Feature: Developer Landlords Are Trying to Take Over Liverpool
Abi O’Connor
Aided and abetted by local government, developer landlords are bidding to buy up the city.
Tag: housing
Opinion: This Was Thatcher’s Favourite Council. Now, It’s Pioneering Radical Housing Policy
Aydin Dikerdem
Under the Tories, Wandsworth council pioneered many of the policies that created today’s housing crisis. Aydin Dikerdem explains what Labour is now doing to transform housing in the borough.
Report: This Company Promised Students Their Energy Bills Were Fixed. Now They’re ‘Bullying’ Them Into Paying More
Simon Childs
UniHomes is jacking rates for cash-strapped students who signed 'fixed-cost' utility contracts. Simon Childs reports.
Opinion: We Need an Eviction Ban
Rivkah Brown
We had one in lockdown, writes Rivkah Brown. Why not now?
Analysis: We Asked Landlords Why They’re Making the Cost of Living Crisis Their Tenants’ Problem
Ash Sarkar
Panicked landlords have seen a storm coming and are taking shelter in their tenants’ wallets. Ash Sarkar asks them to explain themselves.
Report: London Councils Are Leaving Renters Without Protection From Illegal Eviction
Andrew Kersley
Exclusive: Almost half of London councils either don’t employ anyone to look into illegal evictions, or won’t tell us if they do.
Opinion: Cost of Living Campaigns Should Fight for a Green Transition
Kai Heron
Sky-rocketing energy bills and climate breakdown are two related crises. Here are six ideas to tackle them both.
Report: The Met Investigated Just 22 Illegal Evictions Out of Thousands in 2020
Andrew Kersley
Exclusive data shows London cops barely ever chase landlords over illegal evictions, as charities warn police don’t “see the issue as serious enough”.
Report: How We Won: The Housing Campaigners Who Forced Councils to Protect Renters
Sophie K Rosa
The London Renters Union used May's local elections to force councils to choose: are you with us or against us? Sophie K Rosa reports on a bold campaign.
Analysis: Right to Buy 2.0 is an Unmitigated Disaster
Ell Folan
Boris Johnson’s bright idea for winning back young voters is only going to deepen their misery, writes Ell Folan.
Analysis: Why Do We Still Fetishise Homeownership?
Aidan Beatty
Millions of young Britons will never own their own homes. So why do we still want to? Aidan Beatty explains.
Opinion: London Landlords Have Ushered in a New Era of Feudalism
Sam Bright
There’s not a North/South divide; there’s a London/Everywhere divide, and the capital’s landlords are at the heart of the problem, argues Sam Bright.
Opinion: Older Generations Can’t Deal With the Fact They’ve Had It Easy
Aaron Bastani
When Kirstie Allsopp bought her house, the average house price was £51,000 – today it’s £270,000. Still, writes Aaron Bastani, older people must castigate the young or risk losing something precious: victimhood.
Opinion: Of Course Kirstie Allsopp Believes the Housing Market Is Meritocratic – How Else Could She Justify Her Extravagant Wealth?
Perry Blankson
The Location, Location, Location presenter reckons millennials are just a cancelled few Netflix subscriptions away from homeownership. What aristocratic dreamworld is she inhabiting, asks Perry Blankson.
Analysis: The Hostile Environment Is Putting Everyone at Greater Risk From Covid
Ella Weldon
The hostile environment isn’t just endangering migrants during the pandemic, it’s endangering us all, writes Ella Weldon.
Opinion: Cold Homes Kill 10,000 People a Year. Why Isn’t Retrofitting Higher on the Agenda?
Alex D King
Insulate Britain’s tactics might be divisive, but they’re right about one thing, writes Alex D King: retrofitting should be one of the climate movement’s central demands.
Opinion: Why Should Homeowners’ Safety Trump Everyone Else’s?
Rivkah Brown
Michael Gove is protecting “innocent leaseholders” from flammable cladding – but he’s happy for the rest of us to burn, writes Rivkah Brown.
Opinion: Apparently the World Owes Tony Blair a ‘Debt of Gratitude’. I’ll Pass
Aaron Bastani
I’m not bothered about the former PM’s knighthood, writes Aaron Bastani – after all, Mussolini, and Mugabe received similar honours. But it’s bizarre that I’m supposed to thank him for creating more problems than solutions.