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Number of families stuck in B&Bs rises by more than 20 per cent in a year
A hostel for the homeless
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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
Housing
Housing

'It's getting harder to be young': Five generations of homelessness

Scottish council first to take homes out of hands of slum landlords
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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
Finland
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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
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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
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Right to Rent breaches human rights law and fuels racism, High Court rules

Council action against criminal landlords is down by a quarter
The worst-affected areas were London, the south west and the east of England, where the poorest households shelled out over 50% of their monthly income on even the cheapest available rents.
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Council action against criminal landlords is down by a quarter

Building more social rent homes over last 20 years could have saved £1.8bn
Social housing
Housing

Building more social rent homes over last 20 years could have saved £1.8bn

The Tenant Fees Act will come into force in June
Private renting homelessness
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The Tenant Fees Act will come into force in June

The planning system is failing to deliver the homes England needs, NAO warns
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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
A young person, seen from above, sits on the floor looking through a stack of bills in front of a laptop
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High rent is forcing young people to live with their parents for longer

John Bird: In times of crisis, look to beauty
John Bird

John Bird: In times of crisis, look to beauty

Housing everyone on the countryside waiting list would take 133 years
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Housing everyone on the countryside waiting list would take 133 years

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

Brexit is driving the housing market to a record low
Social housing
Housing

Brexit is driving the housing market to a record low

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
From June, landlords will be banned from charging fees to new tenants
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From June, landlords will be banned from charging fees to new tenants

Landlords are standing by their right to ban pets from properties
Cat and dog
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Landlords are standing by their right to ban pets from properties

Sadiq Khan’s plans for London rent controls could emulate Berlin successes
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Sadiq Khan’s plans for London rent controls could emulate Berlin successes

Soaring rental prices and live-in landlords are fuelling 'vulnerable' lodgers
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Soaring rental prices and live-in landlords are fuelling 'vulnerable' lodgers