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Disability advocates urge Queensland to resist builders’ bid to delay accessible housing rules

Requiring new homes to have step-free access and corridors wide enough for a wheelchair will save money in long run, experts say

The Guardian - AU

Skinny three metre-wide house on former garage plot on sale in Newham for £400k

Skinny three-storey property built between two homes in east London goes up for sale for less than nearby new-build flats

Evening Standard

Morning Mail: Super profits tax push to ‘fix’ housing crisis, poll verdict on Games axing, Greece wildfire evacuation

Union wants corporate hit to pay for house building, while Essential survey shows 40% back scrapping Commonwealth Games

The Guardian - AU

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‘They weren’t there when I needed them’: we asked former prisoners what happens when support services fail

When Geoff* left prison after his sentence ended, he was told he would be provided with help to return to the community and get on with this new chapter in life.

The Conversation

Building houses in factories for the Commonwealth Games was meant to help the housing crisis. What now?

Huge sporting events come with substantial public investment in housing. After Melbourne hosted the 1956 Olympics, about 600 houses in the athlete village became public housing in West Heidelberg. After Melbourne hosted the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the athlete village in Parkville was largely sold off, with 320 houses going to…

The Conversation

The answer to Britain’s housing crisis lies in its towns and cities – not the countryside

The Conservatives are right about making urban areas denser, but their proposed planning reform is an undemocratic mess, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

I’m a renter. My property’s real estate agent has been using offshore staff. Is this legal?

This sounds very stressful, says Australian consumer law and policy professional Kat George. Your best next step might be making this your landlord’s problem

The Guardian - AU

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Gove’s Cambridge housing development plans ‘nonsense’, says Tory MP

Anthony Browne says he will oppose housing secretary’s proposals for new urban quarter

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove tells Sadiq Khan: I’ll intervene if City Hall plan fails to deliver enough homes

The Housing Secretary’s intervention sparked an angry response from City Hall

Evening Standard

What are Government’s latest housing proposals and will they help with crisis?

The Government said it is still committed to building 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s.

The Independent UK

Turning unused office space into housing could solve 2 problems, but it's tricky

Turning barely used office space into desperately needed urban housing seems like a win-win in the work-from-home era. But even in cities eager to do this, plenty of obstacles remain.

WEKU

Is equity release the best way to buy a house in Sweden a year before we sell in the UK?

We are thinking of £150,000, some for decorating, as my husband wants to be nearer his family when he retires

The Guardian - UK

Land deals, a death and a Melbourne council: why an Ibac probe became so controversial

Anti-corruption watchdog is set to release its report on Operation Sandon, which reportedly saw Daniel Andrews questioned

The Guardian - AU

Sunak confirms bulk of Britain’s new homes will not ‘concrete over the countryside’ as Gove announces reforms

Rishi Sunak confirmed that government is on course to meet its target of building one million homes between 2019 and 2024

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Scottish Labour warns home ownership will become unaffordable as prices soar

The party was reacting to recent statistics revealed by the Office for National Statistics.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak promises new focus on inner-city housebuilding projects

PM vows to avoid ‘concreting over the countryside’ as Michael Gove prepares to set out housing initiative

The Independent UK

Revealed: Britain’s council housing shame as majority of councils fail to build a single home

Independent investigation comes as more than 1.2 million families languish on waiting list for properties

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the king’s pay rise: there is no justification for handing over more millions

Editorial: The latest deal between the Treasury and the palace shows why the system created by David Cameron should be scrapped

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10 Things For Retirees To Know About Buying A Second Home

Ten things retirees should know about the implications of buying a second or vacation home.

The Guardian - UK

‘Chaos’: Tower Hamlets housing service ‘near collapse’ with families housed in B&Bs

Staff working for the London borough claim inexperienced recruits are encouraged to put people off seeking council help

The Independent UK

Gove to announce plans to make home extensions and loft conversions easier

The Housing Secretary also plans to slash red tape to make it simpler to convert shop space into living space.

The National (Scotland)

Alba opposes Wyndford flats demolition plan at local meeting

ALEX Salmond has addressed a group of local residents at Maryhill Hub this afternoon in Glasgow, as part of his party’s Wee Alba Book tour.

The Independent UK

House flippers criticised after selling $260,000 home for more than $1.2m: ‘Greedy and delusional’

Renovated home’s million-dollar markup sparked a debate about house flipping

The Independent UK

Who cares if I paint my front door bright pink?

The neighbours can get upset if your choice is too eye-catching, but what’s the etiquette, in and out of conservation areas? Marie-Claire Chappet talks to some of those who prefer a zesty entrance

The Independent UK

Developer who paid $500,000 bribe to Los Angeles councilman sentenced to 6 years in federal prison

A real estate developer has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for paying $500,000 in bribes to a Los Angeles city councilman for help with a downtown project

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