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‘Vital cash injection’ to tackle and prevent homelessness welcomed

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner described the funding as ‘historic’.

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024

Tenants Sue Landlord and Win. Court Accidentally Hands Money to Landlord: 'Pure Madness'

A legal victory against their landlord has left a Sussex couple feeling defeated after the court mistakenly paid their £90,000 to the person they were suing.

Latin Times · Dec 17, 2024

North Carolina Passes Sweeping Surprise Ban on 'Downzoning'

To the bewilderment of many, North Carolina's hurricane relief bill includes the nation's strongest property rights protections against new zoning restrictions.

Reason · Dec 17, 2024

One in 10 temporary properties lying empty amid housing crisis, figures show

ONE in 10 homes used for temporary accommodation in Scotland are lying empty, according to the latest figures ...

The National (Scotland) · Dec 17, 2024

Thousands of affordable homes ‘held up by lack of money from providers’

New homes in England and Wales not being built as housing associations face financing issues, research shows

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2024

France sends diplomats to Syria to make 'initial contact' with new authorities

A French diplomatic mission will travel to the Syrian capital Damascus this Tuesday to reestablish contact after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, acting Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said. Likewise, the US, the UK and other countries are investigating how they might normalise relations with the new regime.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 17, 2024

NSW fun park must close some rides after court finds them unsafe and in breach of planning laws

The order follows three-year-long legal saga involving the south coast park’s owner and Kiama council

The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2024

Is the YIMBY Movement Hopelessly Divided?

Internal tensions within the movement are real, but far from irreconcilable. Litigation and political reform are mutually reinforcing, not mutually exclusive pathways to curbing exclusionary zoning.

Reason · Dec 16, 2024

UK is ‘wired for old world’ of the 1980s and 1990s, says Kemi Badenoch

The Conservative leader suggested that the UK is ‘regulating ourselves at very high standards’ which ‘puts us at a disadvantage’.

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2024

Supreme Court Declines To Review Federal Bribery Charges Against Ex-Lt. Gov.

Supreme Court declines to review federal bribery charges against former NY Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, citing lack of explicit quid pro quo and First Amendmen...

Top News · Dec 16, 2024