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Rough sleeping a 'source of national shame', government told
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird at a rough sleeping inquiry
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping a 'source of national shame', government told

Most Brits don't realise you can be homeless without sleeping rough
homelessness
Homelessness

Most Brits don't realise you can be homeless without sleeping rough

More than 1.4 million homes with planning permission left unbuilt, report finds
houses in England
Housing

More than 1.4 million homes with planning permission left unbuilt, report finds

Where will the government build the 'next generation' of new towns?
Prime minister Keir Starmer in a hard hat on a building site
New towns

Where will the government build the 'next generation' of new towns?

Surge in renters losing their homes due to no-fault evictions ahead of ban: 'This is frightening'
Simon from Chatham has faced a section 21 eviction
Renting

Surge in renters losing their homes due to no-fault evictions ahead of ban: 'This is frightening'

Labour to crack down on rogue landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit for horror homes
housing secretary Angela Rayner
Housing benefit

Labour to crack down on rogue landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit for horror homes

Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes
Photo shows Bristol student Livy Naylor's bathroom, which was plagued by mould issues over the last year
RENTING

Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes

Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Social housing

Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law

Homelessness on the rise in Finland for first time in over a decade: 'It's unacceptable'
streets of Helsinki
Homelessness

Homelessness on the rise in Finland for first time in over a decade: 'It's unacceptable'

'Staggering' increase in young people facing homelessness, charity says
homeless peoples' tents in street
News

'Staggering' increase in young people facing homelessness, charity says

Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind
Manchester
Sophie Flinders

Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind

Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'
Artist Stuart Semple
Art

Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'

Awaab's Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won't be covered until 2027
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Awaab's Law

Awaab's Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won't be covered until 2027

Labour says new energy efficiency rules for landlords will save renters £240 a year on bills
Environment secretary Ed Miliband
Energy bills

Labour says new energy efficiency rules for landlords will save renters £240 a year on bills

Social housing waiting lists to soar to two million people in 10 years, report finds
Row of terraced houses with cars on the road in front
Social housing

Social housing waiting lists to soar to two million people in 10 years, report finds

Homelessness doesn't hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians
people experiencing homelessness also face stigma
Matthew Torbitt

Homelessness doesn't hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians

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Is UK's housing system racist? Calls for inquiry as study reveals ethnic minorities pay more for less
UK housing
Racism

Is UK's housing system racist? Calls for inquiry as study reveals ethnic minorities pay more for less

So-called 'landlord exodus' divides opinion amid Renters' Rights Bill debate in the Lords
Peer Lord Best in the House of Lords
RENTING

So-called 'landlord exodus' divides opinion amid Renters' Rights Bill debate in the Lords

I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers
Harleen Nottay presenter of UNTOLD, SCAMMED: BRITAIN’S RENTAL RIP OFF
RENTING

I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
Jacob

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop

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