11 h. ago Housebuilding in London slumps to its lowest level since 2009

Work was started on just 1,210 new private flats and houses in the first quarter of the year, according to latest figures from Molior.

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19 h. ago Tracy is about to begin chemo and she’s also getting evicted. Welcome to Australia’s housing crisis

The 63-year-old, who may have to live in a camper van, wants to see the major political parties do more for older AustraliansElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastIn three weeks Tracy Adams starts chemotherapy for bowel cancer. She will also be evicted from her home.The 63-year-old has been living in her Queensland rental for five years and, despite her landlords knowing she has just been diagnosed with cancer, they have told her to go.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Xi announces plan for Chinese economy to counter impact of US trade war

Beijing will ‘strengthen bottom-line thinking’ as reports say it could drop tariffs on some US products Business live – latest updatesXi Jinping has announced a plan to counter China’s continuing economic problems and the impact of the US trade war, as reports swirl that it could drop tariffs on some US products, including semiconductors.Friday’s meeting of the politburo was convened to discuss China’s economic situation, which since the pandemic has faced difficulties fuelled by a housing sector crisis, youth unemployment, and Donald Trump’s tariffs on all Chinese exports. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Tesla sales plunge as carmaker warns ‘political sentiment’ could impact future demand

Profits slide 71% to $409m as analysts conclude Elon Musk’s role in White House has caused branding crisisTesla saw a 9% drop in revenue year over year in the first quarter of 2025. The company brought in $19.3bn in revenue, well below Wall Street expectations of $21.45bn. The company reported an earnings per share of 27 cents, also well under investor expectations of 43 cents in earnings per share.Tesla profits also slid 71% to $409m compared with $1.39bn in net income the previous year. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Private landlord scheme helping Scotland’s housing crisis: Find out how much your property could achieve

Much-needed emergency housing which also provides landlords with guaranteed, long-term rental income is being provided by the City of Edinburgh Council’s Private Sector Leasing (PSL) scheme. Find out more.

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7 d. ago Spain goes to war on holiday lets: Brits face battle for accommodation as Spanish PM launches crackdown on tourist rentals amid housing crisis in 'high tension' areas

In the latest onslaught against holidaying Britons, Pedro Sánchez 's new measures will allow residential communities to ban individual property owners from using their apartments as holiday lets.

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1 week ago Leaders’ debate live: PM says he has ‘no reason’ not to trust Trump as Dutton says ‘I don’t know the president’

Prime minister and Coalition leader face off in showdown hosted by ABC. Follow live updatesPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says Labor didn’t commission modelling on negative gearingAnthony Albanese said Peter Dutton’s suggestion that the housing crisis is something that developed in the last two years is “nonsense”.Everyone watching this program knows that this has been developing for a long period of time. We have not had enough homes been built. The former government did not bother to have a housing minister for half the time they were in office. What we’ve done since we came to office, is look towards the big issue which is supply.The experts say that what that potentially [would] do is is diminish supply, not increase it. That’s why the key to fixing the housing issues is supply.It certainly wasn’t commissioned by us to do so.W...

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1 week ago Leaders’ debate live: Albanese ‘optimistic’ about nation’s future as Dutton says households facing ‘existential’ cost

Prime minister and Coalition leader face off in showdown hosted by ABC. Follow live updatesPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says Labor didn’t commission modelling on negative gearingAnthony Albanese said Peter Dutton’s suggestion that the housing crisis is something that developed in the last two years is “nonsense.”Everyone watching this program knows that this has been developing for a long period of time. We have not had enough homes been built. The former government did not bother to have a housing minister for half the time they were in office. What we’ve done since we came to office, is look towards the big issue which is supply.The experts say that what that potentially [would] do is is diminish supply, not increase it. That’s why the key to fixing the housing issues is supply.It certainly wasn’t commissioned by us to do so.W...

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2 w. ago Inside Mallorca's 'very serious problem' as housing crisis starts to unfold

Island nightclubs share their anxieties for the upcoming holiday season and admit to "praying" for their understaffed openings this weekend as rent-crisis leads to issues with local recruitment.

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2 w. ago Zonal electricity pricing 'would give Scots living close to windfarms cheaper bills'

Major supplier Octopus Energy says a pricing shake-up could end Scotland's rural fuel poverty crisis with 44% of households in remote areas struggling with bills.

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2 w. ago SNP warned rent control plans fail to 'live up to scale' of housing crisis as changes tabled

The Scottish Government has been accused of not doing enough to protect tenants after confirming how rent controls will work,

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3 w. ago ‘Tourism is killing this city’ thousands protest in Spain, Canary Islands and Majorca

Demonstrations took place in cities across Spain, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands as locals spoke out about the country's housing crisis

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3 w. ago Brit holidaymakers brace for ANOTHER summer of protest hell as hundreds of thousands pack streets in Madrid, Barcelona and Majorca demanding end to 'uncontrolled tourism' in Spain

Demonstrators demand a solution to a housing crisis that they say has been fuelled by mass tourism as they marched through 40 Spanish cities on Saturday - with the threat of more protests looming.

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3 w. ago Middle East crisis live: Israeli attack on tents housing journalists in Gaza kills at least two, say Palestinian medics

Airstrikes hit media tent outside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, say medics, injuring nine othersAs we mentioned in the opening summary, ten Britons have been accused of committing war crimes while fighting for Israel in Gaza. Here is some more of the story, written by the Guardian’s legal affairs correspondent Haroon Siddique:Michael Mansfield KC is one of a group of lawyers who will on Monday hand in a 240-page dossier to Scotland Yard’s war crimes unit alleging targeted killing of civilians and aid workers, including by sniper fire, and indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas, including hospitals.The report, which has been prepared by a team of UK lawyers and researchers in The Hague, also accuses suspects of coordinated attacks on protected sites including historic monuments and religious sites, and forced transfer and displacement of civilians. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Thousands in Spain join nationwide march to protest against housing crisis

Organisers say 150,000 joined protest in Madrid urging the government to ‘end the housing racket’ and to demand access to affordable housingTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Spain in the latest protest against housing speculation and to demand access to affordable homes.Organisers claim that up to 150,000 joined the protest in Madrid while smaller demonstrations were held in about 40 cities across the country. Protesters from Málaga on the Costa del Sol to Vigo in the Atlantic northwest chanted “end the housing racket” and “landlords are guilty, the government is responsible”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Spaniards march across 40 cities to protest the growing housing crisis

Protesters have returned to the streets across Spain in anger over high housing costs with no relief in sight

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3 w. ago Benidorm tourist clampdown as penalties revealed for anyone breaking strict rule

As fed-up locals continue to berate tourists for fuelling Spain's housing crisis, Benidorm has decided to take powers into its own hands in a huge new clampdown that comes into effect in just two weeks

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4 w. ago Energy bills could finally be cut in welcome news for households says forecast

The energy price cap is set to be cut this summer in a much-needed boost for households already struggling with the cost of living crisis, according to new forecasts

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