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London's Airbnb Wild West: Party pads and 'brothels' uncovered by probes into holiday lets

Capital ‘hollowed out’ by short-term lets eroding the private rental market

Evening Standard · May 14, 2024

The private members' club no one’s talking about

Countless column inches were filled this week on the Garrick Club. Members of the 192-year-old association, which include deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden and levelling up secretary Michael Gove, were horrified to discover that it didn’t admit women and rushed to overturn the rule.

Evening Standard · May 12, 2024

Michael Gove admits ‘regret’ over rise in children in temporary housing

Data shows 112,000 households in temporary housing in England on 31 December 2023, a 12.1% rise on the previous year

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024

Thursday briefing: How Michael Gove’s ‘new deal’ for renters went sour

In today’s newsletter: The renters reform bill was meant to address a spiralling housing crisis, but as a watered-down version finally passes, we look at the ways a great hope has become a crushing disappointment

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024

Michael Gove's London home served giant eviction notice by protesters over failure to ban section 21

The renters’ protest marked the fifth anniversary of the Government’s broken promise to ban no-fault evictions

Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2024

‘Prejudice, Islamophobia’: Free speech fears as UK redefines extremism

Experts say a new definition disproportionately targets groups that advocate for Muslims’ civil rights.

Al Jazeera · Apr 15, 2024

Leasehold scandal: 'Why are leaseholders footing the bill for landlords' secret commissions?'

A slew of reports into inflated charges and NDAs highlight how leaseholders like myself are being ripped off with depressing regularity

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2024

Secret home insurance commissions raking in millions for landlords in England and Wales

Insurers have banked huge hidden payments for buildings cover over many years, experts say

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2024

Michael Gove admits to ‘moral cowardice’ during Brexit campaign

Levelling up secretary says he should have been upfront with David Cameron about his role in leave campaign

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2024

‘We’re forgotten about here’: the broken promises of levelling up

Five years after the Tories won over the ‘red wall’ with a pledge to restore deprived areas, voters in the north-east say they’ve given up waiting for change

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2024