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Year in review: the top 10 house stories of 2023, as selected by Wallpaper’s Ellie Stathaki

Discover our top 10 house stories of 2023, from modernist reinventions to urban dwellings and idyllic retreats

Wallpaper · Dec 19, 2023

Michael Gove threatens action against English councils over housing plans

Housing secretary aims to bring end to delays, as weakening of housing targets is confirmed

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2023

RBA wary of unemployment jump ahead of rates call

The central bank board mulled over another cash rate increase or staying on hold at the December meeting, and kept its options open for more tightening.

AAP · Dec 18, 2023

Migrants scapegoated as cause of Australia’s housing crisis a ‘disturbing’ trend, advocates say

Housing and welfare groups call on Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton to show leadership amid rise in ‘nonsense’ rhetoric

The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2023

‘They honestly saved my life’: the Victorian project saving girls from the cycle of exploitation and abuse

Living Free is having such a profound positive effect that there are calls to expand it across the state, yet it is still to be permanently funded

The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2023

Half of London boroughs could face £2,000 average council tax bills from April in latest cost of living blow

Annual council tax bills are predicted to soar again as town halls seek more funds for services already stretched to capacity

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023

London house prices: how the 'prime property playgrounds of elite homebuyers' have been affected by Brexit

The true impact of the UK's decision to leave the EU on London's housing dynamics is revealed in new research

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023

Property experts reveal why Boxing Day is the best time to sell a home

Whether you're planning on putting your house on the market or have been trying to sell for months, you may be lucky during 'Boxing Day sales'

Woman & Home · Dec 18, 2023

Wickham cottages sell for just under $2 million leading inner-city spree

Auctions results included two side-by-side cottage in Wickham.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 18, 2023

Housing and the Albanese government: a mid-term report card

The Albanese government can justly claim to have reasserted Commonwealth leadership on housing since its election in 2022. Media attention has focused mainly on the legislative stoush with the Greens over the Housing Australia Future Fund. But that’s only one element of a raft of initiatives from Canberra over this…

The Conversation · Dec 18, 2023