Ruby Lott-Lavigna is the news and politics reporter for openDemocracy specialising in housing and inequalities.
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Published in: Home: NewsDelay in ‘no fault’ evictions ban leaves 48,000 households facing homelessnessThe Tories pledged to end section 21 evictions in 2019. Tens of thousands have paid the price for their slow progress
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Published in: Home: FeatureI went to a landlords’ conference during a housing crisis. Here’s what I foundWith a key tenants’ rights bill set to go before MPs, what is going through the minds of the UK’s property class?
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Published in: Home: NewsRevealed: Housing associations urged ministers to let them increase rentsRepresentatives of housing associations including Clarion, Peabody, L&Q and Optivo met and wrote to ministers over the summer
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Published in: Home: NewsPrivate renters will face ‘winter of hardship’ after autumn statementCampaigners had urged the government to cap private rents alongside social rents, which will be limited to a 7% rise
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Published in: Home: NewsNo evidence for Jacob Rees-Mogg’s fracking claims, government admitsThe former energy secretary had claimed anti-fracking groups were funded by the Russian president
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Published in: Home: FeatureHow Liz Truss made the UK’s rent crisis worse in just 44 daysSocial and private tenants are bearing the brunt of the political chaos sparked by the UK’s shortest-serving PM