It was great to catch-up with Sir Michael Lyons and fellow commissioners to discuss what the next government can learn from the Lyons Housing Review.

Thanks Martin Hilditch for bringing us back together and Katharine Swindells for the Inside Housing report. insidehousing.co.uk/insight/the-ly….

Gaza's system for measuring deaths has collapsed.

I spoke to the man in charge to understand why, and how he's trying to verify the fate of thousands of missing Palestinians.

news.sky.com/story/israel-h…

The whole @InsideHousing team has been hard at work building the 40th anniversary issue of the mag, can't wait for you to read it next week!

Featuring the cutest illustration by our very own James Riding - spot your faves!!

🆘 HELP: for the past 8 months, my dad has been shifted from hotel to hotel, while we wait for Haringey Council to repair the mould damage in his home. We've begged for updates, but have been met with silence. Read this article by Inside Housing and RT!!! insidehousing.co.uk/insight/ready-…

A good piece on Renewal from my friend Megan Corton Scott discussing the gendered reality and gendered reporting on the 'big thinkers' behind Labour's preparation for office:

renewal.org.uk/women-they-hav…

In July, Yeremiah was told the repairs on his Haringey council flat would take less than a week.

He's now been moving hotels weekly for more than 7 months, and the repairs on his flat haven't even started.

My latest for @InsideHousing ⤵️
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Data released today shows that the number of households with children stuck in B&Bs for more than 6 weeks has gone up 120% in a year.

But this isn't the full picture, there are actually hundred more families in this position, but their numbers aren’t public.

I finally received a response to this FOI request re: Kemi Badenoch. It provides details of just two meetings with the groups Transgender Trend and Sex Matters.

Does this really constitute 'engaged extensively'?

Our generation has seen leader after leader declare war on a liveable future. This year, we’re changing the game.

Here’s the plan for 2024:

📺 Watch now then join us on Monday night 👇

The legal loophole that leaves thousands of children in hostels, but not recorded in official data insidehousing.co.uk/insight/the-le… by Katharine Swindells #UKhousing #homelessness #opendata

An important piece of journalism which has made us think about implementing a consent principle to council owned non-self contained TA. Often it is highly desirable as it is in borough but nevertheless an important challenge here.

Spending on temporary accommodation (TA) is soaring, piling pressure on councils.

East Renfrewshire saw spending on TA jump by 1,395% between 2019-20 and 2022-23

Edinburgh had the next largest percentage increase, of 193%

West Lothian saw a 164% rise over 3 years

Residents of the Wembley block that caught fire last week are saying the fire alarms didn't go off - “the thought of going back in there and it happening at nighttime...terrifies me.”

Feel sick to my stomach - how could you ever sleep in that flat again?
insidehousing.co.uk/news/residents…

This case has the potential to be groundbreaking.

It's estimated as many as 63,000 legal migrants a year could be facing serious issues with their employment, benefits or housing, because they're stuck without paperwork due to Home Office delays.
newstatesman.com/politics/socie…

New article quoting some of my research in Inside Housing - thanks to Kath Swindells for pulling this great piece together!
insidehousing.co.uk/insight/legal-…

The decimation of housing legal aid over the past three decades is hurting not just those who need to access it, but the entire social housing sector. And the problem has gone beyond simple fixes. Katharine Swindells reports #UKhousing insidehousing.co.uk/insight/legal-…

At Nine Elms, in south-west London, a Sky Pool offers one of the most vivid examples of the oppulence of London's property market.

In the 'affordable' flats directly below, residents endure damp, flooding and soaring heating bills

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