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Number of families stuck in B&Bs rises by more than 20 per cent in a year

Number of families stuck in B&Bs rises by more than 20 per cent in a year
'It's getting harder to be young': Five generations of homelessness

'It's getting harder to be young': Five generations of homelessness
Scottish council first to take homes out of hands of slum landlords

Scottish council first to take homes out of hands of slum landlords
How Finland’s Housing First scheme can end street homelessness in the UK

How Finland’s Housing First scheme can end street homelessness in the UK
Government starts crackdown on landlords who won't let to people on benefits

Government starts crackdown on landlords who won't let to people on benefits
Right to Rent breaches human rights law and fuels racism, High Court rules

Right to Rent breaches human rights law and fuels racism, High Court rules
Council action against criminal landlords is down by a quarter

Council action against criminal landlords is down by a quarter
Building more social rent homes over last 20 years could have saved £1.8bn

Building more social rent homes over last 20 years could have saved £1.8bn
The planning system is failing to deliver the homes England needs, NAO warns

The planning system is failing to deliver the homes England needs, NAO warns
High rent is forcing young people to live with their parents for longer

High rent is forcing young people to live with their parents for longer
Housing everyone on the countryside waiting list would take 133 years

Housing everyone on the countryside waiting list would take 133 years
Private landlords will have to join a housing complaints service or be fined

Private landlords will have to join a housing complaints service or be fined
Sadiq Khan launches 'rent control' strategy to tackle London's rent crisis

Sadiq Khan launches 'rent control' strategy to tackle London's rent crisis
Brexit is driving the housing market to a record low

Brexit is driving the housing market to a record low
From June, landlords will be banned from charging fees to new tenants

From June, landlords will be banned from charging fees to new tenants
Landlords are standing by their right to ban pets from properties

Landlords are standing by their right to ban pets from properties
Sadiq Khan’s plans for London rent controls could emulate Berlin successes

Sadiq Khan’s plans for London rent controls could emulate Berlin successes
Soaring rental prices and live-in landlords are fuelling 'vulnerable' lodgers
