Housing crisis
It’s a ‘surprise’ more homeless children haven’t died in temporary accommodation, charity says![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Landlord Tory MPs are trying to ‘gut’ protections for private renters, analysis shows
Prince William to build social housing in his back garden to help end homelessness![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Prince William to build social housing in his back garden to help end homelessness
Landlords to get £70bn in government housing support. Here’s how that money could be better spent![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Landlords need to accept responsibility not only for the housing crisis – but for our misery
5 reasons why Sunak’s ‘British homes for British workers’ social housing plan is doomed to fail![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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5 reasons why Sunak’s ‘British homes for British workers’ social housing plan is doomed to fail
Social housing at ‘breaking point’, housing ombudsman warns![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Social housing at ‘breaking point’, housing ombudsman warns
Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases
Outrage after one-year-old baby hospitalised six times due to damp and mould-ridden rental home![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Outrage after one-year-old baby hospitalised six times due to damp and mould-ridden rental home
Two-thirds of government’s £4.2bn housebuilding fund remains unspent – so we spent it for them![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Two-thirds of government’s £4.2bn housebuilding fund remains unspent – so we spent it for them
Rebuilding Ukraine and fighting forced evictions: These projects will give you hope in 2024![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Rebuilding Ukraine and fighting forced evictions: These projects will give you hope in 2024
More than 5,000 renters face being made homeless over Christmas, Labour says: ‘People are dying’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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More than 5,000 renters face being made homeless over Christmas, Labour says: ‘People are dying’
‘Shameful’ housing crisis leaves almost 140,000 children living in temporary accommodation![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Shameful’ housing crisis leaves almost 140,000 children living in temporary accommodation
Tories yet again fail to hit housebuilding target – and it’s only going to get worse, experts say![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Tories yet again fail to hit housebuilding target – and it’s only going to get worse, experts say
Louis Theroux leads calls to help 131,000 children waking up homeless on Christmas Day![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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