Brick by Brick

How Bristol put a lid on temporary accommodation costs amid homelessness crisis

Councils are piloting ways to tackle the cost of housing a record number of homeless families while we wait for a new strategy from the government.

Jul 19 •

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The housing ultimatum: Out-of-area placements are hurting London’s homeless families

Relocations from London have become increasingly far-flung as councils become more hard-line as pressure on housing wait lists continues to explode

Jun 3 •

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Sophie Holloway

The social housing tenants left traumatised by decades of neglect

Bristol City Council is one of many local authorities with thousands of tenants in mouldy flats and a £2.2bn black hole in housing budgets is expected…

Apr 3 •

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The Lead UK in conversation: the shared ownership crisis

Listen now | Our Westminster Editor Zoe Grunewald speaks to housing journalist Hannah Fearn about her recent piece, Toxic Assets: Housing association…

Feb 6 •

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'Cowboy operator' RMG in crosshairs as thousands left frustrated at service charges

Bury MP James Frith says property management company - owned by housing association Places For People - is 'riding roughshod' over those expecting a…

Feb 6 •

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Toxic assets: Housing association homes and shared ownership

Leasehold concerns, sky-high service charges and strict sell-on rules. Inside the people becoming trapped from moving on and losing money after buying a…

Jan 30 •

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The government is moving in the right direction - but how can we all fight street homelessness?

As increased funding arrives to try and cope with a rapidly increasing homelessness crisis, CEO of Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity Fran…

Jan 27 •

Toxic assets: Housing association homes and shared ownership

Leasehold concerns, sky-high service charges and strict sell-on rules. Inside the people becoming trapped from moving on and losing money after buying a…

Jan 26 •

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Ignore the 'market mayhem', a lifeline for renters is being activated

As Westminster fixates on rising cost of government debt and political fallout surrounding Chancellor Rachel Reeves, renters across the country are…

Jan 14 •

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The North is short of over 70,000 social housing units. Can Rayner fix it?

The sell-offs, the depleted stock, the greedy developers - and the tenants and councils already fighting back. We dive deep into the North's housing…

Nov 22, 2024 •

Damp, decay and delay: the many fractures of the housing crisis

After over a decade of bad policy, perpetual underinvestment and a chronic lack of political will, Britain's social housing is on its knees. Are…

Nov 20, 2024 •

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Introducing Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Britain's housing

Our new series - by Westminster Editor Zoë Grünewald - will push for the government to go far beyond its promise of 1.5 million new homes, and to…

Oct 15, 2024 •

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