The social housing sector saw a more than four-fold increase in the most serious findings of failures or delays by landlords in the past year in what the ombudsman branded
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Thousands more working households are homeless or facing homelessness in England, according to the latest statistics, which also show that almost 200 households with children have spent at least five
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Blocks on childminders looking after children in their rental properties should be lifted to help boost numbers in the sector, a minister has told landlords. Children’s minister Claire Coutinho (pictured)
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Free legal advice aimed at helping tens of thousands of people each year who are at risk of losing their homes has been welcomed by an organisation representing housing associations.
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The number of new people sleeping rough in London in spring and early summer rose by 12% on the same period last year. A total of 3,272 people were recorded
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The numbers of households and children in temporary accommodation in England are at record highs, according to the latest official homelessness statistics. Some 104,510 households were in temporary accommodation by
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Thousands of social housing managers will be required to study for qualifications as part of a drive to professionalise the sector in the wake of a two-year-old’s death in a
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Ministers have announced a review of landlord guidance on the health risks of damp and mould following the death of a young child. Two-year-old Awaab Ishak (pictured) died in December
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A watchdog has found “widespread failings” at the housing association that owned the flat where two-year-old Awaab Ishak was exposed to mould. Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) made “incorrect assumptions” about
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Some 741 deaths of homeless people were registered in 2021 in England and Wales, up 8% on the previous year, estimates show. The increase means the number of deaths has
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