Search results for ‘housing’
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Why ‘no win, no fee’ solicitors are taking on councils over social housing
Council tenants in England whose homes are plagued by leaking roofs, subsidence, damp and mould are turning to legal firms for help.
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UK housing has worst value for money of any advanced economy, research finds
A new report has said that the UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money in any advanced economy.
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No ‘silver bullet that fixes housing crisis’ says housing specialist
We spoke to Roger Mortlock who leads the Countryside charity – the CPRE – formally the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England and Emma Revell who specialises in housing matters for the right leaning think tank, the Centre for Policy Studies.
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Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey announces plan to drop national housing targets
The Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has suffered a defeat at his party conference after members rejected his plan to drop national housing targets.
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How to build beautiful social housing
Peter Barber has been winning awards for turning tiny patches of land into innovative estates.
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Social housing crisis: ‘Get architects on board’, says RIBA President
Cathy Newman spoke to the newly-elected President of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Muyiwa Oki. At 32, he is the youngest and first Black president of the institution. Cathy began by asking him why more architects aren’t involved in the provision of social housing?
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Johannesburg fire: More than 70 dead in building housing homeless
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been visiting the site of a devastating fire in central Johannesburg which claimed the lives of more than 70 people, including at least 12 children. Tonight, Channel 4 News has been told that criminal gangs had partitioned the building using locked gates, preventing people from fleeing – part of an illegal…
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Housing inmates in police cells ‘predictable mess’, says former head of prison service
We spoke to the former head of the prison service Phil Wheatley who’s had more than 50 years experience working in the prison system.
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Government housing rule changes will not ‘lead to across the board increases in pollution’, says Conservative MP
We spoke to Conservative MP Philip Dunne who chairs the environmental audit committee, and Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party.
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Government plans to scrap water pollution rules for new housing criticised
Environmental groups have condemned government plans to scrap water pollution rules for new housing developments in England – which ministers claim will allow up to a hundred thousand new homes to be built. Under an amendment going through the House of Lords – developers will no longer have to pay to offset nutrient pollution caused…
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NHS impacted by ‘housing system in absolute meltdown’, says boss of housing charity Shelter
We spoke to the chief executive of Shelter, Polly Neate and asked her about the situation of the housing system in the UK.
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11-year-old stuck in hospital for year due to lack of suitable social housing
She was declared fit to leave hospital after a month. But 11 year old Kyra Whitmell has been stuck there for almost a year – because suitable social housing just isn’t available.
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Debate: How do we fix Britain’s housing crisis?
We discuss what it feels like at the sharp end, what’s going wrong, and what can be done to put it right.
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‘We simply don’t have enough social housing’ says Council leader
We spoke to Darren Rodwell, the local government association’s spokesman for housing and the Labour leader of Barking and Dagenham council. We started by asking him why people are waiting years for accommodation.
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Housing asylum seekers in ex-military bases is ‘wholly inappropriate’, says Refugee Council chief exec
We were joined by Enver Solomon, Chief Executive of the Refugee Council.
