8 h. ago British Gas, EDF, Octopus, OVO offering free electric blankets and air fryers this winter

As the cost of living crisis continues to impact households across the UK, some of the nations largest energy suppliers are offering a range of support to customers this winter

Society

30 h. ago Govt forced to water down affordable housing targets as London property market 'in crisis', minister says

Govt forced to water down affordable housing targets as London property market 'in crisis', minister says  Sky News

Politics

37 h. ago Affordable homes target slashed to 20% to tackle London’s housebuilding crisis

The Government said a perfect storm of economic conditions has created a housebuilding emergency.

Events

38 h. ago London housing crisis: Sadiq Khan slashes affordable housing ratio to 20%

London housing crisis: Sadiq Khan slashes affordable housing ratio to 20%  London Evening Standard

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43 h. ago Could Zurich’s housing cooperatives be the solution to the rest of Europe’s housing crisis? | Peter Apps

One in every five citizens in the city has bought a share in the company that built and owns their apartment block• Peter Apps is a contributing editor at Inside HousingChildren zoom down a tunnel slide, as their parents watch on, sipping coffees and chatting amicably on the long benches in the middle of the courtyard.They are surrounded by modern-looking housing developments – architecturally smart, medium-rise, expensive-looking in their design. This appears to be just another 21st-century development in a major city, a development that a builder has made a tidy profit out of, and flats that will have inevitably been snapped up by landlords and rented out at the highest market rate.Peter Apps is a contributing editor at Inside Housing and the author of Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Dutch general election focuses on migration and housing crisis as Wilders seeks another win

The Dutch election is highlighting two major issues

Politics

48 h. ago Glasgow let down on housing crisis with £66million black hole

Glasgow is facing a housing emergency that is worse than in any other part of Scotland.

Economics

3 d. ago Housing Secretary makes homelessness promise as he brands crisis 'heartbreaking'

Housing Secretary Steve Reed said he was urging social housing giants to 'go big, go bold and go build' and said he found it 'heartbreaking' seeing people sleeping on the streets

Society

3 d. ago The Dutch election: key players and main issues in the snap poll

Voters could swap a rightwing government for a more moderate coalition – but the fragmentary political system makes any outcome possibleHere is the lowdown on elections in the Netherlands, where voters look likely to swap the most rightwing government in recent Dutch history for a more moderate, commonsense coalition in a snap parliamentary ballot on 29 October. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Don’t use AI to tell you how to vote in election, says Dutch watchdog

Data protection authority says chatbots are ‘clearly biased’, as Netherlands prepares for national pollDutch election: key players and main issuesEurope live – latest updatesAI chatbots are “unreliable and clearly biased” when offering voting advice, the Dutch data protection authority (AP) has said, warning of a threat to democracy eight days before national elections.The four chatbots tested by the AP “often end up with the same two parties, regardless of the user’s question or command”, the authority said in a report ahead of the 29 October election. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago A waiting list of thousands, and just five new homes for social rent: this city shows the depth of Britain’s housing crisis | John Harris

Liverpool was once praised for its tolerance, but housing shortages are driving fearful, unsettling behaviours – and people are blaming outsidersHere is the dream, if you can afford it: gleaming apartments, close to Liverpool’s waterfront, complete with penthouse swimming pools with views of the north Wales mountains, and sumptuous rooftop gardens. They are mostly bought by investors who then rent them to local professionals: three years ago, a report on early sales of flats in one development said that 40% of early buyers were from Australia, China or Singapore.Ten minutes’ walk away, you can witness a very different spectacle. Every Monday night, a charity called Liverpool In Arms hands out food in the city centre, to queues of people. Some are homeless; others have a house or flat to live in, but can’t afford to eat. While I was reporting on the city’s housing crisis for the Guardian’s video series Anywhere But Westminster, I watched its volunteers in action for the best part of ...

Society

8 d. ago London housing crisis: Affordable homes ratio 'to be slashed to 20%' after Sadiq Khan crisis talks

Mayor and Government set to announce that 35% rule will be ditched after housebuilding in the capital plummeted

Events

9 d. ago UK Home Office 'letting Glasgow down' as city grapples with homelessness crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Flynn he would continue to put pressure on the UK Government to help find a solution to the housing crisis gripping

Society

9 d. ago London’s Housing Crisis, Rebuilding Community – Brixton talk by Peter Apps & Kwajo Tweneboa, Thurs 16th Oct 2025

London’s Housing Crisis, Rebuilding Community – Brixton talk by Peter Apps & Kwajo Tweneboa, Thurs 16th Oct 2025  Brixton Buzz

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1 week ago Migrants overpaying for substandard homes face blame for Netherlands housing crisis

With general elections in two weeks, housing crisis is a big issue, with the far-right Party for Freedom blaming migrantsCarlos Fernandes is proud of the metalwork he does on Dutch superyachts that sail the world. But the Portuguese migrant worker was surprised to hear he might be paying hundreds of euros too much in monthly rent for his family’s apartment.“We found it and we moved in,” he said. “It should be between €800 and €1,115 but we are paying €1,380.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK’s housing crisis laid bare as record number of homeless people – including 11 children – died last year

Eleven children – including four under the age of one – died while homeless last year, data from The Museum of Homelessness found

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2 w. ago Scots donating less money to charities as cost of living crisis dents household budgets

Charities warned the cost of living had dented "people’s ability to put their hands in their pocket".

Economics

3 w. ago London housing crisis: 'Nothing off the table' as Sadiq Khan considers slashing 35% affordable homes rule for new builds

Mayor warns requirement for 35% of new homes to be affordable has brought housebuilding in the capital to a standstill

Events

3 w. ago Lack of skilled workers worsening London housing crisis, says deputy mayor

Lack of skilled workers worsening London housing crisis, says deputy mayor  Waltham Forest Echo

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3 w. ago London councils spend £5.5m a day on homelessness crisis as demand soars from desperate families

Mayor Sadiq Khan may ease affordable homes target in bid to bring crisis-hit house-building industry back to life

Economics