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Whisper it, but companies might make better landlords than people

Whisper it, but companies might make better landlords than people
'I could lose my home and my job': Anger over Grenfell cladding vote

'I could lose my home and my job': Anger over Grenfell cladding vote
Fire Safety Bill: Tory MPs told to stop tenants paying for cladding removal

Fire Safety Bill: Tory MPs told to stop tenants paying for cladding removal
Why we must tackle the impact of poor housing at the end of life

Why we must tackle the impact of poor housing at the end of life
95% mortgages: Less generation buy, more generation debt

95% mortgages: Less generation buy, more generation debt
Why we need more empty homes to end the housing crisis

Why we need more empty homes to end the housing crisis
Act now on rent debt to prevent ‘wave’ of homelessness, say charities

Act now on rent debt to prevent ‘wave’ of homelessness, say charities
Grenfell cladding: Again the public pay for the government’s mistakes

Grenfell cladding: Again the public pay for the government’s mistakes
Interest in shared ownership ‘booming’ as young people flock to sign up

Interest in shared ownership ‘booming’ as young people flock to sign up
Help To Buy is about boosting house prices not helping young buyers

Help To Buy is about boosting house prices not helping young buyers
This homelessness charity is building an eco-home rooftop community

This homelessness charity is building an eco-home rooftop community
Shared ownership: What is it and how does it work?

Shared ownership: What is it and how does it work?
Newcastle project stopping 24k families from homelessness scoops global award

Newcastle project stopping 24k families from homelessness scoops global award
Government social housing plans promise more rights but not more homes

Government social housing plans promise more rights but not more homes
George Clarke: “I wish The Big Issue was not needed but it is”

George Clarke: “I wish The Big Issue was not needed but it is”
Number of pensioners in rented homes has doubled in the last decade

Number of pensioners in rented homes has doubled in the last decade
New funds for supported housing 'nowhere near' enough, says charity chief

New funds for supported housing 'nowhere near' enough, says charity chief
Manchester students faced with 'unsafe' housing during lockdown

Manchester students faced with 'unsafe' housing during lockdown
Shelter eye £12.2bn social home rescue package to build out of Covid crisis
