11 h. 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

63 h. 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 ...

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5 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

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6 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

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6 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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7 d. 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

2 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

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2 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

3 w. ago Mega new town is coming to UK with 25,000 homes being built under new plans

A HUGE new town, with up to 25,000 homes is set to be built in in the UK, as part of a government scheme. The ambitious plans are set to ease Britain's housing crisis, and the project is expected to create 30,000 jobs. The Brabazon development, in South Gloucestershire is set to become a "thriving new...

Politics

3 w. ago Half the people on council's housing waiting list are in work

The shocking statistics revealed by a housing provider this week has shed light on just how bad the housing crisis in Wales is right now

Politics

3 w. ago Military to get 'first dibs' of new homes as defence boss blasts Tory failure

Defence Secretary John Healey said morale in the armed forces reached 'rock bottom' under the Tories with poor housing at the centre of a recruitment and retention crisis

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3 w. ago Plan to build 12 new towns in England to be unveiled at Labour conference

Housing secretary is set to announce initiative modelled on Clement Attlee’s postwar ‘housing boom’The government is expected to announce on Sunday a programme to build 12 new towns across England in a bid to address the country’s housing crisis.The housing secretary, Steve Reed, will unveil the initiative at Labour’s annual conference as it begins in Liverpool. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, described the proposals as “national renewal in action”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Five million adults still living with their parents as housing crisis deepens

A study has found the vast majority of adults still living at home are doing so because they have no hope of buying a place locally

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3 w. ago Scots councils must be given the power to build houses to end crisis

The current housing situation in Scotland is a 'dire state of affairs,' says Record View.

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3 w. ago Your cubicle or mine? Why gen Zs are having sex in public places

Some 18 to 24-year-olds who live with their parents say it’s ruining their sex lives; while others are doing it in public toilets and cars. It’s just another unintended consequence of the housing crisisName: Public sex.Age: Let’s assume ancient. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Poor climate crisis warnings put countries around globe at increasing risk of acute hunger

Exclusive: National early-warning systems are expected to play an ever more important role as the climate crisis intensifies - but researchers at Chatham House warn there is a major blind spot around food supplies

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