housing

'Baffling, Unworkable And Dangerous': Experts React To Boris Johnson's Housing Plans

The prime minister wants to extend right to buy and allow benefits claimants to buy their own homes.
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Michael Gove Says He Doesn't Know How Many People Will Benefit From New Housing Policy

The levelling up secretary clashed with Talk TV's Julia Hartley-Brewer in a car crash interview.
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Boris Johnson's Plan To Let Benefit Claimants Buy Homes Already Derided

"It’s almost as if he doesn’t do much benefits casework."
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Michael Gove Appears To Ditch Government Pledge To Build 300,000 Homes A Year

The levelling up secretary said he was not "bound by arithmetic". But No.10 says the target has not been dropped.
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Try Being A Single Woman Finding A Home Of Her Own Right Now

There's officially nowhere in England where rent is affordable for women – without a second salary.
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PM’s Planning Reforms In ‘Tatters’ After By-Election Defeat, Tory Rebel Says

Conservative WhatsApp groups full of MPs complaining after Chesham and Amersham result, HuffPost UK told.
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Tory Rebel Warns Boris Johnson Of Election ‘Spanking’ Over Planning Reforms

Bob Seely tells HuffPost UK the party’s electoral coalition could “unravel”.
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How Luxury Home Developers Could Run Rampant In Covid-Hit City Centres

Government plans to allow empty shops to be converted into housing along with offices will be a complete disaster, housing experts warn.
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Super-Rich Spent Almost £3bn Buying 'Third Or Fourth Trophy' London Homes During Pandemic

Sales of "super-prime" homes in the capital increased in 2020 despite the pandemic, showing widening gap between rich and poor.
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Opinion: Coronavirus Pushed Our Housing Emergency To New Heights

We entered the pandemic in a dire housing crisis. But the ‘Everyone In’ programme showed us anything is possible with the political will, writes Shelter CEO Polly Neate.
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