Search results for ‘housing’
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Government housing rule changes will not ‘lead to across the board increases in pollution’, says Conservative MP
We spoke to Conservative MP Philip Dunne who chairs the environmental audit committee, and Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party.
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Government plans to scrap water pollution rules for new housing criticised
Environmental groups have condemned government plans to scrap water pollution rules for new housing developments in England – which ministers claim will allow up to a hundred thousand new homes to be built. Under an amendment going through the House of Lords – developers will no longer have to pay to offset nutrient pollution caused…
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NHS impacted by ‘housing system in absolute meltdown’, says boss of housing charity Shelter
We spoke to the chief executive of Shelter, Polly Neate and asked her about the situation of the housing system in the UK.
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11-year-old stuck in hospital for year due to lack of suitable social housing
She was declared fit to leave hospital after a month. But 11 year old Kyra Whitmell has been stuck there for almost a year – because suitable social housing just isn’t available.
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Debate: How do we fix Britain’s housing crisis?
We discuss what it feels like at the sharp end, what’s going wrong, and what can be done to put it right.
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‘We simply don’t have enough social housing’ says Council leader
We spoke to Darren Rodwell, the local government association’s spokesman for housing and the Labour leader of Barking and Dagenham council. We started by asking him why people are waiting years for accommodation.
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Housing asylum seekers in ex-military bases is ‘wholly inappropriate’, says Refugee Council chief exec
We were joined by Enver Solomon, Chief Executive of the Refugee Council.
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The disabled asylum seekers trapped in unsuitable housing
Now hundreds of asylum seekers are trapped in unsuitable housing – say campaigners – while they wait for the Home Office to decide their application. For those with disabilities – it’s even more of a problem – with some saying they’re struggling to cope in properties which aren’t properly accessible or fit for their needs.…
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The Leicester village divided over a hotel housing asylum seekers
Hundreds of hotels around the UK are being used to house people seeking asylum while the authorities try to clear the growing backlog of cases.
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Grenfell fire: Housing developers must replace unsafe cladding or face ban
The government has issued an ultimatum to the construction industry – you’ve got six weeks to replace unsafe cladding or be banned from building until you do.
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‘Racism had role to play’ in death of toddler who died from exposure to mould, says social housing campaigner
We spoke to housing campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa.
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‘Government needs to act now to avoid housing disaster’, social housing activist says
Higher mortgage rates inevitably feed through to higher rental costs as landlords put up their rents to cover their costs.
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Cost of living crisis: How people at a south Wales housing estate are coping with soaring bills
The Joseph Rowntree foundation has warned that the Chancellor’s tax cutting agenda won’t do much to help low income households.
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Boris Johnson’s housing policy ‘bad use of public money’
We spoke to Lord Kerslake – former permanent secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government – and chair of the Peabody housing association.
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Boris Johnson announces housing reform in comeback speech
Working people in England will soon be allowed to spend housing benefit on mortgage payments. Boris Johnson said the reform would “turn benefits to bricks” – as part of a new scheme giving housing association tenants the right to buy their homes at a discounted price.