Housing
Rough sleeping a ‘source of national shame’, government told

Rough sleeping a ‘source of national shame’, government told
MPs have urged the government to step up action to prevent a rough sleeping crisis following Big Issue founder Lord John Bird’s housing select committee walk out
Most Brits don’t realise you can be homeless without sleeping rough

Most Brits don’t realise you can be homeless without sleeping rough
More than half of Brits think there are more people rough sleeping than facing hidden homelessness. The image of someone sleeping rough on the street still dominates how people think about homelessness, new polling from Centre for Homelessness Impact and Ipsos found
More than 1.4 million homes with planning permission left unbuilt, report finds

More than 1.4 million homes with planning permission left unbuilt, report finds
Think tank IPPR accused housing developers of sitting on land to build almost as many homes as Labour has pledged to build while in power. But house building experts have blasted the research as a ‘myth’
Where will the government build the ‘next generation’ of new towns?
Where will the government build the ‘next generation’ of new towns?
Surge in renters losing their homes due to no-fault evictions ahead of ban: ‘This is frightening’
Surge in renters losing their homes due to no-fault evictions ahead of ban: ‘This is frightening’
Labour to crack down on rogue landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit for horror homes

Labour to crack down on rogue landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit for horror homes
Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes

Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes
Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law

Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law
Homelessness on the rise in Finland for first time in over a decade: ‘It’s unacceptable’

Homelessness on the rise in Finland for first time in over a decade: ‘It’s unacceptable’
‘Staggering’ increase in young people facing homelessness, charity says

‘Staggering’ increase in young people facing homelessness, charity says
Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind

Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind
Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: ‘It’s like battery farming’

Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: ‘It’s like battery farming’
Awaab’s Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won’t be covered until 2027

Awaab’s Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won’t be covered until 2027
Social housing waiting lists to soar to two million people in 10 years, report finds

Social housing waiting lists to soar to two million people in 10 years, report finds
Homelessness doesn’t hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians

Homelessness doesn’t hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians
Is UK’s housing system racist? Calls for inquiry as study reveals ethnic minorities pay more for less

Is UK’s housing system racist? Calls for inquiry as study reveals ethnic minorities pay more for less
So-called ‘landlord exodus’ divides opinion amid Renters’ Rights Bill debate in the Lords

So-called ‘landlord exodus’ divides opinion amid Renters’ Rights Bill debate in the Lords
I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers

I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers
Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
Paying off your landlord’s mortgage can’t be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way

Paying off your landlord’s mortgage can’t be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way
Labour’s housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty

Labour’s housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty
Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here’s why

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here’s why
Labour’s housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year

Labour’s housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year
Rough sleeping in London ‘as bad as it’s been’ but Sadiq Khan warns things won’t improve until 2026

Rough sleeping in London ‘as bad as it’s been’ but Sadiq Khan warns things won’t improve until 2026
The stigma of living in social housing is holding people back. That must change
