Housing

Tenant troubles February 2013
The past year has seen the beginnings of a vibrant private tenants’ movement emerging. Christine Haigh reports

Lambeth’s short-life sell off December 2012
Lambeth brands itself a ‘co-operative council’ – but it is selling off properties currently run by housing co-ops, reports Lambeth Save Our Services

Dale Farm: The human cost of prejudice March 2012
As the displaced residents of Dale Farm in Essex face another round of forced evictions, Elly Robson talks to some of the families and examines the discrimination they face

‘The government may have trampled over democracy but people will still be squatting’ December 2011
Lorna Stephenson and Emma Hughes meet SQUASH, the squatters’ action group who have been ignored in the anti-squatting media furore

Housing: The market has failed December 2011
Bob Colenutt on a housing strategy for Britain 2011

Revenge of the repossessed July 2011
Stuart Hodkinson explores alternatives to the housing crisis

Housing cuts: Resistance begins at home February 2011
Isabel Parrott on what can be done to tackle the housing cuts

Saving council housing April 2009
A decade ago, with New Labour stepping up the Tory sell-offs, council housing seemed to be approaching extinction. Tom Walker looks at Defend Council Housing, a campaign that has stopped privatisation in its tracks

Alternative home sweet home April 2007
There are many ways to provide housing outside the simple rent or buy culture that dominates society, write Paul Chatterton, Larch Maxey and Jenny Pickerill

Squatting for beginners June 2004
If you have nowhere to live and little money, squatting may be your best hope of a roof over your head, writes Jim Paton of the Advisory Service for Squatters