Housing
Housing estate residents fear their family homes being bulldozed to make way for 'gentrification'
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Housing estate residents fear their family homes being bulldozed to make way for 'gentrification'
The places in England and Wales hit hardest by soaring rent crisis, revealed
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The places in England and Wales hit hardest by soaring rent crisis, revealed
Disabled renters need protection – and the Tories' watered-down renter reforms don't deliver it
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Disabled renters need protection – and the Tories' watered-down renter reforms don't deliver it
Space warrior Count Binface: 'I want people to remember how precious it is to have the right to vote'
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Space warrior Count Binface: 'I want people to remember how precious it is to have the right to vote'
Hate speech, snooping and benefits: How government policy has 'violated disabled people's rights'
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Hate speech, snooping and benefits: How government policy has 'violated disabled people's rights'
My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out
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My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out
'It's an epidemic': 1.4 million workers trapped in insecure jobs are stuck in precarious rented homes
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'It's an epidemic': 1.4 million workers trapped in insecure jobs are stuck in precarious rented homes
Amy's Place: How a 'beautiful' housing project giving hope became Amy Winehouse's real legacy
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Amy's Place: How a 'beautiful' housing project giving hope became Amy Winehouse's real legacy
Dropping leasehold pledge could cost Labour millions of votes, campaigners warn: 'Expect consequences'
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Dropping leasehold pledge could cost Labour millions of votes, campaigners warn: 'Expect consequences'
Government must fix council tax benefits, charity says, as millions pushed into debt
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Government must fix council tax benefits, charity says, as millions pushed into debt
World's billionaires are worth £11.3 trillion. Here's how their cash could make the world a better place
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World's billionaires are worth £11.3 trillion. Here's how their cash could make the world a better place
Awaab's Law: Why the government is forcing failing landlords to fix social housing more quickly
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Awaab's Law: Why the government is forcing failing landlords to fix social housing more quickly
Local housing allowance is finally going up. But is it anything more than just a short-term fix?
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Local housing allowance is finally going up. But is it anything more than just a short-term fix?
Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here's what to do if you're struggling to pay
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Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here's what to do if you're struggling to pay
Housing crisis: Shared ownership an 'unbearable reality' which has 'failed to deliver', MPs warn
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Housing crisis: Shared ownership an 'unbearable reality' which has 'failed to deliver', MPs warn
Housing crisis: UK could raise billion taxing vacant homes and foreign buyers, think tank says
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Housing crisis: UK could raise billion taxing vacant homes and foreign buyers, think tank says
Prince William pays tribute to 'brave' rough sleepers at visit to Sheffield homelessness project
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Prince William pays tribute to 'brave' rough sleepers at visit to Sheffield homelessness project
Sadiq Khan pledge to build 40,000 new council homes in London hailed as 'big step forward'
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Sadiq Khan pledge to build 40,000 new council homes in London hailed as 'big step forward'
Stop service charge 'scam' costing people thousands, Tories told: 'It's dishonest'
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Stop service charge 'scam' costing people thousands, Tories told: 'It's dishonest'
Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back
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