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Welcome to Britain

23 October 2023

Immigration has helped make London one of the worlds most productive cities - so build more social housing, says Ken Livingstone

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Minor confusion

04 November 2023

The long running saga over eligibility and human rights law could be over now the Housing and Regeneration Act has been granted royal assent, says Steve Povey

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Urban myth

30 July 2023

Diane Abbott on why it’s wrong to blame immigrants for the shortage of social housing

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Knotty but nice

01 November 2023

First it was the European Union, then human rights and now Wales. Steve Povey untangles the issues that complicate eligibility

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Multiple choice

01 September 2023

Politicians welcome bigger universities, but want restrictions on extra student housing. They can’t have both, says Ian Fletcher

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Doctoring the house

01 September 2023

An increasing number of local authorities are using external medical assessors to decide if homeless applicants are in priority need. But how impartial are their decisions, asks Steve Povey

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Get on my land

01 September 2023

Build on farm land, says John Muellbauer

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System failure

01 July 2023

Changes to the legal aid system are leaving the most disadvantaged with no access to justice, says Jacqueline Everett

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Lifestyle choice

01 May 2023

Allocations, Allocations, Allocations – Revisited. Welcome to the all new choice-based lettings show, with your host, Steve Povey

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Vexed appeal

02 March 2024

It’s official. The European Court of Human Rights says councils can’t review their own decisions. So will other appeals processes be overruled? asks Steve Povey

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