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The national housing emergency and the Conservatives
On 12 December, the United Kingdom will go to the polls in a general election for the third time in four years. One thing, however,…
The national housing emergency and Labour
On 12 December, the United Kingdom will go to the polls in a general election for the third time in four years. One thing, however,…
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General Election 2019: why we can't let MPs forget housing
In the last year in England alone, a household became homeless every four minutes. In that same year, 692 rough sleepers died, again in England alone. That’s an increase of 22% on the previous year. Hundreds of people are dying on our streets, thousands are homeless and millions are at risk of losing their homes: this is the UK’s housing emergency. It must not slip off the agenda during this general election.
Earlier this month, the Queen’s Speech introduced her … Read more
Rising homelessness and struggling families: something has got to give
In our last post, the challenges that private renters in receipt of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) face in finding an
An end to no-fault evictions – what's next?
Over six months ago, the government promised to make renting fairer for everyone – they committed to scrapping section 21,