#ukhousing — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #ukhousing, aggregated by home.social.
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Today, the average English home costs 7.7x median earnings, up from around 4x in the late 1990s. It's not avocado toast. Working young people are structurally worse off.
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Today, the average English home costs 7.7x median earnings, up from around 4x in the late 1990s. It's not avocado toast. Working young people are structurally worse off.
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Today, the average English home costs 7.7x median earnings, up from around 4x in the late 1990s. It's not avocado toast. Working young people are structurally worse off.
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Today, the average English home costs 7.7x median earnings, up from around 4x in the late 1990s. It's not avocado toast. Working young people are structurally worse off.
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Today, the average English home costs 7.7x median earnings, up from around 4x in the late 1990s. It's not avocado toast. Working young people are structurally worse off.
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London Beckons: A Calculated Plunge into the Metropolis
London rent deposits in 2026 require up to 8 weeks' pay. Central London is most expensive. Find out how this affects renters.
#LondonRent, #HousingCosts, #RentDeposit, #LondonLiving, #UKHousing
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Rent deposits in London now cost up to 8 weeks' pay, which is higher than many other UK cities. This means renters need more money saved.
#LondonRent, #HousingCosts, #RentDeposit, #LondonLiving, #UKHousing
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The Statistical Void: Counting the 'Hidden Homeless'
Official UK homelessness counts miss people 'doubling up' in temporary housing. Women, young people, and minorities are most affected. Learn why.
#HiddenHomelessness, #UKHousing, #HomelessnessCrisis, #AffordableHousing, #SupportNeeded
https://newsletter.tf/hidden-homeless-uk-statistics-may-2026-doubling-up/
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Thousands of people in the UK are not counted as homeless because they are 'doubling up' in temporary housing. This is a hidden crisis.
#HiddenHomelessness, #UKHousing, #HomelessnessCrisis, #AffordableHousing, #SupportNeeded
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School Infrastructure Strained by Residential Expansion: A Multi-Region Trend
UK councils now require new schools for housing projects of 700 homes or more. See how Kent, Derbyshire, and Gloucestershire are affected.
#UKHousing, #NewSchools, #LocalGovernment, #EducationPolicy, #Infrastructure
https://newsletter.tf/uk-housing-boom-new-schools-700-homes/
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School Infrastructure Strained by Residential Expansion: A Multi-Region Trend
UK councils now require new schools for housing projects of 700 homes or more. See how Kent, Derbyshire, and Gloucestershire are affected.
#UKHousing, #NewSchools, #LocalGovernment, #EducationPolicy, #Infrastructure
https://newsletter.tf/uk-housing-boom-new-schools-700-homes/
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New housing in the UK is now directly linked to building new schools. For every 700 homes built, a new school is needed to support the growing population.
#UKHousing, #NewSchools, #LocalGovernment, #EducationPolicy, #Infrastructure
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New housing in the UK is now directly linked to building new schools. For every 700 homes built, a new school is needed to support the growing population.
#UKHousing, #NewSchools, #LocalGovernment, #EducationPolicy, #Infrastructure
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Help to Buy Scheme: A Boon for Higher Earners, IFS Finds
A new study shows the Help to Buy scheme helped richer people buy homes more than poorer people. Find out how it changed things and what happens next.
#HelpToBuy, #HousingScheme, #UKHousing, #FirstTimeBuyer, #IFSReport
https://newsletter.tf/help-to-buy-scheme-helped-richer-people-most/
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The Help to Buy scheme gave more help to people who already had more money, according to a new study. This is different from what the scheme was meant to do.
#HelpToBuy, #HousingScheme, #UKHousing, #FirstTimeBuyer, #IFSReport
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Fiscal Geometry: The Treasury Targets Property Equity
Will the new mansion tax affect your home? Learn how Rachel Reeves plans to tax 150,000 properties to fix the £22 billion budget gap in England and Wales.
#mansiontax, #rachelreeves, #ukhousing, #autumnbudget, #propertytax
https://newsletter.tf/rachel-reeves-mansion-tax-england-wales-impact/
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The Treasury is looking at a new 18% tax on 150,000 high-value homes. This is a big change for owners who are worried about the upcoming Autumn Budget.
