Housing

The scramble for a spare room

Inside the experience of trying to get by in houses of multiple occupation and the realities of renting in 2025. Ella Glover writes as the Renters…

Sep 9 •

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A landlord should never be the homelessness minister

Plus: Our summer reads in a bumper The Lead Digest, ReformWatch including the Reform UK Board election and latest from The Lead North.

Aug 7 •

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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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A crucial safety net for Britain's homeowners is facing the scrap heap

Plus: Child poverty is getting worse – what will Labour do about it? And, the NHS ten-year plan tell us your thoughts...

Jul 8 •

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A year of Labour in power - the report card, part I

We rank how Keir Starmer and the government is performing against a progressive agenda on the economy, NHS, housing and education and you give your…

Jul 3 •

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I was homeless. Tackling rough sleeping requires a system overhaul – decriminalisation is just the start

Plus: Another scoop from The Lead North about the so-called 'Reform Pub', councillors are dropping like flies in this week's Reform Watch, and all our…

Jun 19 •

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Spending Review: This government means business on the housing crisis

Plus: The latest ReformWatch, the best of our in-depth reporting from the North + The Lead Digest with everything we're reading and watching this week.

Jun 12 •

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Don't be fooled by Nigel Farage's promise to help families have more children

Unlike many of the Reform leader's obsessions – falling birth rates are real. But his solutions fail to engage with complexity of the issue.

Jun 3 •

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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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"I left and never went back": The rural towns that offer no way up

Many people living outside of cities feel left behind as the lack of opportunities widens the gap between town and country life.

Mar 25 •

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The Lead Untangles: Changes to the 'feudal' leasehold system and whether they go far enough

Ella Glover writes for The Lead on plans to end ‘unfair practices and unreasonable costs at the hands of landlords’

Mar 7 •

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