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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Letter of the week: Reasons to stay put
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The end of the housing delusion
Britain is finally realising that its obsession with home ownership is built on a false promise. Is it time to…
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Inside the Vienna model of social housing
Vienna’s high-functioning housing system looks to survive long after its centenary, and, like the cyclical lift in the city’s Rathaus,…
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Where did America’s recession go?
Six months ago US business executives were warning of an approaching economic “hurricane”, but it has failed to materialise –…
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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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Good riddance to the buy-to-let landlord
As small-scale owners are pushed out, now is the time to professionalise the sector.
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What our obsession with washing-up bowls says about the UK
Not rinsing is depraved, but the washing-up bowl is a symptom not of Brits' poor hygiene but our failing housing…
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What politicians don’t understand about asylum seekers
Migrants are given hand-outs, but they just want to work.
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Richard Blakeway: “Landlords are too dismissive about damp and mould”
It’s time to stop blaming tenants for sub-standard living conditions, says England’s housing ombudsman.
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The cold snap is a reminder of how awful Victorian houses are
At least you might not notice the draft because you’ve already succumbed to lead poisoning.
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Steve Platt’s Notebook: Memories of class war, the broken housing system, and struggles with mental health
Thirty years ago I was thrust into the limelight by John Major’s libel action against me; it was brutal, but…
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The inheritance gap isn’t a secret – we all know millennial homeowners had help
Everyone under 40 can see their friends on the property ladder had financial support from rich relatives. Why pretend otherwise?
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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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From the NS archive: Bricks and mortality
20 May 1933: An experiment in Stockton-on-Tees shows the effect of hygienic housing and proper nutrition on a population’s health.
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