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Your rented house is falling apart – here are your rights to getting it repaired

Waking up to the sight of black mould spreading across your bedroom walls would be distressing for anyone, but if you live in rented accommodation, there is an added layer of anxiety.

The Conversation

DWP housing benefit 'not enough' to cover skyrocketing private rents

Analysis has revealed that fewer than one in five private rental properties in England were viable within the current local housing allowance rates

Daily Mirror

Seven-step plan if you're struggling to pay your rent in the cost of living crisis

Your landlord or letting agent should be your first point of contact if you are not going to be able to afford to pay

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One in three Conservative voters think ministers failing on housing

Exclusive polling for the Guardian also shows voters think more social housing is needed

The Guardian - UK

Game-changer or disaster? Rental sector reacts to the first reading of delayed Renters Reform Bill

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill has finally landed – but who are the winners and losers of biggest shake-up since the Housing Act 1988?

Evening Standard

Revealed: How Britain’s squalid housing crisis hits Black and Asian tenants hardest

Special Investigation: Mould covering windows and walls next to sleeping children. Ceilings collapsing feet away from tenants. Complaints ignored, evictions threatened. Nadine White hears the stories that lay bare the plight of non-white renters across the country

The Independent UK

North East business life: charity, community and award events in the region

This week's round-up features Bell Truck and Van, ScS, Different Narrative, The Apartment Group and NIBE

Birmingham Post

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From Glastonbury chocolate to refurb computers: how you can help charities in the UK cost of living crisis

Money is tight as household bills soar but there are still ways to make a difference

The Guardian - UK

Pub creates 'anti-Coronation safe space' with banned phrases and 'no flag waving'

The pubs' landlord does not wish to celebrate King Charles' Coronation. Instead of taking part in festivities, he's spending the week fundraising for several charities

Daily Mirror

The homeless single mothers forced to move 300 miles from their families

Exclusive: Cramped conditions are so bad that families are using beds to eat dinner on and children are doing homework in the toilet, Shelter has warned

The Independent UK

HSBC UK chief executive encourages people struggling financially to seek help

Ian Stuart was speaking as the bank announced a new initiative with housing charity Shelter to support the financial health of people and communities.

The Independent UK

20% of people ‘less confident than six months ago about paying rent or mortgage’

HSBC UK and housing charity Shelter have announced a new partnership to support the financial health of people and communities.

The Independent UK

Andrew Malone obituary

Other lives: Founder and chief executive of Nottingham Community Housing Association

The Guardian - UK

Forty families a day threatened with no-fault evictions since Tories vowed to ban them

Exclusive: Labour figures show scale of issue in England despite Conservatives vowing to abolish the practice four years ago

The Guardian - UK

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The National (Scotland)

'People are worried about their children': Concerns over plight of Afghan refugees

SERIOUS concerns have been voiced over the plight of hundreds of Afghan refugees in Scottish hotels who are still waiting for homes.

Manchester Evening News

More than half of private renters in the region hit by damp or mould amid calls to expand Awaab's Law

Almost four in five private tenants in region struggle with disrepair, new research shows

Evening Standard

London rental crisis: tenants who complain about disrepair almost twice as likely to be evicted

New research from Shelter has found that 81 per cent of private renters have had issues with their accommodation in the past year, but are afraid to raise complaints.

The Independent UK

Why do quarter of private renters in the UK hesitate to ask for repairs

Rate of those who complained and were evicted was nearly three times that of those who had not complained

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The Independent UK

Quarter of renters do not ask for repairs due to fear of eviction, says Shelter

Rate of those who complained and were evicted was nearly three times that of those who had not complained, the charity’s polling suggested.

Daily Mirror

YouTuber's heartless prank on homeless man inspired OAP to bring food to rough sleepers

Former rough sleeper Nigel Hollander, 78, decided to dedicate his time to helping the homeless and in need after watching a YouTube video in which a prankster played a cruel trick

Manchester Evening News

'I saw a homeless man humiliated for "likes"... I couldn't do nothing'

"I want to leave a legacy related to helping people. The more I do it, the more I want to do it and I'm glad I am. I hope I can inspire others"

Daily Record

Nurse left homeless wins landmark case after estate agents refused to rent to her because of kids

NHS worker Lexi Levens, 33, said the discrimination her family faced was “nothing short of distressing and humiliating”.

The Guardian - UK

English letting agents who ban children breach equality rules, says ombudsman

Nurse with four children challenges the practice after landlords and letting agents refuse to rent to them

Daily Mirror

Nurse wins landmark case after agents wouldn't rent to her because she has kids

Lexi Levens, 33, and her family were handed a Section 21 no-fault eviction on Christmas Eve - despite her and her husband passing affordability checks, no estate agent or landlord would rent to them

Chicago Sun-Times

JoJo Baby, drag queen, club kid and doll maker who ‘broke the mold,’ dead at 51

Greeting thousands at the front door of nightclubs around the city, JoJo Baby was unforgettable.

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