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London Renters Union

Calls for homeless minister Rushanara Ali to resign over rent hike row
Labour homelessness minister Rushanara Ali
Politics

Calls for homeless minister Rushanara Ali to resign over rent hike row

Reports in the i said Labour MP Ali, who has been homelessness minister since July 2024, gave tenants notice to leave the London townhouse she owns before putting it back on the market for £700 a month more
Kieran Yates: 'I lived in 20 different houses by the age of 25. All I wanted was a home'
Kieran Yates
Housing crisis

Kieran Yates: 'I lived in 20 different houses by the age of 25. All I wanted was a home'

What impact would a rent freeze have? Just ask tenants in Scotland
A sign saying
Rent freeze

What impact would a rent freeze have? Just ask tenants in Scotland

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