Housing Follow

A loophole in the Tories’ bedroom tax legislation means the government owes hundreds of pounds to tenants who have paid the hated tax for the past nine months, writes Dave Sewell

A change in the law means more people are being pushed into temporary housing while councils cash in on property prices, reports Sarah Ensor

One young family will be spending Christmas crammed in a one bedroom flat—after a death brought the bedroom tax onto them.

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Campaigners in Glasgow swiftly reversed the eviction of a tenant hit by the bedroom tax last week.

Tenants in Glasgow met last week to discuss the devastating effects of the bedroom tax and how they can fight to scrap it now, reports Dave Sewell

The last remaining resident on the Heygate estate in south London was ordered to leave his home on Tuesday of this week.

Over 800,000 children in Britain will be homeless at Christmas, according to homelessness charity Shelter.

Council housing in Southwark, south London, “is not in as good a condition as everyone wants it to be”.

Young mothers facing eviction from a mother and baby unit have been told they will get no rehousing help from Newham council until bailiffs arrive to evict them.

A group of young parents and mothers-to-be in Newham, east London have forced their housing association to withdraw eviction notices.

Labour faces calls to turn its words into actions on the bedroom tax.