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Wood Construction Emissions Halve in Denmark Study
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Even in leafy London, social breakdown is all around me
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (700+ words) Drug users and beggars are everywhere in my neighbourhood; the change in two decades has been remarkable I’ve lived in the same neighbourhood, give or take, for more than 20 years. It’s something of a hinterland to outsiders: a matrix of…...
Ending rough sleeping 'more than a housing issue' – Essex charity
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (1011+ words) Bill Lewis describes life on the streets as lonely, destitute and tough. That is, in part, why he is sceptical about whether the prime minister will succeed in ending rough sleeping. "I doubt that's going to happen," he reflects. Andy…...
City Council's rental scheme has kept 42 households out of homelessness this year
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (189+ words) The Government's RAS currently supports approximately 700 households in Cork city. So far this year, 42 households in Cork city have avoided homelessness by availing of a Government housing support scheme, Cork City Council has said. The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) is…...
Congress must prioritize accessibility in housing supply
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (311+ words) By Allie Cannington and David Gonzalez Rice Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026 | 2 a.m. Yet, for 28% of Americans living with a disability, these wins ring hollow. Neither of these legislative milestones mandates an increase in the supply of accessible housing. Without a change of course,…...
What is the plan for church land? Pt 1
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (859+ words) This is the first of a two-part article. THE Jamaican church has rarely been short of land, buildings or influence. Its properties sit in almost every town, village and inner-city community: sanctuaries, rectories, schoolrooms, assembly halls, burial grounds, car parks,…...
Hounslow Council left disabled person sofa surfing after failing in housing duty
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (553+ words) Council errors left the pair moving between friends' sofas (stock image shown)(Image: Fiordaliso / Getty) A West London council left a disabled person sofa surfing after failing to inform them that it had closed their homelessness application. Hounslow Council has…...
Carved into history: preserving uncomfortable heritage — Greater Govanhill
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (824+ words) When we think of an archive, we often picture filing cabinets, rows of shelves and dusty tomes. So when a visitor to Govanhill Baths wrote “Tom Roberts 1985” on the back of a door, they could never have expected their graffiti…...
Who is richer: social housing tenants or private renters?
14+ hour, 16+ min ago (50+ words) The Times Who is richer: social housing tenants or private renters? Most countries focus their public housing programmes on the poorest families, but not Britain £1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited access to all articles. Ends soon. Enjoy unlimited digital access....
Northern Ireland’s heritage buildings ‘put at risk’ by lengthy planning process and economic challenges, warns specialist
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (609+ words) A specialist conservation architect has warned that lengthy planning processes and the cost of upkeep are putting Northern Ireland’s heritage buildings at risk. It comes after The Irish News revealed that there have been just three convictions in the past…...