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PORTLAND, Oregon — Stroll around America's vacant downtowns, and a seemingly obvious solution emerges to the housing shortages and homelessness problems in many states: Why not turn all those unoccupied offices into living spaces? Especially in cities such as Portland, where the office vacancy rate in the urban core peaked…

American talk show host Oprah Winfrey has reportedly had a wall built on her Montecito estate, but her neighbours fear that the erection of said wall may damage the neighbourhood

As rents soar and properties are snapped up before even being inspected, those living on the bottom line are hit the hardest

There could be 46 new council owned homes acquired in Sefton over the next five years

Not all councils agree on best way to tackle homelessness caused in part by popularity of short-term rentals such as Airbnb

Companies featuring in this week's round-up include MCM Group, Karbon Homes, Kingston, Haines Watts and Hay & Kilner

Councillors agreed to re-word the guidance after activists said the final draft proposed by officials risked undermining the council's crackdown on short-term lets.

Instead of caving in to the building lobby, he is trying to return power to the people, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Residents will be accommodated elsewhere in the Iveagh Trust and by Dublin City Council in emergency accommodation and hotels