Housing crisis

We have no long-term housing plan. Here’s why the Church of England is stepping up to fix it
Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani

We have no long-term housing plan. Here’s why the Church of England is stepping up to fix it

The Church of England, Prince William and the King have all now weighed in on housing. It takes all of us to fix the housing crisis, writes the Church of England’s lead bishop for housing Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby: ‘We need to end short-termism to fix the housing crisis’
Housing crisis

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby: ‘We need to end short-termism to fix the housing crisis’

The Church of England has unveiled a long-term vision to fix England’s housing crisis through the creation of a new Climate Change Committee-style national housing body

UK housing crisis is so bad that some people waiting 55 years for a social home: ‘We need change’
Social housing

UK housing crisis is so bad that some people waiting 55 years for a social home: ‘We need change’

Almost 1.3 million people in England are waiting for a social home with a combined wait of 1,844 years across the country, says National Housing Federation in plea for long-term housing plan

Austerity has pushed young homeless people to back of queue for help. The government must act
Dr Tom Kerridge

Austerity has pushed young homeless people to back of queue for help. The government must act

We need new homes to have any hope of ending UK’s housing crisis. So where are all the builders?
HOUSING

We need new homes to have any hope of ending UK’s housing crisis. So where are all the builders?

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Labour unveils plan for new housing on ‘ugly grey belt land’. But is Starmer going far enough?
Housing crisis

Labour unveils plan for new housing on ‘ugly grey belt land’. But is Starmer going far enough?

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Renting

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?

‘It’s unforgivable’: Michael Gove served ‘eviction notice’ by protesters over rising homelessness
Homelessness

‘It’s unforgivable’: Michael Gove served ‘eviction notice’ by protesters over rising homelessness

We’d need to build 36 Milton Keyneses to solve UK housing crisis. Are new towns really the answer?
Housing crisis

We’d need to build 36 Milton Keyneses to solve UK housing crisis. Are new towns really the answer?

Housing crisis: Shared ownership an ‘unbearable reality’ which has ‘failed to deliver’, MPs warn
Housing

Housing crisis: Shared ownership an ‘unbearable reality’ which has ‘failed to deliver’, MPs warn

UK housing is worst value for money of any advanced economy: ‘We are a joke’
Housing

UK housing is worst value for money of any advanced economy: ‘We are a joke’

Housing crisis: UK could raise billion taxing vacant homes and foreign buyers, think tank says
Housing crisis

Housing crisis: UK could raise billion taxing vacant homes and foreign buyers, think tank says

Local authority funding crisis ‘putting future of council housing under threat’
Social housing

Local authority funding crisis ‘putting future of council housing under threat’

Jeremy Hunt’s decision to ignore homelessness emergency in Spring Budget is dangerous
Rick Henderson

Jeremy Hunt’s decision to ignore homelessness emergency in Spring Budget is dangerous

Spring Budget: Jeremy Hunt abandons divisive 99% mortgage scheme
Spring Budget

Spring Budget: Jeremy Hunt abandons divisive 99% mortgage scheme

It’s a ‘surprise’ more homeless children haven’t died in temporary accommodation, charity says
Homelessness

It’s a ‘surprise’ more homeless children haven’t died in temporary accommodation, charity says

Here’s a radical idea to let communities buy empty homes and get rid of dodgy landlords
Housing crisis

Here’s a radical idea to let communities buy empty homes and get rid of dodgy landlords

Jeremy Hunt to unveil 99% mortgages in Spring Budget. But what does it mean for housing crisis?
Housing

Jeremy Hunt to unveil 99% mortgages in Spring Budget. But what does it mean for housing crisis?

‘It’s a win-win solution’: Building social housing could add £50bn to UK economy, study finds
Housing crisis

‘It’s a win-win solution’: Building social housing could add £50bn to UK economy, study finds

Competition watchdog launches investigation into house builders over failure to build enough homes
Housing crisis

Competition watchdog launches investigation into house builders over failure to build enough homes

Landlord Tory MPs are trying to ‘gut’ protections for private renters, analysis shows
Renters Reform Bill

Landlord Tory MPs are trying to ‘gut’ protections for private renters, analysis shows

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When will house prices go down?
House Prices

When will house prices go down?

Councils need millions to prevent bankruptcy due to rising cost of homelessness: ‘It’s a national crisis’
Homelessness

Councils need millions to prevent bankruptcy due to rising cost of homelessness: ‘It’s a national crisis’

Landlords to get £70bn in government housing support. Here’s how that money could be better spent
A modest proposal

Landlords to get £70bn in government housing support. Here’s how that money could be better spent

Landlords need to accept responsibility not only for the housing crisis – but for our misery
Nick Bano

Landlords need to accept responsibility not only for the housing crisis – but for our misery