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Carla White’s battle has shone a light on city’s lack of affordable new housing for those on low incomesA single tenant in a Montreal apartment block has halted a multimillion-dollar development project in a standoff that has focused fresh attention on…
Exclusive: If elected next year, party would allow officials to buy up land at fraction of potential cost as part of ‘pro-building’ agendaLabour is planning to give local officials sweeping new powers to buy land cheaply and develop on it, as part of t…
Council of Europe finds ‘shocking’ levels of bullying in education system and threats to legal status and rightsThere is “troublingly persistent” levels of discrimination against Gypsy, Roma and Travellers (GRT) in the UK, an expert group from Europe’s…
Artists who live and work in area only found out about redevelopment plans from flyer on lamp-post Since Ata moved to the UK five years ago he has found his home in London’s warehouses. The aspiring actor was drawn to the community of musicians and art…
Co-author says UK’s oldest form of social housing could be part of solution to care crisisPoor, older people living in almshouses enjoy longer lives than far wealthier people living elsewhere, a study has found.The secret to longer life has been intens…
Change should result in fewer animals being abandoned and make it easier for owners to find accommodationRenters, pet owners and animal shelters have praised a long-awaited law that will allow tenants to keep pets in rented accommodation, after the gov…
Annual RHS show uses theme of accessibility in effort to broaden appeal of horticultureChelsea flower show has long been a staple of the society calendar, with celebrities and royals making an appearance among the peonies and roses.However, this year, …
Asabu Laher, 95, is receiving end-of-life care at her council-run house in Clapham, south LondonA 95-year-old woman receiving palliative care has been left unable to use her breathing equipment due to power cuts caused by persistent flooding at her cou…
Capital’s mayor lauds achievement but warns skyrocketing rents pose threat to ‘the soul of our city’Sadiq Khan is to announce the surpassing of a landmark housebuilding target in London, but will warn that the capital’s skyrocketing rents pose a threat…
Exclusive: School-Home Support finds proportion of children citing such concerns has risen 73% year on yearInsecure, unsuitable and poor quality housing is increasingly a barrier to children going to school, according to an education charity that works…