Emergency crews attend explosion in Ayr housing estate
An eyewitness says a “whole house has disappeared” after a blast in Ayr which could be heard several miles away.
Archivi tag: Housing
Charles Dickens House: ‘It’s like living in Victorian-era housing”
from: BBC News Some residents in Charles Dickens House say vermin and mould in their homes is harming their health.
Don’t bottle planning reforms, ex-Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick urges PM
from: BBC News Plans to boost building have angered many Tory MPs, but the ex-housing secretary says they must go ahead.
In need of modernisation? The UK’s housing crisis close up
from: BBC News Thousands of people are saving to get on the property ladder – but not everyone who gets on it is a winner. Five stories from the UK’s ever-changing housing market.
Pandemic Pushes Rome to Address Housing in Sicily Slums
After a 1908 earthquake in Messina, the displaced were moved into temporary shacks. Thousands still live in squalor, but the pandemic has pushed Rome to take action at last. From: New York Times
The 22-year-old who took on a housing giant and won
As a new report claims dilapidated housing can kill, the BBC meets an unlikely champion for tenants.
Inadequate housing affecting health of disabled children
A charity says many families believe unsuitable housing is damaging their children’s health.
University of Leeds students offered £10k and free housing to defer
Some courses in the university’s schools of law and business are oversubscribed.
Guli Frances-Dehqhani: The bishop tackling England’s housing crisis
The Church of England owns a lot of land – Guli Frances-Dehqhani wants to use it for the common good.
Apsana Begum: Labour MP cleared of fraudulent housing claims
Apsana Begum says the trial caused her “great distress” and damaged her reputation.
Housing market cools as stamp duty break withdrawn
UK house prices still rose by 10.5% compared with a year ago, Nationwide building society says.