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July 22, 2019

New figures reveal 'ongoing decent homes crisis for older people'

New data from the English Housing Survey show a sharp increase in the number of older households, with many still living in non-decent homes.
June 8, 2019

High rents and fewer employment black spots making millennials less job mobile

Higher rents are reducing the financial gains from moving to better paying parts of the country, and mean that young people are less mobile than they were 20 years ago, according to new research from the Resolution Foundation.
March 20, 2019

CIH Scotland responds to Social Security Committee’s call for evidence

Welfare reforms are limiting local authorities’ ability to discharge their homelessness duty and could impede the Scottish Government’s rapid rehousing and Housing First agenda, says the Chartered Institute of Housing.
March 16, 2019

Councils to use borrowing powers to accelerate homebuilding programmes

New powers to borrow and invest in housing look set to be used by the majority of councils but further reforms are needed to spark a genuine renaissance of social housing, a survey by the Local Government Association reveals.
February 21, 2019

Lack of mental health support in Wales a 'barrier to tenants keeping homes'

Research finds that people with mental health problems who rent privately in Wales are not getting enough support to maintain their tenancy.
December 24, 2018

First rise in home ownership for young families for 30 years but Generation Rent here to stay

Home ownership rates for families aged 25-34 are rising for the first time in 30 years, but high barriers to entry facing first-time buyers remain acute, according to new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation.
November 22, 2018

Home-owners 'get more government subsidy than social housing tenants or private renters'

Home-owners get a much bigger slice of government help than renters – whether they are social or private tenants – according to a new report published today by the Chartered Institute of Housing.
August 29, 2018

New report finds leading letting agencies discriminate against people on housing benefit

Five of England's leading letting agents actively discriminate against tenants on housing benefit, according to a new report by Shelter and the National Housing Federation.
April 18, 2018

Up to a third of millennials face renting from cradle to grave

Policy makers need to radically reform the private rental sector to make it fit for raising children and retirement because a generation of young people face the prospect of never owning their own home, according to a new report published by the Resolution Foundation.
April 4, 2018

Half a million older private renters 'invisible' in housing policy

Older people in private rented accommodation are “invisible” in policy decisions on housing and age-related issues, says older people's charity Independent Age.