crisis
Housing

The Church of England is getting into homebuilding to ‘turn the tide of the housing crisis’

Family of 5 accused of 'deliberately' living in a tiny studio flat win High Court battle
Campaigners celebrate high court win against Southwark Council
Housing crisis

Family of 5 accused of 'deliberately' living in a tiny studio flat win High Court battle

Michael Gove vows to get tough with social housing landlords in warning over horror homes
Michael Gove in warning to social housing landlord
Social Housing

Michael Gove vows to get tough with social housing landlords in warning over horror homes

A man who built a wooden house on a London pavement has now been given a place to stay
London pavement house
Homelessness

A man who built a wooden house on a London pavement has now been given a place to stay

Homeless man who built wooden house on pavement: 'People understand I'm just in a bad situation'
Housing

Homeless man who built wooden house on pavement: 'People understand I'm just in a bad situation'

The number of ‘no-fault’ evictions being handed out to renters is now 30% higher than pre-Covid
eviction
Renting

The number of ‘no-fault’ evictions being handed out to renters is now 30% higher than pre-Covid

Housing crisis update: A man has now built a wooden house on a London pavement
Housing crisis

Housing crisis update: A man has now built a wooden house on a London pavement

Tenants in a block with mushrooms growing on the walls are refusing to pay their service charge
Social housing

Tenants in a block with mushrooms growing on the walls are refusing to pay their service charge

Soaring cost of construction materials could impact home building
builders
Housing

Soaring cost of construction materials could impact home building

Right to Buy: Boris Johnson's plan to extend scheme branded the ‘opposite of what the country needs’
right to buy
Right to Buy

Right to Buy: Boris Johnson's plan to extend scheme branded the ‘opposite of what the country needs’

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

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 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

Labour Party told to commit to making decent housing a human right
Labour leader Keir Starmer stnads at a lectern at Labour conference in 2019
Housing

Labour Party told to commit to making decent housing a human right

Twice as many women as men are living in London's temporary accommodation
temporary accommodation
Temporary Accommodation

Twice as many women as men are living in London's temporary accommodation

House price rises are finally slowing, say property experts
house prices
Housing

House price rises are finally slowing, say property experts

Why does the UK have a housing crisis?
housing crisis
Housing

Why does the UK have a housing crisis?