Moving house costs inflation surges since Labour took power
Summer has long been the UK’s peak season for moving house, with demand, inflation, and prices, both reaching annual highs. In 2023, the cost of a summer move climbed by…
Housing budget in the UK is subsidising landlords to tune of £26bn
88% of the UK’s housing budget goes into the pockets of landlords, according to the 2024 UK Housing Review. In fact, the UK spent more on housing in recent years…
Carla Denyer tables crucial amendment on Renters’ Rights Bill
Green Party MP and co-leader Carla Denyer has backed Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) positions on licensing in a speech to a committee of MPs scrutinising the Labour Party…
Homelessness fund in budget is just £707 per household
In today’s Budget announcement, Rachel Reeves announced a measly £230m to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping: £230m to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping – #UKBudget — Dina Medland 💙 (@dinamedland)…
Renters’ Rights Bill has flaws around funding, expert warns MPs
A Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) expert member has highlighted key concerns about enforcement and licensing to a committee of MPs scrutinising the Labour Party government’s Renters’ Rights Bill…
new data shows landlord exodus not happened
ACORN – a union representing thousands of renters across England and Wales – welcomes planned reforms to private renting ahead of the second reading of the Renters’ Rights Bill in…
Local housing Allowance chaos ignored by new Labour government
Buried in the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) housing figures is a damning fact about the current state of private renting for those on benefits. It shows that so…
Corbyn discusses the broader implications of the disaster
Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has pointed out the broader implications of the Grenfell Tower disaster. Grenfell: “market domination” He said the Grenfell fire that killed 72 people in…
Renters’ Rights Bill is a half-baked piece of tinkering at the edges
The Labour Party government has introduced its Renters’ Rights Bill. Supporters of Keir Starmer have hailed the proposed legislation as somehow revelatory. However, in reality much of it is just…
Urgent Action Needed to Address Worsening Housing Crisis for Disabled People in the UK
Disabled people across the UK are facing a worsening housing crisis, as government policies and funding shortfalls leave many trapped in unsuitable homes. The system designed to support these individuals,…
Nadhim Zahawi blames Sadiq Khan for homelessness… no, really
This week, former Conservative Party MP Nadhim Zahawi took to X to display his faux outrage over a problem his own government created: homelessness. He tweeted a photo of a…
Rachel Reeves plans for social housing do not add up
Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans to increase social rent for council and housing association tenants in order to pay for new affordable housing. Rachel Reeves’s idea is backwards So Rachel Reeves…