#mansiontax, #rachelreeves, #ukhousing, #autumnbudget, #propertytax
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Tenants Face Widespread Difficulty Affording Rent
Find out why many renters in the UK and US can't afford rent and have to cut back on food, heating, and clothes. See what happens next.
#RentCrisis, #AffordableHousing, #TenantStruggles, #CostOfLiving, #UKHousing
https://newsletter.tf/renters-struggle-to-pay-rent-cut-food-costs/
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Nearly half of tenants surveyed are cutting back on food, heating, and clothes to pay rent. This is a big problem for many families.
#RentCrisis, #AffordableHousing, #TenantStruggles, #CostOfLiving, #UKHousing
https://newsletter.tf/renters-struggle-to-pay-rent-cut-food-costs/
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Labour's Renters' Rights Reforms Face Scrutiny Amid Delays and Landlord Concerns
UK renters face delays for new rights. Landlords may raise rents. Learn about Awaab's Law and the ban on no-fault evictions.
#RentersRights, #UKHousing, #TenantProtection, #LandlordLaws, #AwaabsLaw
https://newsletter.tf/renters-rights-uk-delays-landlord-concerns/
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New laws to protect renters in the UK are coming, but some parts will take time. This means people in bad homes might not get help right away. Landlords are concerned about the new rules and may increase rent.
#RentersRights, #UKHousing, #TenantProtection, #LandlordLaws, #AwaabsLaw
https://newsletter.tf/renters-rights-uk-delays-landlord-concerns/
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Lets Rethink Housing: Surely we can do something now? Without new laws?
Say we’ve agreed on a better housing system.The laws are coming.
The machinery is spinning up.But while we’re waiting…
surely we can start doing something? -
Lets Rethink Housing: Surely we can do something now? Without new laws?
Say we’ve agreed on a better housing system.The laws are coming.
The machinery is spinning up.But while we’re waiting…
surely we can start doing something? -
Lets Rethink Housing: Right — so what would this actually look like in practice?
We’ve talked about incentives.So what would a real alternative actually look like?
Not theory.
Not slogans.
Just something that could work. -
Lets Rethink Housing: Right — so what would this actually look like in practice?
We’ve talked about incentives.So what would a real alternative actually look like?
Not theory.
Not slogans.
Just something that could work. -
Lets Rethink Housing: People use housing as an investment — could we find a better alternative?
Does investing really need to mean owning the thing itself?
We don’t do that with roads or power.
So why housing? -
Can we actually encourage developers and land-bankers to build?
If building homes is how developers make money…
why wouldn’t they be building?Maybe the question isn’t greed —
maybe it’s incentives. -
Can we actually encourage developers and land-bankers to build?
If building homes is how developers make money…
why wouldn’t they be building?Maybe the question isn’t greed —
maybe it’s incentives. -
We plan roads.
We plan water.
We plan power.So why don’t we plan housing the same way?
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We plan roads.
We plan water.
We plan power.So why don’t we plan housing the same way?
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We didn’t set out to speculate on housing.
We wanted somewhere to live. Somewhere for our family.
So when did homes start feeling like something to bet on?
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We didn’t set out to speculate on housing.
We wanted somewhere to live. Somewhere for our family.
So when did homes start feeling like something to bet on?
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Vacant land. Long waiting lists. Rising prices.
Maybe the question isn’t why isn’t anyone building?
Maybe it’s why waiting has become the sensible choice.
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Vacant land. Long waiting lists. Rising prices.
Maybe the question isn’t why isn’t anyone building?
Maybe it’s why waiting has become the sensible choice.
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Newly formed housing provider SettleParadigm has completed the acquisition of 3,500 homes from housing association giant L&Q, following a merger finalized in October. The transfer brings SettleParadigm’s total portfolio to approximately 30,000 homes, highlighting the growing role of institutional scale in improving operational efficiency and service delivery. #InstitutionalRealignment #UKHousing
https://archup.net/settleparadigm-acquisition-housing-restructuring-2026/
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Housing did not become unaffordable overnight.
It is the outcome of decades of policy decisions, financialisation, planning constraints, and the turning of homes into speculative assets rather than places to live.
