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Charities hail ‘biggest cash injection in affordable housing in half a century’

Housing charity Shelter has described the funding as ‘a watershed moment in tackling the housing emergency’.

Evening Standard

“It took me a few years to figure out that if you’re going to play Fender guitars, you play with Fender amps”: Ryan Hedgecock stuck to his own creative path, even when Lone Justice were torn apart

The country crossover pioneer’s desire to explore the “indigenous sound of LA” has never left him – and it’s bringing about a full-circle moment as he reactivates Parlor James and plans a hardcore cowpunk solo record

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‘The room has started cracking’: concern at condition of stopgap housing in England

As providers make huge sums, there are questions over regulations and quality of shelter for vulnerable people

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More than 200,000 children in short-term housing in England by 2029, analysis shows

Exclusive: Cost to taxpayer expected to jump to £3.9bn with number of children in temporary accommodation to rise 26%, says Shelter

The Guardian - UK

Craig David returns to childhood council house in push for social housing

The singer visited the Holyrood Estate, near Southampton city centre, with his mother Tina.

Evening Standard

Waiting list for family-sized social homes would take century to clear in some London boroughs

Charities urge Chancellor to provide major investment for social housing in her upcoming spending review

Evening Standard

Waiting times for large social homes hit 100 years in some areas – analysis

Campaigners and charities call for further Government investment amid concerns about the safety and costs of temporary housing.

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Mapped: Worst areas for council house waiting lists as delays hit 100 years

The number of families waiting for a house with three or more bedrooms has increased by 36.6 per cent in the past decade

The Independent UK

Inside the battle to make ends meet as benefits fail to keep up with soaring rents

New analysis has found almost half of all private renters who receive housing benefit experience a shortfall between the government support and monthly rents. Holly Bancroft and Albert Toth speak to claimants and charities about the struggle to keep up with rising rents

The Independent UK

Actor Michael Sheen to launch new children’s book about homelessness

It comes after Sheen recently bought £1 million of debt belonging to hundreds of people in South Wales for Channel 4’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway.

Evening Standard

Labour urged to crack down on ‘discriminatory’ guarantor rules which lock renters out

Exclusive: Leading charities call on Labour to change the law

The Independent UK

Government pledges another £350 million for affordable homes

The Government has pledged to build 1.5 million homes over the course of the Parliament.

Evening Standard

Social landlords forced to fix dangerous mould from October under Awaab’s law

After the first phase of the law is introduced, it will be extended to cover a wider range of hazards.

The Independent UK

Rental reforms ‘to deliver on promise to transform lives of millions of tenants’

An amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill, back before the House of Commons on Tuesday, proposes to cap advance rent payments at one month’s rent.

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MPs to debate upfront payments as Renters’ Rights Bill back before Parliament

The Bill will end Section 21 so-called ‘no fault’ evictions.

The Independent UK

HSBC urges people to take up support as new figures reveal scale of housing crisis

Over 67 per cent of people with housing costs such as rent and mortgages in England have reported experiencing unforeseen pressures over the last year, a survey from HSBC and Shelter shows

Evening Standard

Half of people with housing costs ‘starting 2025 worried about home or finances’

Housing charity Shelter and bank HSBC UK are urging those with concerns to seek support.

The Guardian - UK

Two-thirds of workers in England can’t afford private rent. If that’s not a crisis, what is?

The government has promised to fix the housing affordability crisis. Relying on the private sector will only make things worse, says writer Phineas Harper

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Nearly two-thirds of working private renters in England struggle to pay rent

Exclusive: Shelter poll shows housing crisis is causing hardship even for those with jobs

Evening Standard

'Child in every London primary school classroom' homeless at Christmas, new analysis reveals

‘My children are missing out on childhood’ says mother as new child homeless stats released

The Independent UK

More than 56,000 primary school children in England will be homeless this Christmas

A key charity warns of the heartbreaking number of children who will be homeless this Christmas as the government pledges an extra £1bn funding for accommodation

The Guardian - UK

Shelter condemns ‘shocking’ 14% rise in homelessness across England

Charity says soaring private rents, rising evictions and lack of affordable social housing are to blame

The Independent UK

Number of homeless people in England reached 354,000 one night in 2024, charity says

Shelter blames ‘extortionate private rents and dire lack of genuinely affordable social homes’ for trapping more people in homelessness

The Guardian - UK

The best Christmas trees: everything you need to know, from sustainability to style

Oh, Christmas trees, how lovely are your branches and are you going to cost the Earth? Our writer demystifies buying the perfect tree, whether real, potted, rental or artificial

Louder

“They’re starting to call us punks. It was absurd, these stupid labels. One day I said to a guy, ‘If you call me a punk again, I’m gonna cut ya’”: How Tom Petty took on the record industry and won with Damn The Torpedoes

The story behind Tom Petty’s classic 1979 album Damn The Torpedoes and its follow-up Hard Promises

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