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Labour's devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords
A row of houses in the UK
Renting

Labour's devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords

The government’s new devolution white paper gives councils more power to set up selective licensing schemes which can see rogue landlords face action if they don’t keep their properties up to standard
Government buys back military homes after 'disastrous' privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions
Stock image of semi-detached houses
Military homes

Government buys back military homes after 'disastrous' privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions

'It's heartbreaking': More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
schoolchildren sat at desks
Homelessness

'It's heartbreaking': More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas

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?

Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: 'We're still waiting'
Rough sleeping

Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: 'We're still waiting'

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Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: 'It's time to turn the tide'
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner
Homelessness

Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: 'It's time to turn the tide'

'We are sick and tired': Hundreds of renters demand 'rent controls now' in Christmas protest
Renters march down London's Oxford Street holding a banner demanding 'rent controls now'
RENTING

'We are sick and tired': Hundreds of renters demand 'rent controls now' in Christmas protest

This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: 'Where would we put a tree?'
Temporary accommodation

This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: 'Where would we put a tree?'

Keir Starmer told to brace for legal challenges as he sets out overhaul of UK planning system
Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner in high-vis and hard hats
Housing crisis

Keir Starmer told to brace for legal challenges as he sets out overhaul of UK planning system

Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
Houses on a street in England
Housing crisis

Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people

Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it's pushing them to their limits
two hands holding keys
RENTING

Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it's pushing them to their limits

'A national disgrace': More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
A man in a tent
Homelessness

'A national disgrace': More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas

This 'one-of-a-kind' charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: 'It's a charity B&Q'
Habitat for Humanity GB charity shop
Housing crisis

This 'one-of-a-kind' charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: 'It's a charity B&Q'

More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: 'No guarantee that work means a home'
homeless peoples' tents in street
Homelesness

More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: 'No guarantee that work means a home'

The Bank of Mum and Dad has too much influence on homeownership in Britain – that needs to change
Housing

The Bank of Mum and Dad has too much influence on homeownership in Britain – that needs to change

Millions of Brits living in 'Dickensian conditions' in cold, damp homes this Christmas
snow covered houses
Damp homes

Millions of Brits living in 'Dickensian conditions' in cold, damp homes this Christmas

Tower block tenants trapped in 'living nightmare' by bed bug infestations: 'I'm riddled with them'
bed bugs
Housing

Tower block tenants trapped in 'living nightmare' by bed bug infestations: 'I'm riddled with them'

Can Labour really build 1.5m new homes? Not without 'bold' and urgent planning reform, experts say
Photo of houses in the UK with a red bus in the foreground
Housebuilding

Can Labour really build 1.5m new homes? Not without 'bold' and urgent planning reform, experts say

Labour vow to end cladding crisis by 2029 leaves campaigners fearing 'living nightmare' will continue
Image of flats in London next to the Thames
Cladding crisis

Labour vow to end cladding crisis by 2029 leaves campaigners fearing 'living nightmare' will continue

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
a man chops vegetables on a table behind an older man
Christmas

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved

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Labour pledges billions to 'get Britain building' amid housebuilding slump
Labour housing minister Matthew Pennycook
Housebuilding

Labour pledges billions to 'get Britain building' amid housebuilding slump

Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: 'Labour must get to grips with this crisis'
A couple in temporary accommodation with a dog
Homelessness

Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: 'Labour must get to grips with this crisis'

Labour's rent reforms will cost landlords just £22 a year – but some say that's still too much
placards reading 'Power to the Renters' and 'Homes 4 All'
Renting

Labour's rent reforms will cost landlords just £22 a year – but some say that's still too much

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?
a group of different coloured tents are pitched on the street in a city environment
Homelessness

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?