Housing

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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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 Lead is back in print across Blackpool and Lancashire

More than 40,000 newspapers printed and available across the county

Dec 18, 2024 •

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Private landlords exodus backfires on public housing

Far from being insulated from the ups and downs of the real estate market, social and emergency housing has become tethered to it - and is facing an…

Dec 14, 2024 •

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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 •

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