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The new enclosure: how land commissions can lead the fight against urban land-grabs

Over the past few decades, huge transfers of land from public to private ownership have occurred throughout Britain. Since Margaret Thatcher was elected prime minister in 1979, one-tenth of the entire British...

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The Week in Housing: Sunak puts housing under the radar

This news is produced by the UK based Inside Housing publication. This week, the Inside Housing news team’s workload has been understandably dominated by the Budget and Spending Review. Chancellor...

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Addiction psychiatry can reduce homelessness – and yet it’s at risk

While discussions about the accuracy of the latest government figures for numbers of rough sleepers in England and Wales will no doubt continue (Homelessness: Ministry accused of under-reporting issue, 27...

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Deaths of homeless people sleeping in bins prompt calls for action

Rough sleepers are sheltering in bins all year round, with surging homelessness in the UK blamed for a rising number of deaths by crushing and near misses while containers are being emptied, a waste industry...

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Most women who flee domestic violence have nowhere to go

Sara Mayer’s youngest child often asks: “Mum, how many days will we stay here?” Each time, she tells him they won’t have to move again, but so far she has been unable to keep her promise. In 2013,...

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Visible homelessness is up. But don’t forget the hidden pain of Britain’s sofa surfers

It’s not often you’re led to consider your own birth in terms of convenience. Over the past few years I’ve led myself to the knowledge that my arrival, in the early 1990s, must have come as a relief for...

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How we live together: the couple who host homeless people

Austerity measures have affected our country and, particularly, our community. Food banks and homelessness have increased so dramatically that we wanted to do something to help. After a bit of searching we...

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Guardian Public Service Awards: housing winner

A scheme revolutionising affordable housing in a deprived area hit by the right-to-buy policy and years of limited construction. Moving into a new two-bedroom bungalow in the village of St Helen Auckland in...

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The death of Sharron Maasz shows why domestic abuse services are vital

Domestic violence is a key cause of women experiencing homelessness – and cuts mean services to protect them have been destroyed. I first came across Sharron Maasz in January this year when I watched her...

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