Shadow housing secretary Lisa Nandy says she is ‘very interested’ in giving councils power to freeze private rents

Westminster Council has pledged to seize empty homes – but efforts could come to nothing without more help

Not everyone is feeling the pinch – those with assets are enjoying a wealth bonanza

Private school alumni and property interests dominate the new prime minister’s top team

Housing campaigners warn that renters could be pushed into poverty and homelessness without evictions freeze

Many council ‘transit’ sites are unsuitable, putting Travellers at risk of prosecution under new trespass law

Social housing providers were criticised by a watchdog for failures – including conflicts of interest over funding

Specialist providers pocket huge sums in housing benefit, despite criticism from Regulator of Social Housing

Shares controlled by Alisher Usmanov in a London property firm were transferred to the Russian business empire he founded

Housing journalist Peter Apps tells openDemocracy about the corporate and state failures that led to the fire

English Private Landlord Survey also reveals nearly half discriminate against disabled people who need adaptations

Scores of lobbyists for the building sector also hold senior roles in local government, openDemocracy has found

Exclusive: Home Office call centre staff said they have been deluged with applicants reporting technical issues

A major culprit of the ‘cost of living’ crisis is hiding in plain sight: an extractive economy that redistributes...

Exclusive: Half of local authorities have not prosecuted a single landlord in three years, despite a rise in complaints

Tory donor Lubov Chernukhin among those named in new report criticising Britain’s weak regulation and homegrown...

Exclusive: Cabinet Office’s Clearing House told housing ministry to alter responses to Freedom of Information...

How a summer of staycations hit the renters living in one of the UK’s most desirable destinations

Exclusive: ‘Clear conflict of interests’ as 115 MPs earn thousands of pounds by renting out property

Campaigners call for Rishi Sunak to increase rent support to end the rent debt crisis and prevent rising homelessness