Housing

Inside the Green Party’s general election fight
Election 2024

Inside the Green Party’s general election fight

Just days before the election was called, Digital Editor Ben Smoke sat down with Green Party co-Leader Carla Denyer to talk about her campaign in Bristol Central, holding together the Greens’ electoral coalition, deals with Corbyn and more.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Documenting the marginalised Portuguese community fighting for livable housing
Photography

Documenting the marginalised Portuguese community fighting for livable housing

After a chance covid-era assignment sent him to Lisbon’s Bairro da Jamaica, photographer José Sarmeto Matos spent years documenting the families campaigning towards hospitable homes.

Written by: Isaac Muk

How to evict your landlord
Activism

How to evict your landlord

In this excerpt from his new book ‘Against Landlords’, lawyer and campaigner Nick Bano sets out a road map to ending private landlordism.

Written by: Nick Bano

Tenants, unions and politicians back calls for a rent freeze
Activism

Tenants, unions and politicians back calls for a rent freeze

Flat Broke — As rents in UK cities continue to skyrocket, Sadiq Khan, Mick Lynch and others have joined forces to call on the Government for immediate action.

Written by: Ben Smoke

The Ukrainians left vulnerable by the UK’s rental market
Activism

The Ukrainians left vulnerable by the UK’s rental market

‘We are facing a crisis’ — After fleeing the war in Ukraine, people are being left vulnerable once again as they battle to secure affordable and decent housing in the UK.

Written by: Tamsin Paternoster

A glimpse inside London’s high-rise estates in the 1980s
Photography

A glimpse inside London’s high-rise estates in the 1980s

Photographer Janine Wiedel reflects on capturing an intimate portrait of the city’s towers and its residents.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Exploitative property guardianships are on the rise
Activism

Exploitative property guardianships are on the rise

People before profit — As inflation soars, companies are increasingly pushing guardianships as an affordable alternative – all while doubling their prices and allowing living conditions to deteriorate.

Written by: Clara Murray

How we won a rent freeze in Scotland
Activism

How we won a rent freeze in Scotland

People before profits — As the Scottish government announces a rent freeze, an activist with Living Rent who fought and won shares how they did it, and what must come next.

Written by: Gordon Maloney

What’s going on with the London rental market?
Activism

What’s going on with the London rental market?

Flat broke — With skyrocketing rents, packed out viewings, bidding wars and more, renting in London has never been harder. We spoke to those at the sharpest edges about their experiences and how to fight back.

Written by: Jess Holland, Additional Reporting by Ben Smoke

Student renters are getting scammed out of their deposits
Activism

Student renters are getting scammed out of their deposits

The great swindle — Rogue landlords are exploiting young and inexperienced renters and leaving them in mental and financial turmoil, reports Niall Hignett.

Written by: Niall Hignett

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