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A view of fencing blocking a road in Coalsnaughton during a visit by First Minister John Swinney to hear about the work taking place to support local residents who have been evacuated from their homes because of safety concerns caused by ground movements in the former mining village, June 5, 2026

Housing / 28 July 2026

Coalsnaughton costs could run to ‘tens of millions’, says minister

28 July 2026

General view of newly constructed houses at Stanton Cross in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, July 2, 2026

Housing / 26 July 2026

Scottish government must ‘build it like Burnham,’ say housing charities

26 July 2026

Angela Rayner

Housing / 24 July 2026

A ‘cost-of-living’ government would not rule out rent controls, campaigners say

24 July 2026

‘Rent freezes are not a way forward at the moment,’ Housing Secretary Angela Rayner says

Houses under construction on a housing development in Basingstoke

Southside/Newington By-election / 21 July 2026

Housing central to Communist challenge on Edinburgh Council

21 July 2026

Firefighters inspect damage to a 19-storey tower block in New Providence Wharf in London, Friday May 7, 2021

Housing / 29 June 2026

Study finds 18% increase in number of housing blocks facing 10-year wait for cladding repairs

29 June 2026

10 in Downing Street in London

Editorial / 23 June 2026

Left must not give Burnham a blank cheque

23 June 2026

For sale and to let boards on a street in York

Housing / 28 May 2026

Unions and tenants groups call on ministers to introduce rent controls in open letter

28 May 2026

People take part in a National Housing Demo in central London, to demand better council housing and rent controls against

Renters' Rights / 11 May 2026

Campaigners demand government ‘slams the brakes’ on rental price surges

11 May 2026

People take part in a National Housing Demo in central London, to demand better council housing and rent controls against unaffordable housing, April 18, 2026

Housing Crisis / 28 April 2026

Temporary rent freeze won't stop landlords hiking prices after, campaigners warn

28 April 2026

Housing march protest Anita Waithira Israel / Creative Commons

Housing Crisis / 19 April 2026

Thousands demand ministers put ‘renters before their super-rich mates’

19 April 2026

Houses in Thamesmead, south east London

Housing Crisis / 15 April 2026

New homes watchdog should cover social housing, MPs told

15 April 2026

First Minister of Scotland and SNP Leader John Swinney during a visit to the Harris Tweed Authority, in Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, whilst campaigning for the upcoming Holyrood election, April 9, 2026

Scottish Elections / 10 April 2026

Renters to have first refusal if landlords put homes up for sale, Swinney vows

10 April 2026

The Wyndford towers in Maryhill, Glasgow are demolished to make way for 386 affordable homes that will be part of a £100m regeneration plan for North Glasgow, March 23, 2025

Housing Crisis / 20 March 2026

Scottish government announces extra £43m for more ‘affordable’ homes across Scotland

20 March 2026

A hand on a radiator

Aw That / 14 March 2026

Cold homes, fat profits – and a government that ‘asks nicely’

14 March 2026

Until ministers stop deferring to the market and start drawing hard lines, the public will remain at the mercy of private power, says MATT KERR

Houses in Thamesmead, south east London

Housing / 9 March 2026

Unions and campaigners unite for National Housing Demonstration over soaring costs

9 March 2026

Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Steve Reed leaves after attending a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, London, December 9, 2025

Politics / 2 March 2026

Housing Secretary accused of ‘indifference’ in the face of children in care

2 March 2026

Model houses on a pile of coins and banknotes

Scotland / 26 February 2026

One in three struggling to pay landlords, warns charity

26 February 2026

Houses in Rothwell, Northamptonshire

Housing / 26 February 2026

Social landlord bailiff evictions up 10 per cent last year

26 February 2026

Empty homes in Stirling, Scotland, December 2006

Housing / 24 February 2026

Campaigners demand government take action on empty homes

24 February 2026

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during a press conference at the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel, in Clydebank, on the future of primary care in Scotland, February 17, 2026

Scottish Labour / 23 February 2026

Sarwar pledges revolution... in housebuilding

23 February 2026

An easyJet plane coming in to land at London Gatwick Airport as the sun rises over Crawley, West Sussex, February 17, 2025

Housing Crisis / 11 February 2026

Tax changes prompt dip in holiday home numbers, new research finds

11 February 2026

Children at Harris Westminster Sixth Form (HWSF) in London

Childcare / 11 January 2026

Councils spent £353m in 2024 on housing children in illegal homes

11 January 2026

A general view of a domestic radiator room thermostat

Renters' Rights / 7 January 2026

Housing association tenants ‘without heating and hot water since September’

7 January 2026

A homeless man in a tent in the centre of Liverpool

Housing / 12 December 2025

Homelessness up 8% in the last year

12 December 2025