Housing
The number of working people facing homelessness is rising sharply
The number of working people facing homelessness is rising sharply
The number of ‘no-fault evictions’ also doubled following the end of the Covid eviction ban, new annual statistics show
Will a stamp duty cut fix the housing crisis?
Will a stamp duty cut fix the housing crisis?
Liz Truss’s reported plan to slash stamp duty comes as house prices hit record highs but homeowners are feeling the squeeze of rising interest rates
Buying a home in the UK is more expensive than ever. When will house prices go down?
Buying a home in the UK is more expensive than ever. When will house prices go down?
Despite household incomes being hit by the cost of living crisis, house prices have continued to surge. But will they finally start to fall in 2022?
Rents in the UK are rising at the highest rate for decades. Will they keep going up?
Rents in the UK are rising at the highest rate for decades. Will they keep going up?
Calls for social housing rent strike after government rejects freeze
Calls for social housing rent strike after government rejects freeze
Campaigners hold fake award ceremony outside landlord’s office over £200-a-month rent hike
Campaigners hold fake award ceremony outside landlord’s office over £200-a-month rent hike
90% of rented homes in England unaffordable for people on housing benefit
90% of rented homes in England unaffordable for people on housing benefit
How to find out if your home is likely to flood – and what help you can get
How to find out if your home is likely to flood – and what help you can get
Number of tenants being evicted by landlords for rent arrears is highest since records began
Number of tenants being evicted by landlords for rent arrears is highest since records began
Here’s how to cool down at home when heatwaves hit
Here’s how to cool down at home when heatwaves hit
Renters fear landlords will pass on biggest interest rates hike in 27 years
Renters fear landlords will pass on biggest interest rates hike in 27 years
Major building society says it will stop offering mortgages on second homes
Major building society says it will stop offering mortgages on second homes
Liz Truss vows to make rent payments count in mortgage assessments if she’s named prime minister
Liz Truss vows to make rent payments count in mortgage assessments if she’s named prime minister
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Record numbers of people faced homelessness due to ‘no-fault’ evictions at the start of 2022
Record numbers of people faced homelessness due to ‘no-fault’ evictions at the start of 2022
Government urged to step in following cyber attack at UK’s biggest housing association
Government urged to step in following cyber attack at UK’s biggest housing association
Homeless families are being moved out of Birmingham hotels ahead of the Commonwealth Games
Homeless families are being moved out of Birmingham hotels ahead of the Commonwealth Games
First-time buyers have seen house prices surge three times faster than before Covid
First-time buyers have seen house prices surge three times faster than before Covid
Right to Buy: Fewer than half of homes sold off in the last year have been replaced
Right to Buy: Fewer than half of homes sold off in the last year have been replaced
Estate agents caught saying they don’t rent homes to people on benefits
Estate agents caught saying they don’t rent homes to people on benefits
These innovative affordable housing projects are up for a prestigious architecture award
These innovative affordable housing projects are up for a prestigious architecture award
‘We’ve had no sleep and the kids are off school’: Life in crowded rental homes during a 40C heatwave
‘We’ve had no sleep and the kids are off school’: Life in crowded rental homes during a 40C heatwave
Holiday lets outnumber homes to rent by 100 to 1 in UK’s staycation hotspots
Holiday lets outnumber homes to rent by 100 to 1 in UK’s staycation hotspots
My life on the frontline of Britain’s housing crisis
My life on the frontline of Britain’s housing crisis
Michael Gove sacking is ‘another blow for the housing crisis’
Michael Gove sacking is ‘another blow for the housing crisis’
There are almost no ministers left in Boris Johnson’s flagship ‘levelling up’ department
