Tag #Affordable Housing

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English Councils Face Social Housing Funding Crisis

Facing a severe financial crisis, English councils managing over 870,000 social homes plan to sell properties and cut maintenance to balance budgets, highlighting a need for increased government funding and policy reform.

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Spain's Housing Crisis: Proposed Tax on Foreign Buyers Faces Scrutiny

Widespread protests erupted in Spain over soaring housing costs, prompting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to propose a potential 100% tax on non-EU, non-resident homebuyers; however, experts express concerns regarding its effectiveness and potential limitations, highlighting the challenges of Spain's ...

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Nevada Governor Seeks Bipartisan Solutions for Housing, Healthcare

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo called for bipartisan cooperation to address affordable housing and healthcare, announcing a health department restructuring and seeking federal land release from President Trump to bolster housing; he vetoed 75 bills in the 2023 session, including renter protections and...

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Aragon Launches €400 Million Housing Plan to Combat Shortage

Octavio López, Aragon's Minister of Development, details a €400 million, six-year housing plan including 1,157 new rental units for young people in Zaragoza, with unique subsidies, and 470 public rental units in tourist areas, rejecting rent caps but emphasizing construction and public-private partn...

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Los Angeles Wildfires Exacerbate Housing Crisis, Sparking Price Gouging

The recent Los Angeles wildfires have created a housing crisis, with landlords exploiting the situation by significantly increasing rental prices, often exceeding the legally permitted 10% during a state of emergency, impacting various socioeconomic groups and potentially worsening the existing home...

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UK Bans Excessive Upfront Rent Payments for Tenants

The UK government will ban landlords from demanding more than one month's rent upfront from tenants under new laws, aiming to prevent bidding wars and financial hardship; landlords and agencies violating this rule will face fines up to £5,000.

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Dilapidated Brisbane House Sells at 2016 Price Point

A severely damaged house in Brisbane's Mitchelton is listed for sale at over \$699,000, a price point last seen in 2016, highlighting the value of its location despite its poor condition.

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NSW Housing Delivery Authority Aims to Speed Up Development Approvals

The NSW government created the Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) on December 20, 2023, to fast-track large housing developments (\$60M+ in Sydney, \$30M+ regionally) near transport, bypassing some standard approvals to address slow development application processes and Sydney's housing crisis.

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UK Faces £50bn Housing Shortage Due to Thatcher's Right-to-Buy

Margaret Thatcher's 1980 right-to-buy scheme, while enabling over 2 million council tenants to buy their homes, depleted the UK's affordable housing stock to 4.1 million today from 5.5 million in the 1970s, creating a £50bn shortfall to reach 2010 levels, with over 40% now owned by private landlords...

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Differing Approaches to Spain's Housing Crisis

Spain's housing crisis prompted both the Prime Minister and opposition leader to propose solutions: the government focuses on rent regulation and public housing expansion, while the opposition emphasizes increased construction and tax incentives, yet skepticism remains among stakeholders.

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Spain's Housing Crisis: A Bipartisan Approach Needed

Spain's housing crisis necessitates a combined approach, merging proposals from the PP and PSOE to increase housing supply by streamlining bureaucratic processes, investing in industrialized construction, and regulating existing housing stock through tax incentives and penalties.

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Spain Announces 12 Housing Measures to Tackle Crisis

The Spanish government unveiled 12 new housing measures, including ensuring state-built housing remains public and taxing tourist rentals in strained areas, to combat the housing crisis impacting young people; this follows a 37-point drop in young homeowner percentages since 2011, according to the 2...

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