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Navigate the complex landscape of the UK housing market with our comprehensive collection of articles including long-read features and in-depth analysis.
The hidden cost of “deplaytion”
Ban social media for kids all you like – but don’t ignore their crap playgrounds
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Britain’s housebuilding crisis on my block
Building work on the estate I live in was supposed to take two years – it’s now in its fifth
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No one wants Jim Steinman’s house
Most homeowners would do anything to live where the great songwriter lived – but they won’t do that
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The housing market has already crashed
But you still can’t afford to buy a home
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The Renters’ Rights Act may be the first law to improve my life
Labour should make more of a fuss of these long overdue reforms
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What Victorian home-building did for us
Politicians who want to solve the housing crisis should look to the 19th century
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“Build, baby, build” can’t mask Labour’s desperation
It’s going to take more than merch to improve the party’s chances
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Mel Stride’s tax rebate for the young is a wealth transfer to pensioners
The shadow chancellor’s Britain would be a pension pot with a state attached
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No, brownfield land won’t solve the housing crisis
Brownfield building sounds too good to be true – and it is
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Angela Rayner is a victim of Britain’s housing crisis
The pressure on parents and divorcees has never been so harsh.
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Cutting Angela Rayner loose would be a disaster for Labour
She is one of the only charismatic working class politicians left in the party.
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Landlords are a brake on growth
If she wants to energise the economy, Rachel Reeves should become their sworn enemy.
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The robots are stealing our houses!
The government’s focus on tech could unite Yimbys and Nimbys, as data centres threaten future housing.
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Who is accountable in privatised Britain?
From unadopted housing estates to a road no one seems to own – hollowed-out local government can no longer cope.
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This government will live or die by housing
Labour is preparing to get radical on the housing crisis.
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Immigrants did not cause Britain’s social housing shortage
The idea that British nationals are passed over for social housing is a myth that refuses to die.
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George Osborne is still trashing the UK economy
The Treasury Committee has revealed just how damaging his housing policy really was.
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Welcome to HMO Britain
While neighbours suffer, landlords are cashing in on Britain’s demand for houses in multiple occupation.
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Britain’s new-build nightmare
How the dream of home ownership ran into the reality of an under-regulated market.
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