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Published in: Home: NewsDelay in ‘no fault’ evictions ban leaves 48,000 households facing homelessness
The 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: NewsLegal ‘loopholes’ could block crackdown on oligarchs’ empty homes
Westminster Council has pledged to seize empty homes – but efforts could come to nothing without more help
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationExclusive: Birmingham pays half a billion pounds to under-fire landlords
Social housing providers were criticised by a watchdog for failures – including conflicts of interest over funding
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationExclusive: Substandard landlords bank £132m to house vulnerable residents
Specialist providers pocket huge sums in housing benefit, despite criticism from Regulator of Social Housing
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Published in: Home: NewsMost landlords still using ‘no-fault evictions’ government vowed to ban
English Private Landlord Survey also reveals nearly half discriminate against disabled people who need adaptations
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionEngland’s Vagrancy Act must be scrapped. But will its replacement be any better?
Any solutions to end homelessness must be work in collaboration with the people whom they are designed to help – not...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsStamp duty holiday leading to homelessness, new figures suggest
Exclusive: Tenants’ rights activists tell openDemocracy that some landlords are trying to cash in by speeding up evictions
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe coronavirus crisis shows it's time to abolish the family
What does the pandemic tell us about the nuclear family and private household?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKInvisible in plain sight: fighting loneliness in the homeless community
Have a chat with someone on the streets and you may help and, perhaps, come away with an important story. This is Rupi’s.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKChildren’s rights being sidelined while nation focuses on Brexit
Britain’s poorest children are increasingly subject to poor housing and dangerous policing tactics including Tasers...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKKálmán Sütö and his struggle against Hungarian dictatorship
A street magazine vendor led protests against prime minister Victor Orbán’s rewriting of history. He tells...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKOf Tories, charity... and Islamophobia
Muslims know they have a duty to support the poor. Tories can't claim this mantle - especially whilst they're riven...
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Published in: TransformationA year of living generously
Genuine happiness involves sharing time and money, but beware of thinking that the poor belong to some other tribe....
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Published in: HomeThe Exile Nation Project: Ken Adams
Ken Adams of Oakland, CA has spent the last 30 years battling an addiction to crack cocaine. He has served a total...