Housing
How a council used a little-known 20-year-old law to seize properties off a rogue landlord

How a council used a little-known 20-year-old law to seize properties off a rogue landlord
Labour MP and self-professed ‘renters champion’ Jas Athwal faces calls to resign over mouldy flats

Labour MP and self-professed ‘renters champion’ Jas Athwal faces calls to resign over mouldy flats
Homelessness is a ‘political choice’, MPs told as they return to parliament

Homelessness is a ‘political choice’, MPs told as they return to parliament
Council spending on homelessness now double what it was five years ago: ‘Throwing good money away’

Council spending on homelessness now double what it was five years ago: ‘Throwing good money away’
The London housing market has become an absurdist sport. The game is rigged

The London housing market has become an absurdist sport. The game is rigged
One in 10 renters spend more than 60% of their take-home pay on rent

One in 10 renters spend more than 60% of their take-home pay on rent
Labour reveals plan to build 300,000 homes stuck in planning limbo: ‘We have a moral obligation’

Labour reveals plan to build 300,000 homes stuck in planning limbo: ‘We have a moral obligation’
‘We could be the next Grenfell’: Dagenham fire is a chilling reminder of the UK’s cladding crisis

‘We could be the next Grenfell’: Dagenham fire is a chilling reminder of the UK’s cladding crisis
What is a landlord reference letter and how do I get one?

What is a landlord reference letter and how do I get one?
This is how we break the cycle of homelessness and incarceration

This is how we break the cycle of homelessness and incarceration
‘A little bit of paradise’: Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire

‘A little bit of paradise’: Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire
Angela Rayner to lead Labour taskforce to tackle homelessness: ‘This will get us back on track’

Angela Rayner to lead Labour taskforce to tackle homelessness: ‘This will get us back on track’
Renters ‘must earn more than £75,000’ to afford to live in London

Renters ‘must earn more than £75,000’ to afford to live in London
Who is Rushanara Ali? Meet the new Labour minister tasked with tackling the homelessness crisis

Who is Rushanara Ali? Meet the new Labour minister tasked with tackling the homelessness crisis
NatWest and British Gas join forces to turbocharge efforts to insulate draughty social homes
