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Black people also less likely than white people to get social housing and can face ‘overt racism’ from private landlordsBlack people in England are almost four times as likely to face homelessness as white people and substantially less likely to get so…
Critics say change in biodiversity protections would harm environmental recovery and make the scheme ineffectivePlans to weaken environmental regulations for small housebuilders would allow developers to build on an area the size of the Yorkshire Dales…
Court finds rentals had inflicted psychological damage on family living there and violated their right to privacy A judge in Madrid has ordered the closure of 10 tourist flats in a single building in the city centre after a landmark ruling that said “…
Children’s commissioner says any Labour strategy to tackle deprivation must scrap the two-child benefit capChildren in England are living in “almost Dickensian levels of poverty” where deprivation has become normalised, the children’s commissioner has …
Research finds correlation between car dependency and loneliness, particularly in rural townsPeople who depend on cars to get around are more likely to feel lonely and disconnected than those who have access to good public transport, a UK study has fou…
Exclusive: Matthew Pennycook takes aim at unfair practices made possible by leasehold system in England and WalesThe housing minister has promised to crack down on unfair service charges and what he called the “wild west” of property managing agents as…
Exclusive: Thinktank calls for stronger penalties for corporate negligence in England, including directorship and public-contract bansCompanies responsible for unsafe cladding should face unlimited fines and permanent bans from public contracts, accord…
Survivors say careers of many of those involved show there are ‘no consequences for decisions that cost lives’The survivors of the Grenfell fire have condemned “a deep and bitter injustice” that many of the officials criticised in the public inquiry in…
People living in housing association development in Bermondsey say they hope legal action will encourage othersResidents of a multistorey development in London have received £550,000 in compensation from a housing association for cladding defects in a …
Exclusive: Levels of ‘multi-stress’ at highest since 2008 crash, study says, with people feeling profoundly powerlessMore than 5 million UK adults are experiencing a triple whammy of financial, health and housing insecurity as British households hit le…