Housing crisis

Why is housing so expensive? - explainer

As house prices continue to rise amid a wider cost-of-living crisis, Reuben Bard-Rosenberg and Dominic Alexander explain how the housing crisis is rooted in the logic of the capitalist system
Sinn Féin and the crises in both Irelands

Chris Bambery assesses the contradictory nature of the rise in support for Sinn Féin
Bubbling over: Canada's housing market on the edge

Canada’s inflated housing market is a testimony to the greed and irrationality of capitalism, argues John Clarke
End of eviction ban will lead to epidemic of homelessness - CounterBlast

An estimated 400,000 renters are due to be evicted because the Tories care more about protecting landlord profits than those hit hardest by the pandemic, writes Terina Hine
No solution for Generation Rent: 95% mortgages will not fix the housing crisis - CounterBlast

As house prices continue to spiral, the new Tory plan isn't going to do anything to help young and working class people, argues Terina Hine
Homeless deaths are rising but the government refuses to act

The government is refusing to house homeless people at risk from Covid and subzero temperatures, writes Norbert Lawrie
Extend the eviction ban now!

Housing activists are again building pressure on the government to not end the eviction ban on 20 September as planned, reports Shabbir Lakha
We must stop the Tories ending the eviction ban

The government’s new end date for the eviction ban is fast-approaching amid a growing housing crisis, now’s the time to resist argues Norbert Lawrie
A wave of evictions is heading our way: get ready to resist

Organising against the expected surge of evictions once the ban ends will be the test of the growing housing movement, argues Alistair Cartwright
What the people want: rent controls and job guarantees

Overwhelming support for job guarantees and rent controls demonstrate the government’s failures to support workers during this crisis, argues Alyssa Cassata
Municipal Dreams - book review

Council housing was about building homes not financial assets, and we should be proud of that, finds William Alderson
Peak inequality: Britain's ticking time bomb - review

Danny Dorling’s Peak Inequality provides powerful evidence of the damage that rising inequality has had across housing, education, health and demography, finds Sean Ledwith
Movement gears up for fightback against austerity

The Britain is Broken campaign is striking hard at the heart of austerity, writes Kevin Vickers
The homelessness crisis deepens across North America

Homelessness is spiralling out of control across the US and Canada as laws are enacted to criminalise rough sleepers, reports John Clarke
Is austerity over? The picture from the North East shows it isn't

Theresa May recently said that austerity was coming to an end. Tony Dowling from the People's Assembly North East explains why this isn't true
Fighting the oppression of housing regeneration

Potent Whisper represents a voice not found in the BBC's reporting on the housing crisis, argues Julie Al-Hinai
Taking back the city: direct action amid the Dublin housing emergency

Homelessness is on the rise and the state is siding with the landlords. Josh Newman reports from Dublin
Reforms and resistance: how tenants can influence housing policy

Tenants can influence housing policy through grassroots resistance across housing tenures, argues Stewart Smyth
Victory for residents as Haringey Council Leader quits

Haringey Council Leader Claire Kober's resignation is a victory for democracy and the grassroots Stop HDV campaign against social cleansing, Isabel Carr reports
Stop HDV: social housing, social cleansing and grassroots resistance

The campaign to stop privatisation of social housing in Haringey is a prominent example of effective grassroots resistance to council-backed social cleansing explains Isabel Carr
This is our time, but we have to organise - weekly briefing

The left is on the front foot - we can't let this moment pass
Ken Knight is the last person that should oversee Grenfell response

The retired firefighter that is set to chair the response to the Grenfell disaster has a history of implementing austerity, writes this London firefighter
Grenfell is not an accident - video

A look at how the problems of class and austerity meant Grenfell could happen, with Judy Cox and Shabbir Lakha
Grenfell: The price of profit

The 'bonfire of regulations' has now taken on a chilling new meaning
Boiling point: the crises created by neoliberalism

The crises facing the NHS, London Underground and housing are just a few examples of the results of austerity and privatisation argues Lindsey German
Kill the Housing Bill demo in photographs

The Housing protest in London on Sunday 13 March, photographed by Jim Aindow
Stock markets plunge: there may be trouble ahead

As stock markets tumble again, the recovery Osborne was boasting about rests on shaky foundations
Housing for need not for greed

Social housing is no longer an option for all but a handful, writes Alastair Stephens

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Housing crisis

Housing crisis

As house prices continue to rise amid a wider cost-of-living crisis, Reuben Bard-Rosenberg and Dominic Alexander explain how the housing crisis is rooted in the logic of the capitalist system

Chris Bambery assesses the contradictory nature of the rise in support for Sinn Féin

Canada’s inflated housing market is a testimony to the greed and irrationality of capitalism, argues John Clarke

An estimated 400,000 renters are due to be evicted because the Tories care more about protecting landlord profits than those hit hardest by the pandemic, writes Terina Hine

As house prices continue to spiral, the new Tory plan isn't going to do anything to help young and working class people, argues Terina Hine

The government is refusing to house homeless people at risk from Covid and subzero temperatures, writes Norbert Lawrie

Housing activists are again building pressure on the government to not end the eviction ban on 20 September as planned, reports Shabbir Lakha

The government’s new end date for the eviction ban is fast-approaching amid a growing housing crisis, now’s the time to resist argues Norbert Lawrie

Organising against the expected surge of evictions once the ban ends will be the test of the growing housing movement, argues Alistair Cartwright

Overwhelming support for job guarantees and rent controls demonstrate the government’s failures to support workers during this crisis, argues Alyssa Cassata

Council housing was about building homes not financial assets, and we should be proud of that, finds William Alderson

Danny Dorling’s Peak Inequality provides powerful evidence of the damage that rising inequality has had across housing, education, health and demography, finds Sean Ledwith

The Britain is Broken campaign is striking hard at the heart of austerity, writes Kevin Vickers

Homelessness is spiralling out of control across the US and Canada as laws are enacted to criminalise rough sleepers, reports John Clarke

Theresa May recently said that austerity was coming to an end. Tony Dowling from the People's Assembly North East explains why this isn't true

Potent Whisper represents a voice not found in the BBC's reporting on the housing crisis, argues Julie Al-Hinai

Homelessness is on the rise and the state is siding with the landlords. Josh Newman reports from Dublin

Tenants can influence housing policy through grassroots resistance across housing tenures, argues Stewart Smyth

Haringey Council Leader Claire Kober's resignation is a victory for democracy and the grassroots Stop HDV campaign against social cleansing, Isabel Carr reports

The campaign to stop privatisation of social housing in Haringey is a prominent example of effective grassroots resistance to council-backed social cleansing explains Isabel Carr

The left is on the front foot - we can't let this moment pass

The retired firefighter that is set to chair the response to the Grenfell disaster has a history of implementing austerity, writes this London firefighter

A look at how the problems of class and austerity meant Grenfell could happen, with Judy Cox and Shabbir Lakha

The 'bonfire of regulations' has now taken on a chilling new meaning

The crises facing the NHS, London Underground and housing are just a few examples of the results of austerity and privatisation argues Lindsey German

The Housing protest in London on Sunday 13 March, photographed by Jim Aindow

As stock markets tumble again, the recovery Osborne was boasting about rests on shaky foundations

Social housing is no longer an option for all but a handful, writes Alastair Stephens