Why don’t we have a Department for Housing?
Some political heft and gravitas could provide much-needed focus to this overlooked portfolio.
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Boomers’ generosity to their kids is warping British society
The Bank of Mum and Dad has been brilliant – for those who have access to it.
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The inflation crisis is stopping us from building new homes, says Peabody chief
Ian McDermott’s housing association has had to refocus resources on warm banks and other initiatives to alleviate tenants’ hardship.
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Why is my rent so high?
The failure of the state to build homes is the biggest cause of the affordability crisis, not restrictive planning laws.
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The Tories are planning to leave the housing crash for the next government
Changes to stamp duty will stimulate demand just before the next election – and cause the market to fall after…
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The UK has the least insulated homes in Western Europe
British houses were found to lose an average of 3°C every five hours.
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On housing, the Tories need Labour’s help not to self-immolate
Rishi Sunak should take up Lisa Nandy’s offer of votes to get the Levelling Up Bill through.
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The lessons of a housing tragedy, writing through rail chaos, and why good manners cost nowt
The death of Awaab Ishak should shame the nation, and must be a defining moment for the housing sector.
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By backing down on planning reforms, Rishi Sunak has neglected a key group of voters: the young
The prospect of being seen as so weak as to rely on Labour support to carry legislation was clearly too…
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The UK now spends more on housing benefit than on most government departments
High private rents and stagnant wages mean housing benefit now costs £23.4bn a year.
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The Tories failed to fix the roof while the sun was shining and now it’s all falling down
A decade and a half of ultra-low interest rates gave ministers the perfect opportunity to upgrade the fabric of this…
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Housebuilding is far below the Conservatives’ manifesto target
The Tories pledged to build 300,000 homes every year but just 204,530 were built in the most recent period.
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How the housing crisis shaped modern Britain
The country is blighted by landlordism, homelessness and Thatcher’s legacy.
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London’s housing crisis is worsening
There are 106,000 people searching for rooms in the capital, but fewer than 15,000 available.
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Boomers can’t believe their luck – so they claim it was all hard work
At last, a perfect summation of the view that blames young people for their struggles rather than decades of policy…
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Could a house price crash tame the UK’s depraved rental market?
What renters really need is more housing supply and more stability.
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The Policy Ask with Clare Moriarty: “Renters have fewer options for lowering energy bills”
The CEO of Citizens Advice on her time as permanent secretary of Defra, the cost-of-living crisis, and William Beveridge.
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Get ready for the next housing crisis: negative equity
As interest rates rise and mortgages become unaffordable, the whole system will start to crumble.
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From energy prices to inflation: how Liz Truss plans to tackle the economy
The new Prime Minister will take charge of a country facing huge economic challenges.
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Why rent controls would solve everything
They would reflect the true purpose of houses as a place to live, rather than as an asset to generate…
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