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Residents face £300,000 bill to fix collapsed roof to their block of flats

The apartment block in Manchester was damaged by a storm nine months ago which still hasn't been repaired and now the occupants have found they are not insured

Wales Online

Awaab Ishak: housing complaints ignored due to prejudice, says ex-children’s commissioner

An inquest into the death of Awaab Ishak prompted an outcry this week after it found he died from a respiratory condition caused by mould

Manchester Evening News

Social housing complaints 'ignored due to prejudice', says ex-children's commissioner

The comments from Anne Longfield come after an inquest into the death of Awaab Ishak prompted an outcry after it found he died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould

Daily Mirror

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Housing bosses warned standards must improve in crackdown after little Awaab's death

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has written to council chiefs warning them to raise the bar dramatically after Awaab Ishak, two, died from exposure to mould

Daily Mirror

Indian mansion on Wollongong's exclusive Cliff Road has been empty for almost a decade

Among the high-rise apartment blocks that line Wollongong's exclusive Cliff Road lies an Indian mansion built by a former mining magnate. It has been empty for almost 10 years.

ABC News

Irish Government targets for house building next year 'at risk', says Leo Varadkar

The Tanaiste said delivering more than the 30,000 homes under Housing for All in 2023 is 'going to be a challenge'

Irish Mirror

The nasty stench of racism pervades the tragedy of little Awaab Ishak

"We were left feeling absolutely worthless at the hands of RBH"

Manchester Evening News

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Remaking our suburbs' 1960s apartment blocks: a subtle and greener way to increase housing density

As cities grow, new buildings gradually replace the older ones. Ideally, the new buildings are higher quality, more sustainable and better suited to today’s needs. But there’s a risk current approaches to urban renewal will produce poorer amenities and buildings that are less flexible and more environmentally damaging than those…

The Conversation

Housing complaints ignored due to prejudice, says ex-children’s commissioner

An inquest into the death of Awaab Ishak prompted an outcry this week after it found he died from a respiratory condition caused by mould.

The Independent UK

Aircraft flight noise moved from community to community — and residents have had enough

Kim Crawford and Sharon Fotheringham live in peaceful, laid-back communities, or they used to. A change in navigation technology has meant noisy flights are now buzzing overhead.

ABC News

Ontario's Bill 23 proposes more homes built faster, but this comes at an environmental cost

The Ontario government recently proposed a new bill, the More Homes Built Faster Act, or Bill 23. This bill contains some positive elements, like the removal of duplicate plan approval requirements and adding measures aimed at increasing urban density and housing mix.

The Conversation

Former children’s commissioner warns of prejudice against social housing tenants after Awaab Ishak’s death

Anne Longfield said case should be a ‘defining moment’ for Britain

The Independent UK

Couple bought 'worst house on street' - now it's unrecognisable after adding £100k value

"We bought the house for about £244,000 and it’s been valued between £350,000 and £375,000. It really was the worst house on the street and I think it has always been the worst house on the street."

Daily Mirror

Michael Gove says deaths like Awaab Ishak's must 'never happen again' in damning letter to councils

Mr Gove, in the letter to council leaders, calls the death of Awaab an "avoidable loss"

Manchester Evening News

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'We bought the worst house on the street for £244,000 - now it's unrecognisable'

Jo, 36, and Chris, 33, bought an unloved 1930's semi in Prestwich and transformed it into a quirky Scandi-style abode

Wales Online

Awaab Ishak's death sparks call to action over housing from Michael Gove

In a stinging rebuke, the housing secretary warns those responsible for social housing properties that standards must be improved

The Independent UK

Awaab Ishak: Gove calls for urgent action to improve housing conditions after boy’s death

‘I am putting housing providers on notice’, Levelling Up secretary said

The Independent UK

Gove demands action from councils and housing providers after Awaab Ishak death

The Housing Secretary has written to local authority chief executives in England, as well as sending a separate letter to social housing providers.

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Coffs Harbour public housing tenant says walls leak, Mission Australia denies 'major' water damage

A Coffs Harbour public housing tenant says she has been living out of her lounge room for months after torrential rain breached the roof of her home.

Daily Mirror

Awaab Ishak's family break their silence after housing boss sacked over boy's death

The tragic two-year-old's family from Rochdale, said it 'speaks volumes' that former housing association boss Gareth Swarbrick was sacked from his role instead of stepping down

The Independent UK

Canadian man applies for euthanasia because he can’t afford a home but reconsiders after $60,000 GoFundMe

Man said he prefered euthanasia to homelessness

Liverpool Echo

Five bed home going to auction for just over £70,000

The house has potential to become a family home or be turned into flats

The Canberra Times

Price cuts and pre-auction sales as Christmas 'deadline' looms

Data shows where the biggest discounts on Canberra homes can be found.

Newsroom.co.nz

West Coast economy surges ahead of the rest

The economy of a region traditionally at the bottom of the deprivation index is outstripping our national one. Lois Williams asks why.

Daily Mirror

'Awaab Ishak's death could have been prevented - but the Government did not act'

Rachael Bletchly says that two-year-old Awaab Ishak's death could have been prevented – had the Government acted years ago to improve Britain's housing stock. Some 839,000 homes are affected by damp

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