Housing crisis

First-time buyers may be able to secure a 100% mortgage with Skipton Building Society (image: Adobe)

Explainer How Skipton’s no-deposit mortgage works - is it right for you?

Thousands of families live in temporary accommodation across England and Scotland.

The UK cities where Airbnbs outnumber families in temporary housing

Communities living in some of the country’s most popular beauty spots have been hardest hit by second home ownership.

The areas of Britain hardest hit by second home ownership

More than 1,300 homeless people died across the UK in 2022, with a “toxic cocktail of cuts, criminalisation, and crackdowns” blamed for the tragic news. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

More than 1,300 homeless people died in UK last year

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The 15 cities and towns outside London where rents are rocketing

Rishi Sunak gave an exclusive interview to Conservative Home where he details his views on NHS and illegal migration. (Credit: Getty Images)

PM says private sector should be used to reduce NHS waiting lists

As the housing market is becoming more saturated and more people are moving into shared accommodation - what is it like to live with friends?

Exclusive What it’s like to live with friends as more people share accommodation

Natea May-Griffiths says she fears for her unborn child after being forced to live in a “cesspit” flat (Photo: Natea May-Griffiths / SWNS)

Pregnant mum fears for unborn baby living in ‘mouldy cesspit’ flat

Students as private renters have the same rights - but still have to deal with landlords - what you had to say

Student housing rental stories - ridiculous things landlords have done

Robert and Mariona Bolohan have turned a van in to their home after being unable to buy a house and also becoming frustrated with the price of renting. Photo by Lotuly.com.

'We turned a van into our home when we couldn't buy a house'

Awaab Ishak’s family blamed by Rochdale Housing for mould in home

The number of people rough sleeping in England has risen for the first time in more than five years, as the cost of living crisis continues to take its toll. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Rough sleeping on the rise in England amid cost of living crisis

Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan, and Steve Rotheram, mayors of Manchester, London, and Liverpool, are among those who have signed the letter calling for a rent freeze in England. Credit: Getty Images

City mayors join calls for ‘immediate’ rent freeze in England

Housing charity, Crisis, estimates that 145,000 affordable homes are needed in England each year.

Exclusive: 128,000 extra affordable homes needed every year

The UK’s rental sector has been plunged into chaos over the past year. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

Huge queues, soaring prices and despair: tales of the UK rental crisis

Michael Gove has told developers that they must commit to fixing fire safety defects in high-rise buildings or face being banned from the housing market. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Developers must sign post-Grenfell fire safety contracts or face ban

Rents in the UK have just hit the highest rate on record. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Why the rental market spiralled out of control - and what happens next

A freedom of information request by Radar revealed 5,838 complaints about leaks, damp and mould were made to the ombudsman in the three years to March 2022. Credit: Kim Mogg

Housing crisis: 5,838 social housing complaints about leaks and mould

Lisa Petty is expecting a bill of up to £30,000 to remove the unsafe cladding fitted on her home. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Woman trapped in flat with Grenfell cladding facing £30k removal bill

Firefighters who tackled the flames at the Grenfell Fire have been diagnosed with terminal cancer (Photo: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Grenfell Tower firefighters ‘diagnosed with terminal cancer’

Areas with the most overcrowded homes in England and Wales

Domestic abuse survivors have been facing increasing challenges when it comes to accessing safe and affordable housing.

Domestic abuse survivors face ‘real challenges’ over housing

Temporary accommodation: tens of thousands of homeless households were in temporary housing at the last count in England (Image: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Councils spend £6bn on temporary accommodation amid housing crisis

Three years later, victims of the Richmond House fire are still living in temporary accommodation and paying mortgages for their flats which burnt down. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

‘I’m paying a mortgage for a home which burnt down three years ago’

Temporary accommodation: 135,000 children in the UK do not have a permanent home this Christmas (Image: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

‘Truly shameful’: 135,000 kids to spend Christmas in temporary housing

Mould and damp can develop as the temperature drop in the winter months - here’s some tips to stopping it developing and growing in your home. (Credit: Adobe”

Explainer Top tips for reducing the risk of mould and damp in your home

Thousands of complaints were made against social housing landlords last year (Image: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld)

The most complained about landlords in England revealed

Tenants at estate where toddler died put at similar risk, report finds

Social housing tenants ‘won’t be able to afford’ 7% rent increases

Requirement for developers to build affordable homes could be scrapped

Housing benefit claimants are unable to afford private rents across large swathes of Britain, following a housing benefit freeze (Image: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Priced out: 98% of rental properties unaffordable on housing benefit

Why the Government's planning reforms are ill-thought-out - and how to tackle the housing 'crisis' (Shutterstock)

Why planning reforms are ill-thought-out: how to tackle housing crisis