Housing
How dodgy housing is endangering students’ health
Safe homes now — Students are being left to languish in unsafe housing, leading to serious health complications and in some cases hospitalisation, reports Niall Hignett.
Written by: Niall Hignett
Trellick Tower residents are still fighting to save their home
Housing justice — As the iconic brutalist building turns 50, community members are banding together to prevent new threats to the tower and its surrounding area.
Written by: Shelby Wilder
A stark portrait of derelict housing estates in East London
Photographer David Hoffman recalls documenting the extreme wealth inequality around Tower Hamlets and Hackney int the 1980s.
Written by: Miss Rosen
‘Tenants’: how we can tackle Britain's housing emergency
In her new book, Vicky Spratt explores the country’s housing crisis in human terms and calls for radical action to address a broken system.
Written by: Diyora Shadijanova
Thousands attend silent walk to mark 5 years since Grenfell
Justice for the 72 — On the fifth anniversary of the tower fire, around 18,000 joined the walk to remember the 72 dead and to demand justice.
Written by: Ben Smoke
It’s time we prosecuted rogue landlords
People over property — The failure to hold unscrupulous landlords to account is denying tenants their basic dignity, writes Bella Saltiel.
Written by: Bella Saltiel
The London squatters who resisted evictions in the ‘70s
’Housing for all!‘ — In 1973, Tower Hamlets city council decided to tear down the crumbling buildings where squatters were living. Photographer David Hoffman documented the fight back in what would become the first protest photo book published in the UK.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The Huck List: 20 for 2021
Hell Of A Year — We’re celebrating the inspiring individuals and activist groups who’ve been building a better future in 2021.
Written by: Huck
Behind the devastating rise of illegal evictions in the UK
‘There is no justice‘ — The dramatic increase in illegal evictions brought on by the pandemic continues to leave tenants in desperate situations, often stripped of their possessions and made homeless.
Written by: Andrew Kersley
The activist group taking on the Irish housing crisis
Meet CATU — Ireland’s housing crisis is at boiling point with homelessness at record levels. But a grassroots organisation established amid Covid-19 are taking a stand by protecting and representing tenants across the country.
Written by: Kelly Doherty