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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationExclusive: Birmingham pays half a billion pounds to under-fire landlordsSocial housing providers were criticised by a watchdog for failures – including conflicts of interest over funding
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationExclusive: Substandard landlords bank £132m to house vulnerable residentsSpecialist providers pocket huge sums in housing benefit, despite criticism from Regulator of Social Housing
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Russian oligarch dodged sanctions over Mayfair mansionShares controlled by Alisher Usmanov in a London property firm were transferred to the Russian business empire he founded
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Published in: Home: AnalysisIt’s 5 years since Grenfell. Here’s what we’ve learned from the inquiry so farHousing journalist Peter Apps tells openDemocracy about the corporate and state failures that led to the fire
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Published in: Home: NewsMost landlords still using ‘no-fault evictions’ government vowed to banEnglish Private Landlord Survey also reveals nearly half discriminate against disabled people who need adaptations
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Published in: Home: NewsRevealed: 75 senior London councillors have financial ties to property developersScores of lobbyists for the building sector also hold senior roles in local government, openDemocracy has found
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Published in: Home: NewsUK’s website for Ukrainian refugees is not available in UkrainianExclusive: Home Office call centre staff said they have been deluged with applicants reporting technical issues
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionTo tackle the cost of living crisis, we must end the Great British Rip OffA major culprit of the ‘cost of living’ crisis is hiding in plain sight: an extractive economy that redistributes...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationCouncils in England and Wales failing to prosecute law-breaking landlordsExclusive: Half of local authorities have not prosecuted a single landlord in three years, despite a rise in complaints
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Published in: oDR: NewsOligarchs and officials from corrupt states own £2bn of UK luxury propertyTory donor Lubov Chernukhin among those named in new report criticising Britain’s weak regulation and homegrown...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsUK government’s ‘Orwellian’ FOI unit interfered in Grenfell fire FOI requestsExclusive: Cabinet Office’s Clearing House told housing ministry to alter responses to Freedom of Information...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: Feature10,000 Airbnbs and nowhere to live: Cornwall’s housing crisisHow a summer of staycations hit the renters living in one of the UK’s most desirable destinations
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsA quarter of Tory MPs are private landlordsExclusive: ‘Clear conflict of interests’ as 115 MPs earn thousands of pounds by renting out property
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsNumber of private tenants facing rent shortfall leaps by nearly 50% in pandemicCampaigners call for Rishi Sunak to increase rent support to end the rent debt crisis and prevent rising homelessness
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsStamp duty holiday leading to homelessness, new figures suggestExclusive: Tenants’ rights activists tell openDemocracy that some landlords are trying to cash in by speeding up evictions
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationExclusive: Robert Jenrick in new UK 'cash for favours' rowBoris Johnson’s embattled housing minister took charge of another controversial planning decision – days after the...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionAfter the pandemic: a ten-point plan for the collective provision of basic needsThe coronavirus has made the foundational economy highly visible. Policy makers need to focus on these essential...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWhy we still don't know "the truth" about GrenfellThe media reporting of the Grenfell Inquiry’s Phase 1 findings shows the battle that lies ahead.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCan we establish forms of home ownership that promote empathy and solidarity?Home ownership is seen as a route to security. But a more fluid conception could benefit everyone. Part of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK5 ways to solve the housing crisisOur cities need homes - not safety deposit boxes in the sky.
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Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
