housing
Rental Opportunity of the Week: The Disease of London Landlordism Is Spreading
Join me on a Great British Road Trip of shite accommodation, kicking off in Nottinghamshire.
Rental Opportunity of the Week: Would You Pay £610 for a Bed in a Kitchen?
Quite a lot of furniture in this “kitchen”, isn’t there?
Rental Opportunity of the Week: A Child's Bunk Bed For Grown Adults
Why hope for the future to be any different when landlords are still charging people £700 to live like a seven-year-old?
‘Thought About Going Back to Peru?’ – Council Asks Family in UK Since 2004
A London housing officer asked the family of 5, including 3 British kids, whether they had considered returning to South America to help solve their overcrowding issue, an audio recording obtained by VICE World News shows.
Rental Opportunity of the Week: This One-Bed Would Not Survive a Shag
I mean, it’s not screaming “cosy” to me
I Lived Off the Grid—And I’m Still Broke
“After a couple months of cold mornings dumping buckets of composting shit, I’m as broke as ever.”
A University Had a Legally-Binding Plan to Solve Its Housing Crisis. Then a Billionaire Stepped In.
The “inhumane” Dormzilla design, complete with digital bedroom windows out of a Disney cruise ship, couldn’t be done as a psychological experiment, experts say. So why is the university trying to build it?
How the Government Could Fix the Housing Emergency
Michael Gove has made the right noises since becoming Housing Secretary. Here's what he now needs to follow through on.
Rental Opportunity of the Week: Would You Pay £960 for a Room With No Bed?
It’s a room you can’t get a bed in and opening any of the two doors is a nightmare.
London Rental Opportunity: The Most Pathetic, Squalid Landlord Move Yet
Turning what looks like a bin room into a studio? Embarrassing.
How Disabled People Are Shut Out of Housing
Too many people with disabilities already face life in unsuitable homes, and not enough suitable homes are being built.
Zillow Sells Thousands of Homes to Controversial Rental Powerhouse
Pretium Partners has been accused of evicting tenants in majority-Black Georgia counties at seven times the rate it did tenants in majority-white Florida ones.