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Cost of housing homeless people skyrocketing for councils

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Cost of housing homeless people skyrocketing for councils

Amidst council bankruptcies, local authorities are spending more than ever on temporary accommodation.

Hollie Wright

11 April 2024

A lost decade for home insulation

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A lost decade for home insulation

We installed over 2m insulation measures in our homes in 2012. For the last few years, it's been just a tenth of this.

Christian Jaccarini

06 February 2024

Labour’s promise to build 1.5 million homes can't be just a numbers game

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Labour’s promise to build 1.5 million homes can't be just a numbers game

We need to end the UK’s “blandemic” poorly designed housing. New towns must have high quality design at their core

David Pendlebury, Benedikt Stranak

19 October 2023

For voters, the cost of living is front of mind

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For voters, the cost of living is front of mind

Affordable homes, quality public services and social security are the solution to sky-high costs

Tom Pollard

12 May 2023

Council housing gave me a childhood

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Council housing gave me a childhood

Why we're campaigning for green social housing

Rebecca Winson

21 April 2023

Three-fifths of private renters cannot afford the cost of living

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Three-fifths of private renters cannot afford the cost of living

The government must unfreeze housing support for private renters

Alex Diner, Sam Tims

10 March 2023

Upgrading and repurposing private rented homes to create a new generation of social homes offers a clear path out of the housing crisis

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Upgrading and repurposing private rented homes to create a new generation of social homes offers a clear path out of the housing crisis

The UK's lack of social housing has caused a crisis of high rents and evictions. It's time to develop a new generation of social homes.

Alex Diner

14 February 2023

The victim-blaming culture of housing associations has trickled down from the government

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The victim-blaming culture of housing associations has trickled down from the government

There are 940,000 homes in England with damp and mould. This government should take a healthy share of responsibility.

Heather Kennedy

30 November 2022

The government must act now to protect social housing tenants and social landlords from financial disaster

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The government must act now to protect social housing tenants and social landlords from financial disaster

As we stand on the brink of a new housing crisis, ministers must avert further hardship in our broken housing system

Alex Diner

12 October 2022

Stamp duty cuts: the wrong priority and the wrong policy

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Stamp duty cuts: the wrong priority and the wrong policy

Tinkering with this flawed tax will do nothing to fix our broken housing system

Alex Diner

28 September 2022

Why we need a social rent freeze

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Why we need a social rent freeze

Protect those most exposed to the cost-of-living crisis from unaffordable rent rises

Simon Hill

22 September 2022

Freeze social rents – act now

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Freeze social rents – act now

Defend tenants from unaffordable rent rises

Rebecca Winson

20 September 2022

Emergency insulation before the end of the year

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Emergency insulation before the end of the year

Councils still have time to make sure their residents are warm this winter

Christian Jaccarini

14 September 2022

Our kids need a Great Homes Upgrade

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Our kids need a Great Homes Upgrade

Children have a right to a decent standard of living. Our draughty homes are harming them.

Alex Firth

23 June 2022

Reversing the decline of social housing

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Reversing the decline of social housing

To tackle the housing crisis, we need to reform and replace the policies that underpin it

Simon Hill

08 June 2022

The damaging legacy of right to buy

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The damaging legacy of right to buy

Boris Johnson wants to extend right to buy to housing associations. But he's ignoring the grave costs of the policy.

Simon Hill

19 May 2022

What does the spring statement mean for the Great Homes Upgrade?

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What does the spring statement mean for the Great Homes Upgrade?

The VAT cut on energy-saving materials is a small victory but improving home energy efficiency should be accessible to everyone

Aydin Dikerdem

31 March 2022

Losing the plot

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Losing the plot

When we sell-off our public farmland, we miss our chance to use agriculture to benefit everyone.

Chris Williams

29 March 2022

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