Housing

George Clarke blasts the state for shirking its housing responsibility
George Clarke housing
Housing

George Clarke blasts the state for shirking its housing responsibility

Land banking: construction companies still hoarding land
Housing

Land banking: construction companies still hoarding land

Esther McVey back in government in latest housing minister switch-up
Esther McVey
Housing

Esther McVey back in government in latest housing minister switch-up

The benefit freeze is keeping people out of London and making them homeless
Woman and child_money debt
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The benefit freeze is keeping people out of London and making them homeless

Working families can’t afford private rents in two-thirds of the country
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Working families can’t afford private rents in two-thirds of the country

Twin Peaks director David Lynch: 'The word home... it's a beautiful word'
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Twin Peaks director David Lynch: 'The word home... it's a beautiful word'

Theresa May makes plenty of housing promises in surprise conference speech
Housing

Theresa May makes plenty of housing promises in surprise conference speech

Two thirds of Help to Buy homeowners didn't need financial support
Housing

Two thirds of Help to Buy homeowners didn't need financial support

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

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
Housing

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
Housing

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
Housing

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
Housing

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.
Housing

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

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

The Tenant Fees Act will come into force in June

The planning system is failing to deliver the homes England needs, NAO warns
Housing

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
Housing

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

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