housing
Efforts to simplify and streamline the planning system cannot come at the expense of the quality of homes, Henry Smith writes.
Changes to the rules could see new affordable housing provision drop by 20%.
Critics seize on ministers scrapping requirement for private developers to build a certain amount of affordable properties.
The president announced the scrapping of an Obama-era rule that sought to rid the country of segregation in new housing developments.
The housing association has reduced Selma Nicholls' rent while it investigates the disparity and tests for bias.
We had good jobs, sacrificed a lot, and done everything our generation is told we are meant to. But the pandemic had other plans.
New "permitted development rights" also mean developers don't need to build *any* affordable homes when they replace old buildings with housing.
Selma Nicholls, CEO of a diverse talent agency, has been leasing a live/work property from Sanctuary housing association.
Thousands face uncertain future when ban on evictions ends next month.
Coronavirus outbreaks in Australia and Europe highlight how the shift from broad national restrictions to specific local lockdowns hits poor communities hardest.