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UK Housing Crisis: Tax Policies and the Shortage of Homes

The UK faces a housing crisis driven by insufficient home construction, not solely by second-home owners and landlords, despite recent tax increases targeting them.

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Court Appeal Challenges Asylum Seeker Housing Ban in Essex

A UK court's temporary ban on housing asylum seekers at the Bell hotel in Essex due to alleged planning breaches has sparked an appeal by the Home Office and hotel owners, who claim the decision was influenced by recent protests following a sexual assault charge against a resident. The ruling could ...

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Gwynedd's Second-Home Policy: A 14% Drop in Purchases

A new policy in Gwynedd, Wales, requiring planning permission for second homes, has led to a 14% decrease in second-home purchases between July 2024 and June 2025, impacting a housing market where 65% of residents are priced out; however, the policy remains controversial due to concerns about job lo...

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Easing Refugee Shelter Occupancy in Some Thuringian Districts

Several Thuringian districts report decreasing refugee shelter occupancy due to fewer arrivals and some refugees securing private housing; however, larger cities face high occupancy due to housing shortages.

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Sydney Developer Faces Backlash Over Affordable Housing Plan

Time and Place, a developer partially funded by James Packer, plans to replace an 80-unit apartment building in Sydney's Potts Point with a smaller luxury development, including some below-market-rate units, sparking criticism for its net loss of affordable housing.

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Western Sydney Housing Crisis Deepens as Developers Exit

Property developers are abandoning large-scale residential projects in Western Sydney due to high costs and slow price growth, exacerbating the housing crisis; developers are moving to more profitable areas like Rose Bay and Northbridge.

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Usindiso Fire Survivors Face Ongoing Displacement Two Years Later

Two years after a fire in Johannesburg's Usindiso building killed 76 people, survivors remain displaced in unsafe conditions, highlighting South Africa's housing crisis and the government's failure to provide promised permanent housing.

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UK Charity's Unconditional Grants Prove Effective in Combating Homelessness

Greater Change, a UK charity, gave £699,000 to 403 people at risk of homelessness in 2024, enabling 86% to secure stable housing and almost half to find jobs; the charity argues this approach saves taxpayer money by preventing people from becoming entrenched in the system.

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Rural Green Replaces Habeck in Bundestag

26-year-old Mayra Vriesema, a Green Party member from rural Hussum, Germany, will replace Robert Habeck in the Bundestag on September 1st, bringing a focus on affordable housing and representing a rural perspective.

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Scottish Borders Housing Association Converts Garages into Accessible Homes

The Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has transformed seven derelict garages in Jedburgh into seven luxury, accessible bungalows for social housing, with six more under construction in Hawick, directly addressing the area's housing crisis and providing much-needed homes for people on a len...

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Sydney's Eastern Suburbs to Get 10,000 New Apartments

NSW Premier Chris Minns announced plans for 10,000 new apartments in Sydney's eastern suburbs, centered around a newly opened Woollahra train station and rezoned land near Edgecliff, aiming to alleviate the housing crisis despite facing local opposition.

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Australia Fast-Tracks Housing Approvals to Combat Housing Crisis

The Albanese government in Australia announced plans to accelerate housing construction by pausing changes to the National Construction Code, streamlining environmental approvals for over 26,000 homes using a new "strike team" and AI, and collaborating with states and territories to improve the asse...

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