This video clearly explains why wages lag behind prices and who benefits from the crisis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HsT3hZPtSc#HousingCrisis #CostOfLiving #Property #UKHousing #Inequality
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Housing did not become unaffordable overnight.
It is the outcome of decades of policy decisions, financialisation, planning constraints, and the turning of homes into speculative assets rather than places to live.
This video clearly explains why wages lag behind prices and who benefits from the crisis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HsT3hZPtSc#HousingCrisis #CostOfLiving #Property #UKHousing #Inequality
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It's not just where you are that is suffering identikit estates from the big builders: only 10% of new homes were delivered by small/medium enterprises recently. No wonder everywhere is starting to look the same car-dependent sprawl, rather than the healthy #Marmot places we need.
Seen in: Opportunity knocks for the UK housing co-op sector
https://www.thenews.coop/opportunity-knocks-for-the-uk-housing-co-op-sector/ -
It's not just where you are that is suffering identikit estates from the big builders: only 10% of new homes were delivered by small/medium enterprises recently. No wonder everywhere is starting to look the same car-dependent sprawl, rather than the healthy #Marmot places we need.
Seen in: Opportunity knocks for the UK housing co-op sector
https://www.thenews.coop/opportunity-knocks-for-the-uk-housing-co-op-sector/ -
"There is a delegating of critical decision-making authority away from humans and into immutable rulebooks, policies, bureaucratic protocols, or automated algorithms" https://paulitaylor.com/2025/10/31/complaints-rise-because-our-organisations-are-designed-to-generate-complaints/ < Very good post on failure demand in the public sector from Paul Taylor #localgov #ukhousing
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"There is a delegating of critical decision-making authority away from humans and into immutable rulebooks, policies, bureaucratic protocols, or automated algorithms" https://paulitaylor.com/2025/10/31/complaints-rise-because-our-organisations-are-designed-to-generate-complaints/ < Very good post on failure demand in the public sector from Paul Taylor #localgov #ukhousing
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Who controls the air we breathe at home? Awaab’s law and the limits of individual actions
#Health #Politics #AwaabsLaw #IndoorAirQuality #Inequality #HousingCrisis #SocialJustice #Health #Mould #UKHousing #TenantRights #PublicHealth #Housing #CleanAir
https://the-14.com/who-controls-the-air-we-breathe-at-home-awaabs-law-and-the-limits-of-individual-actions/ -
Who controls the air we breathe at home? Awaab’s law and the limits of individual actions
#Health #Politics #AwaabsLaw #IndoorAirQuality #Inequality #HousingCrisis #SocialJustice #Health #Mould #UKHousing #TenantRights #PublicHealth #Housing #CleanAir
https://the-14.com/who-controls-the-air-we-breathe-at-home-awaabs-law-and-the-limits-of-individual-actions/ -
CW: UKpol, housing
Well, OF COURSE the Labour homelessness minister evicted her tenants so she could raise the rents. The only surprise is that she has enough of a sense of shame to resign.
Ban MPs from being landlords.
#RushanaraAli #Homelessness #UKpol #UKpolitics #UKhousing #Evictions #TenantRights #Landlords #RentGouging
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Instead of linking up to the mains (which is a problem for British wires) wire up the panels to a battery in the flat.
Right now I have a small solar panel charging a powerpack, give us more!
Because at some point the lights are going to go out, even in London.
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Some interesting ideas. I particularly like the idea of training young adults in building as they reclaim and repair a disused house which they can then live in for a very low fee.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/06/look-to-the-past-to-revive-the-north-east
#HousingCrisis #ukhousing #ukhousebuildingchallenge #YouthEmpowerment
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Hurrah! My petition on extending FoI to RSLs is live. This may seem like detail, but that's where you get them. Extending FoI (and proper FoI rather than some weak new scheme) will help residents get the information they need:
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The one thing that strikes me about watching UK Location Location Location is the sheer quantity of brick houses.
Where do they get all that clay?
#ukhousing
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A London housing association has ventured into the art world, opening its own gallery to raise funds in support of its affordable housing. Read the latest story on my #author blog...
https://tykewriter.wordpress.com/2024/07/15/art-in-soho-is-coming-home/
