Social housing

The number of households living in temporary accommodation in England is now at the highest point on record
Homelessness

The number of households living in temporary accommodation in England is now at the highest point on record

More than 100,000 households are now being put up in temporary accommodation – the first time the 100,000 barrier has been broken in almost 20 years

Sadiq Khan smashes council house building target as London builds double the rest of England
Housing criis

Sadiq Khan smashes council house building target as London builds double the rest of England

London Mayor Khan claims to have started 10,000 council homes in 2022/23, more than double the 4,325 started across England in the last annual count

Campaigners reveal tenants have been overcharged almost £2 million for service charges
Social housing

Campaigners reveal tenants have been overcharged almost £2 million for service charges

Social justice platform Find Others is asking tenants to get in touch to find out how much they are being overcharged as growing numbers of residents take strike action

One in six young people are living in poor-quality housing and it’s hurting their health
Housing crisis

One in six young people are living in poor-quality housing and it’s hurting their health

England lost more than 200,000 of the most affordable social homes in the last decade
Social housing

England lost more than 200,000 of the most affordable social homes in the last decade

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What to do if you have damp and mould in your home
Housing advice

What to do if you have damp and mould in your home

Meet the man trying to improve Britain’s social housing
Social housing

Meet the man trying to improve Britain’s social housing

The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It’s not going well
Social housing

The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It’s not going well

A new photo exhibition is telling the stories of the people who lived at iconic Brutalist estate Robin Hood Gardens
Social housing

A new photo exhibition is telling the stories of the people who lived at iconic Brutalist estate Robin Hood Gardens

Government will pay landlords 5 times more than it will spend on affordable housing in next 4 years
Housing crisis

Government will pay landlords 5 times more than it will spend on affordable housing in next 4 years

Another day, another housing minister
Paul McNamee

Another day, another housing minister

‘Grenfell had fire, we have floods’: Tenants take legal action against council to fix flood-hit homes
Social Housing

‘Grenfell had fire, we have floods’: Tenants take legal action against council to fix flood-hit homes

Teaching social housing tenants how to complain to their landlord ‘will not address the imbalance’
Social housing

Teaching social housing tenants how to complain to their landlord ‘will not address the imbalance’

‘I’ve asked for a dehumidifier for Christmas’: The renters living with damp and mould
Housing

‘I’ve asked for a dehumidifier for Christmas’: The renters living with damp and mould

Awaab Ishak’s shocking death will be the housing sector’s defining moment
Opinion

Awaab Ishak’s shocking death will be the housing sector’s defining moment

Social housing rent rise cap still ‘inflicts hardship’ on most vulnerable, say campaigners
Autumn Statement

Social housing rent rise cap still ‘inflicts hardship’ on most vulnerable, say campaigners

Toddler’s death from mould exposure in home is an ‘absolute disgrace’
Social housing

Toddler’s death from mould exposure in home is an ‘absolute disgrace’

Insulating social homes could slash household heating bills by over £550
Social housing

Insulating social homes could slash household heating bills by over £550

Why campaigners are pleased to see Michael Gove back as housing secretary
Conservative Party

Why campaigners are pleased to see Michael Gove back as housing secretary

Kwajo Tweneboa wants his new documentary to make you angry about the housing crisis
Housing

Kwajo Tweneboa wants his new documentary to make you angry about the housing crisis

Housing campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa calls for action on UK’s biggest housing association after damning watchdog report
Social housing

Housing campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa calls for action on UK’s biggest housing association after damning watchdog report

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Why now is the perfect time to rewatch Our Friends In The North – one of the greatest TV series of all time
TV

Why now is the perfect time to rewatch Our Friends In The North – one of the greatest TV series of all time

What should Liz Truss do in their first 100 days do to tackle the housing crisis?
Housing

What should Liz Truss do in their first 100 days do to tackle the housing crisis?

Calls for social housing rent strike after government rejects freeze
Social housing

Calls for social housing rent strike after government rejects freeze

Sadiq Khan’s Right to Buy-back scheme leads to return of 1,500 council homes
Right to Buy

Sadiq Khan’s Right to Buy-back scheme leads to return of 1,500 council homes