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Housing Crisis

Article thumbnail: File photo dated 08/02/17 of a row of To Let estate agent signs placed outside houses in north London. Renting a home is now cheaper than buying one typically, reversing a trend seen for the past six years, a report has found. Last month the average private sector tenant in Britain spent ?71 per month less in rent than if they were servicing the repayments on a 10 percent deposit mortgage, according to estate and lettings agents Hamptons. Issue date: Monday June 14, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story MONEY Rent. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire
Business

Rent rises remain near record levels as tenants face tough times despite reforms

Landlords warn reforms must not further undermine the already-poor supply of potential rented properties and add to the housing crisis

Politics

Councils will still be able to block housing despite new Labour law

News
Analysis

What the King’s Speech means for renters, first-time buyers and leaseholders

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Environment
Analysis

Why Labour must tread carefully with the 'grey belt'

Politics

Green Party accuses Labour of 'writing blank cheques for developers'

Article thumbnail: File photo dated 19/04/21 of bricklayers on a Barratt Homes development site in Great Oldbury, Gloucestershire. Barratt Developments has warned of a slump in house builds as it said cost-of-living pressures and rising mortgage rates were impacting homebuyer demand. The housebuilding giant is forecasting its build completions to tumble by as much as 23% over 2023-24, to between 13,250 and 14,250 in 2023-24. Issue date: Thursday July 13, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story CITY Barratt. Photo credit should read: Jonathan Buckmaster/Daily Express/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 19/04/21 of bricklayers on a Barratt Homes development site in Great Oldbury, Gloucestershire. Barratt Developments has warned of a slump in house builds as it said cost-of-living pressures and rising mortgage rates were impacting homebuyer demand. The housebuilding giant is forecasting its build completions to tumble by as much as 23% over 2023-24, to between 13,250 and 14,250 in 2023-24. Issue date: Thursday July 13, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story CITY Barratt. Photo credit should read: Jonathan Buckmaster/Daily Express/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 28/02/12 of roof workers building new houses in Derbyshire. The UK construction sector grew further last month but its recovery lost some momentum due to a slump in housebuilding, as the latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers' index (PMI) scored 52.2 in June, down from 54.7 in May. Issue date: Thursday July 4, 2024. PA Photo. The sector was still growing but notably weaker than the 54 reading predicted by a consensus of analysts. See PA story ECONOMY Construction. Photo credit should read: Rui Vieira/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 28/02/12 of roof workers building new houses in Derbyshire. The UK construction sector grew further last month but its recovery lost some momentum due to a slump in housebuilding, as the latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers' index (PMI) scored 52.2 in June, down from 54.7 in May. Issue date: Thursday July 4, 2024. PA Photo. The sector was still growing but notably weaker than the 54 reading predicted by a consensus of analysts. See PA story ECONOMY Construction. Photo credit should read: Rui Vieira/PA Wire
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