urban development
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'
Residents from the Uplands estate in Runcorn are up in arms over plans to regenerate their estate, which they fear would mean fewer houses than currently exist. The Big Issue went to meet them
Labour must urgently tackle land banking to have any hope of solving UK's housing crisis
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Labour must urgently tackle land banking to have any hope of solving UK's housing crisis
Housing developments are worsening the healthcare crisis. Here's how
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Housing developments are worsening the healthcare crisis. Here's how
European cafe culture and green, public spaces: A look at the not-too-distant future of UK cities
European cafe culture and green, public spaces: A look at the not-too-distant future of UK cities
John Bird: Any cry to slow London's pace of change has fallen on deaf ears