Enraged leaseholders speak out as the government votes to make them foot the bill
On 28 April, the government voted to pass the Fire Safety Bill with no amendments. This means that leaseholders will continue ...
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‘Stressed and petrified’ cladding campaigners call on peers to protect them from huge repair costs
Cladding action groups are calling for peers to protect leaseholders from footing repair bills as the Fire Safety Bill returns ...
These are the MPs who stuck two fingers up at Grenfell victims
On 24 February, Tory MPs voted against implementing key recommendations from the Grenfell inquiry and protecting leaseholders from the costs ...
The government abstained on a cladding vote that could affect millions of lives
The government declined to vote on a motion that aimed to help people living in buildings with unsafe cladding that ...
Despite the pandemic, landlords are preparing to evict tenants as soon as the lockdown ends
This piece was amended on 28 January at 13:50. It previously stated that the school wouldn't take responsibility for rehoming ...
Building materials watchdog launched after ‘deeply disturbing’ Grenfell evidence
The inquiry has been examining the blaze that killed 72 people in 2017.
Millions of UK households worried about paying rent over winter, survey finds
The Joseph Rowntree foundation found that many households are building up ‘unmanageable amounts’ of unpaid rent.
A private student housing company calling the cops on a Labour MP is peak 2020
On 26 September, a student housing company called the police on a Labour MP and protesters. This was because they ...
A ‘greedy’ landlord threatens bailiffs on student for property left empty due to pandemic
A student had to move back to her parents because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. But her "greedy" student accommodation ...
‘Dramatic improvements’ to housing needed to meet climate targets
A Nottingham Trent University study calls for a national programme to deliver home energy saving upgrades in volume, at speed ...
Asylum seekers in Glasgow ‘malnourished with food not fit for human consumption’
Positive Action In Housing has rallied around refugees in the wake of Badreddin Abadlla Adam’s attack at the Park Inn ...
How will Johnson’s planning shake-up help efforts to rebuild after coronavirus?
Boris Johnson’s strategy to revive the economy as it emerges from the coronavirus crisis will see England’s planning rules torn ...
The problem with Robert Jenrick runs deeper than just ‘Tory corruption’
Pressure is growing on housing secretary Robert Jenrick to resign, as more revelations about his involvement with ex-Daily Express owner ...
One woman is fighting for ‘justice for Black renters’ after a ‘traumatising’ eviction
A woman is seeking justice for Black renters after facing an eviction that left her "traumatised and feeling deeply demoralised ...
Housing Secretary sends junior minister to be quizzed over Tory donor project
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has swerved a grilling from MPs over his role in approving a major property scheme involving ...
Grenfell campaigners call on Government to commit to cladding deadline
The new campaign comes days before the third anniversary of the disaster.
Starmer just doubled down on a disastrous weekend of coronavirus pledges
It might be possible that Keir Starmer has a Miley Cyrus song stuck in his head. Either that, or he ...
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