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‘Out of reach’: stalled newbuilds leave Labour’s social housing targets in tatters

As some families face a 200-year wait for an affordable home, what exactly has gone wrong?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025

Warning UK’s housing crisis will deepen if Reeves makes further cuts in spending review

Exclusive: Building new social housing is facing a ‘cliff edge’ because of a lack of funds, experts say – as Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner battle over budget plans

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2025

Rent increase warning as London's housing associations unable to build enough homes

The G15 has warned rising rents, an exodus of key workers, and spiralling temporary accommodation costs are inevitable unless urgent action is taken

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025

Michael Gove tells landlord L&Q: ‘You have failed your residents’

Social housing landlord ordered to pay tenants compensation after findings of severe maladministration

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023

'We're living in a raw sewage and rat-infested hell - we fear for our kids'

Worried housing association tenants have made more than 15,000 complaints in the last three years

Manchester Evening News · Mar 12, 2023

Giant rats and raw sewage 'hell' spark fear for kids' health due to mould and damp

A Sunday Mirror investigation has revealed there were 15,000 complaints about disrepair with tenants worried about rat infestations, raw sewage and health problems caused by mould

Daily Mirror · Mar 12, 2023