How one council used a little-known 20-year-old law to seize properties from a rogue landlord

Daisy Lindlar knows she’s very lucky. The 32-year-old and her partner are looking forward to spending their first Christmas in their private rented home with labradoodle Gizmo, who is eight months old

As the festive lights begin to twinkle, it’s clear the glow is not evenly shared. For some, a home means warmth, security and celebration. For others, it’s a grotty or unaffordable place, a temporary

→ Rising rough sleeping has made street homelessness more visible. Tent encampments are now commonplace in our cities. The camp at Adelphi Terrace beside the Grade-II listed Adelphi Theatre on the Str

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Anew dawn is promised for social housing residents – and later private renters – in tackling the damp and mould. But not everyone will be protected. Syed Alam, his wife and three children have been ba

Hats off to the Government, said The Times. It ...