Will Michael Gove’s Right to Buy reforms mean more affordable housing?
The Levelling Up Secretary has promised local authorities will keep all the money from the sale of council homes for…
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However the housing crisis ends, we will all lose
The boom has caused untold misery, but it has gone on for so long that the crash, when it comes,…
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The BBC’s naff greenwashing of gentrified south London
As if it hasn’t suffered enough, Elephant and Castle is blighted with pineapple lamps and cactus headboards in the latest…
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A better future starts at home
The foundation of a good life is decent, secure housing.
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Why are London’s housing estates choosing to be demolished?
Sadiq Khan promised residents would decide the future of their homes. Critics say it’s a false choice.
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Awaab’s law needs to protect private sector tenants too
The government’s plans to improve conditions in social housing stock don’t go far enough.
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If you rent in England, its crumbling courts are screwing you – here’s how
Ending no-fault evictions could put extra strain on an already overstretched courts system.
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MPs call for 90,000 more social homes every year and a new housing court
The Levelling Up Committee has said the government needs to step up its plans to protect renters and punish rogue…
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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
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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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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