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Book: https://linktr.ee/behindthetools
My book Middle Ground is out now!
Based on over a decade of frontline experience in homes across London & the South East, it shares the human stories behind damp homes, disrepair & systemic failings - and calls for a fairer, more reliable social housing system.
linktr.ee/behindthetools
Based on over a decade of frontline experience in homes across London & the South East, it shares the human stories behind damp homes, disrepair & systemic failings - and calls for a fairer, more reliable social housing system.
linktr.ee/behindthetools
October 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
My book Middle Ground is out now!
Based on over a decade of frontline experience in homes across London & the South East, it shares the human stories behind damp homes, disrepair & systemic failings - and calls for a fairer, more reliable social housing system.
linktr.ee/behindthetools
Based on over a decade of frontline experience in homes across London & the South East, it shares the human stories behind damp homes, disrepair & systemic failings - and calls for a fairer, more reliable social housing system.
linktr.ee/behindthetools
Marble Lobbies, Mouldy Flats: The Showroom 'Utopia' of Housing Associations
behindthetools.substack.com/p/marble-lob...
behindthetools.substack.com/p/marble-lob...
October 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Marble Lobbies, Mouldy Flats: The Showroom 'Utopia' of Housing Associations
behindthetools.substack.com/p/marble-lob...
behindthetools.substack.com/p/marble-lob...
"Once ranked England's worst for damp and mould - how is West London council now doing?"
www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
September 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"Once ranked England's worst for damp and mould - how is West London council now doing?"
www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
"Mapped: The areas where housebuilding has fallen hardest revealed"
"Data on the number of homes completed in the year up to March suggests some council areas are struggling to keep up with demand"
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
"Data on the number of homes completed in the year up to March suggests some council areas are struggling to keep up with demand"
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
September 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Mapped: The areas where housebuilding has fallen hardest revealed"
"Data on the number of homes completed in the year up to March suggests some council areas are struggling to keep up with demand"
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
"Data on the number of homes completed in the year up to March suggests some council areas are struggling to keep up with demand"
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
'Our hot homes are making our children sick'
As the UK experiences hotter temperatures families across the country are increasingly feeling the impact, with their homes no longer a sanctuary but an unbearable space that many are desperate to escape.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
As the UK experiences hotter temperatures families across the country are increasingly feeling the impact, with their homes no longer a sanctuary but an unbearable space that many are desperate to escape.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
August 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
'Our hot homes are making our children sick'
As the UK experiences hotter temperatures families across the country are increasingly feeling the impact, with their homes no longer a sanctuary but an unbearable space that many are desperate to escape.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
As the UK experiences hotter temperatures families across the country are increasingly feeling the impact, with their homes no longer a sanctuary but an unbearable space that many are desperate to escape.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Council debt 2025: Scale of local authority deficit revealed
Schools, care homes and sports clubs sold off to pay spiralling council debt
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Schools, care homes and sports clubs sold off to pay spiralling council debt
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
August 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Council debt 2025: Scale of local authority deficit revealed
Schools, care homes and sports clubs sold off to pay spiralling council debt
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Schools, care homes and sports clubs sold off to pay spiralling council debt
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Empty homes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the housing shortage?
"As of October 2024, there were almost 720,000 empty homes in England, according to the government."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"As of October 2024, there were almost 720,000 empty homes in England, according to the government."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
August 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Empty homes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the housing shortage?
"As of October 2024, there were almost 720,000 empty homes in England, according to the government."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"As of October 2024, there were almost 720,000 empty homes in England, according to the government."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A council that saw its bill for temporary accommodation climb to £32m last year has said it is in the "eye of the storm" for housing costs.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
July 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
A council that saw its bill for temporary accommodation climb to £32m last year has said it is in the "eye of the storm" for housing costs.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Private tenants in Ealing have faced the largest rent increases in London over the past five years, new figures suggest.
The rental index report by HomeLet suggested rents in the borough rose by about 52.5% between December 2019 and December 2024.
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The rental index report by HomeLet suggested rents in the borough rose by about 52.5% between December 2019 and December 2024.
feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/article...
July 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Private tenants in Ealing have faced the largest rent increases in London over the past five years, new figures suggest.
The rental index report by HomeLet suggested rents in the borough rose by about 52.5% between December 2019 and December 2024.
feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/article...
The rental index report by HomeLet suggested rents in the borough rose by about 52.5% between December 2019 and December 2024.
feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/article...
Lambeth’s temporary accommodation costs projected to hit £100 million a year as council cannot explain how contracts are awarded
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/06/lamb...
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/06/lamb...
June 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Lambeth’s temporary accommodation costs projected to hit £100 million a year as council cannot explain how contracts are awarded
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/06/lamb...
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/06/lamb...
RR: Social/affordable housing investment of £39bn over the next decade
A good piece here by Centre for Cities why this is much needed
“Restarting housebuilding II: Social housing and the public sector”
#pmqs #spendingreview
centreforcities.org/reader/restart…
A good piece here by Centre for Cities why this is much needed
“Restarting housebuilding II: Social housing and the public sector”
#pmqs #spendingreview
centreforcities.org/reader/restart…
June 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
RR: Social/affordable housing investment of £39bn over the next decade
A good piece here by Centre for Cities why this is much needed
“Restarting housebuilding II: Social housing and the public sector”
#pmqs #spendingreview
centreforcities.org/reader/restart…
A good piece here by Centre for Cities why this is much needed
“Restarting housebuilding II: Social housing and the public sector”
#pmqs #spendingreview
centreforcities.org/reader/restart…