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Is Victoria planning to impose rent freezes and will that solve the housing crisis?

Labor is mulling a cap on prices and a levy on Airbnb-type listing. But some experts say that won’t do enough to fix the key problem of lack of supply

The Guardian - AU

UK interest rates need to stay higher for longer to beat inflation, says IMF

US Fed will also have to raise rates more aggressively than forecast, says Washington-based body

The Guardian - UK

Number of households in temporary accommodation in England at highest level

Charities urge government to ban no-fault evictions and accelerate housebuilding

The Guardian - UK

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Elderly woman died of hypothermia after call to housing association about faulty boiler was unanswered

Sylvia Pollitt died in her housing assocation bungalow 13 days after reporting the fault

Evening Standard

MP to meet with locals over gated community development plans

AN SNP MP has said he will be meeting with the community in Kenmore over plans to turn a historic Scottish castle into a high-security compound for…

The National (Scotland)

Crooked London solicitor must pay back £28m after laundering money

Bhadresh Gohil laundered vast sums plundered by James Ibori, a former Wickes cashier in Ruislip who became a state governor in Nigeria

Evening Standard

More people living in London will ‘boost creativity and productivity’, says Gove

The Communities Secretary also says more homes in cities will avoid ‘gobbling up’ green land

Evening Standard

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Sunak’s tweet associating Labour with ‘criminal gangs’ labelled ‘desperate and pathetic’ by shadow cabinet minister – as it happened

Jim McMahon, MP for Oldham and shadow environment secretary, criticises prime minister for tweet about Labour and immigration law firms

The Guardian - UK

Fire at controversial Kāinga Ora site ‘suspicious’

An east Auckland housing development that had the local community fired up has been branded as ‘suspicious’ by investigators.

Newsroom.co.nz

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

‘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

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The Guardian - UK

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 - AU

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 - UK

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

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

Evening Standard

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

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The Independent UK

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.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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 - AU

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 Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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

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