Future Of Renters Reform Bill Remains In Doubt
The future of the government's much-delayed Renters Reform Bill remains in doubt, with uncertainty about its path after the next parliamentary recess.
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Michael Gove Urged To Firm Up Protections For Tenants Falling Into Rent Arrears
A coalition of charities including StepChange and Citizens Advice have written to housing secretary Michael Gove calling for stronger protections in the Renters' Reform Bill for tenants who fall into arrears.
Housing Minister Says Housing Is "Never Really The Problem"
Housing Minister Lee Rowley has said that housing itself is "never really actually the problem,” a few months after taking on the job of leading the UK government’s strategy on housing, planning and building safety.
Tory Former Minister Accuses Own Party Of "Fatalistic Attitude" To Younger Voters
Conservative MP and former Home Office minister Robert Jenrick has accused his party of having a "fatalistic attitude" towards young people and suggested that they should attempt to follow the example of similar parties in Europe and North America where they have done better in courting younger voters.
Housing Minister Says "Lots Of People Doing A Little" Can Help Solve Housing Crisis
Housing minister Lee Rowley has praised the Prince of Wales’s plans for the Duchy of Cornwall to fund a £3m innovative housing project in the south-west of England as an example of "lots of people doing a little" to address the housing crisis, and welcomes input from major landowners.
I Was 17 When My Family Lost Our Home. This Is What No One Tells You About Foreclosure.
Our trouble began in 2009, the beginning of my senior year of high school and the middle of the subprime mortgage crisis. My father, deep in the throes of addiction, stopped paying the mortgage on our house in upstate New York and abruptly moved away, taking my little brother and most of our furniture.
Tory Former Housing Minister Has Joined Pro-Building Pressure Group Taking On NIMBYs
Conservative MP Brandon Lewis and Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh have joined housing campaign group PricedOut as Parliamentary Champions as they urge the Government to build more homes in order to fix the housing crisis.
Pro-Development Tories Are Desperate To Convince NIMBYs New Houses Would Be "Popular" In Their Patch
A number of Conservative MPs who believe new housing should be a top priority are looking to persuade NIMBY MPs that housebuilding can be "popular" in their area, as the issue continues to bitterly divide the Tories ahead of the next election.