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Bipartisan politics up in smoke as election looms

There are few “grown-up” moments between National and Labour in recent political history other than the 2021 bipartisan housing accord. But as political editor Jo Moir writes, it only took a whiff of a tightly contested election to unravel it.

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Homes must be built on London’s green belt to tackle housing crisis, warn business chiefs

Construction is falling way short of demand as researchers say there isn’t enough brownfield land to solve the problem

Evening Standard

Labour to force vote on ending ‘feudal’ leasehold system

It comes after Housing Secretary Michael Gove appeared to confirm suggestions his pledge to scrap leaseholds will be watered down.

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Awaab Ishak landlord to plough £45m into improving homes as former top exec let go

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing was shamed over the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak last year

Manchester Evening News

Plans to end ‘no-fault’ evictions announced by government

The Renters' (Reform) Bill will provide tenants with more protections against eviction, as well introducing rights to request a pet in their home

Manchester Evening News

This is why the Renters Reform Bill is good news for the 1.3m families who rent

No fault evictions of families in private rental homes are set to be banned as part of an overhaul of housing laws

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UK Government 'putting lives at risk' with new housing rules for asylum seekers

UK Government ministers are to remove basic housing protections from asylum seekers in England and Wales under new rules designed to move thousands…

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London housing crisis: New war of words as Tories accuse Sadiq Khan over house building delivery

Criticism comes as Sir Keir Starmer pledged that a Labour government would allow building on green belt areas

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer accused of flip-flopping again - this time on housing and EU voters

The Labour leader faced a furious backlash earlier this month after he announced that the party will abandon its commitment to free university…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer indicates Labour will back Government ban on no-fault evictions

The Opposition leader said the Renters’ (Reform) Bill was ‘broadly right’.

The Independent UK

UK government to remove licensing requirements for landlords housing asylum seekers

Changes to allow landlords to house asylum seekers for two years without an HMO licence

The Independent UK

Government announces long-promised plans to end ‘no-fault’ evictions

Housing Secretary Michael Gove said the Renters’ (Reform) Bill will allow tenants to challenge poor landlords without losing their home.

The Independent UK

Government to remove licensing requirements for landlords housing asylum seekers

The changes would allow landlords to house asylum seekers for two years without an HMO licence.

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer vows to build more homes on Green Belt to fix housing crisis

Labour leader says party will restore ‘dream’ of owning a home

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Housing Secretary Michael Gove admits there aren't enough homes in Britain

He said it was 'increasingly difficult to get on the property ladder'

The Independent UK

Housing Secretary admits ‘there aren’t enough homes in this country’

Michael Gove said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had asked him to look into helping first-time buyers get onto the property ladder.

ABC News

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk expected to announce major cabinet reshuffle

A major cabinet reshuffle is expected as the Queensland government faces scrutiny over its handling of youth crime, health and housing.

Newcastle Herald

Homelessness NSW calls for 'courage and ambition' to fix social housing crisis

'If you cannot afford to rent, sooner or later you are going to be homeless.'

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The Conversation

4 ways to bring down rent and build homes faster than Labor's $10 billion housing fund

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is the first in decades to declare war on what he calls the “pain of rising rents”.

The New Daily

Get comfortable with vertical housing, NSW Premier Chris Minns says

Sydney is on the way up, with the NSW Premier calling for an end to the urban sprawl and a shift to more medium and high-rise housing.

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool renters fear eviction despite leaks and mould in houses as new law delayed

ACRON Liverpool have said tenants are scared to challenge landlords

The Independent UK

Revealed: How Britain’s squalid housing crisis hits Black and Asian tenants hardest

Special Investigation: Mould covering windows and walls next to sleeping children. Ceilings collapsing feet away from tenants. Complaints ignored, evictions threatened. Nadine White hears the stories that lay bare the plight of non-white renters across the country

Manchester Evening News

Plans to abolish leasehold system reportedly dropped by government ahead of general election

Labour has accused the housing secretary of losing control of his department

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Stop growing the landlord class and focus on ‘taboo’ public housing

That means large-scale investment in public housing to reduce the proportion of people crowding into the failed private rental market.

ABC News

As the WA government commits $2.6 billion to social housing, here's how many homes that gets

Western Australia is going through what the government says is its biggest ever spend on social housing, at a cost of $2.6 billion. Here's what's being done, and why the question of whether it's value for money is complicated.

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