From the NS archive: Bricks and mortality
20 May 1933: An experiment in Stockton-on-Tees shows the effect of hygienic housing and proper nutrition on a population’s health.
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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.
A child has died from Britain’s failed housing system. Will the government finally act?
Incidents like the death of Awaab Ishak are thankfully rare; the conditions that lead to them are all too common.
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The UK now spends more on housing benefit than on most government departments
High private rents and stagnant wages mean housing benefit now costs £23.4bn a year.
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The Tories failed to fix the roof while the sun was shining and now it’s all falling down
A decade and a half of ultra-low interest rates gave ministers the perfect opportunity to upgrade the fabric of this…
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Housebuilding is far below the Conservatives’ manifesto target
The Tories pledged to build 300,000 homes every year but just 204,530 were built in the most recent period.
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Do MPs simply not realise that renters exist?
The Lib Dems want to help people struggling to pay their mortgages. What about those who can’t pay their rents?
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House prices have fallen across the world
Prices fell in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden in September.
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Higher interest rates mean the end of the party for property
As owners are forced to pay double or triple the interest on their mortgage, many will sell up.
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Rishi Sunak cannot save the housing market
The Prime Minister has done more than most to encourage new buyers into a needlessly overheated market.
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The Conservative dream of home ownership will evaporate in a few months
The average first-time buyer will be better off for only five months before higher mortgage payments overtake their stamp duty…
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Why are the Tories declaring war on housing?
From allowing no-fault evictions to dropping affordable housing, none of it makes sense.
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How the housing crisis shaped modern Britain
The country is blighted by landlordism, homelessness and Thatcher’s legacy.
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London’s housing crisis is worsening
There are 106,000 people searching for rooms in the capital, but fewer than 15,000 available.
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Boomers can’t believe their luck – so they claim it was all hard work
At last, a perfect summation of the view that blames young people for their struggles rather than decades of policy…
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Could a house price crash tame the UK’s depraved rental market?
What renters really need is more housing supply and more stability.
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Decoding the UK’s economic crisis
What do Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng really want? To maintain Britain’s standing as a rentier’s paradise – and they…
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Making the UK a nation of savers
The cost-of-living crisis hits harder for those without emergency savings.
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Why the housing market is about to crash
The existence of the 50-year mortgage shows lenders are desperate.
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How the rise of buy-to-let landlords fuelled the housing crisis
First-time buyers have been priced out of the housing market by wealthier people.
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The building that remade London
One Hyde Park was meant to represent hope after recession almost ruined Britain’s property market. Its legacy is far more…
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