UK Private Rental Mold Crisis: Enforcement Failure and Health Risks
A BBC Panorama investigation reveals that over 570,000 complaints about damp and mold in private rented homes in England and Wales were filed in seven years, with minimal enforcement action, despite serious health consequences for tenants, especially children, and the recent death of Awaab Ishak lin...
UK Private Rental Mold Crisis: Enforcement Failure and Health Risks
A BBC Panorama investigation reveals that over 570,000 complaints about damp and mold in private rented homes in England and Wales were filed in seven years, with minimal enforcement action, despite serious health consequences for tenants, especially children, and the recent death of Awaab Ishak lin...
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56% Bias Score
Podemos Prepares for Early Spanish Elections, Focusing on Housing Crisis
Podemos, a Spanish left-wing party, is preparing for potential early general elections by holding a leadership renewal and focusing its campaign on affordable housing, criticizing the current government's inaction on speculation.
Podemos Prepares for Early Spanish Elections, Focusing on Housing Crisis
Podemos, a Spanish left-wing party, is preparing for potential early general elections by holding a leadership renewal and focusing its campaign on affordable housing, criticizing the current government's inaction on speculation.
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60% Bias Score
Record-High Housing Prices in Spain: A Consequence of Post-2008 Austerity
Spain's average housing price hit a record €2,086 per square meter in 2024 due to a decade-long housing shortage caused by post-2008 austerity measures that restricted construction and credit, creating a high-demand, low-supply market significantly impacting affordability for the middle class and yo...
Record-High Housing Prices in Spain: A Consequence of Post-2008 Austerity
Spain's average housing price hit a record €2,086 per square meter in 2024 due to a decade-long housing shortage caused by post-2008 austerity measures that restricted construction and credit, creating a high-demand, low-supply market significantly impacting affordability for the middle class and yo...
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60% Bias Score
500 Apartments Planned for Sydney's Camperdown to House Essential Workers
The NSW government will develop a former WestConnex site in Camperdown, Sydney, into a 500-unit housing complex, with at least 200 units subsidized for essential workers like teachers, nurses, and police, addressing the housing crisis impacting essential workers and revitalizing Parramatta Road.
500 Apartments Planned for Sydney's Camperdown to House Essential Workers
The NSW government will develop a former WestConnex site in Camperdown, Sydney, into a 500-unit housing complex, with at least 200 units subsidized for essential workers like teachers, nurses, and police, addressing the housing crisis impacting essential workers and revitalizing Parramatta Road.
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40% Bias Score
Vancouver to Develop and Manage Rental Apartments to Tackle Housing Crisis
Vancouver will develop at least 1,100 rental apartments across two downtown towers on city-owned land, generating revenue and addressing the housing crisis; this follows a city council decision and a recent $38.5-million acquisition of a completed building with rents ranging from $2,350 to $3,510.
Vancouver to Develop and Manage Rental Apartments to Tackle Housing Crisis
Vancouver will develop at least 1,100 rental apartments across two downtown towers on city-owned land, generating revenue and addressing the housing crisis; this follows a city council decision and a recent $38.5-million acquisition of a completed building with rents ranging from $2,350 to $3,510.
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36% Bias Score
Turkey Earthquake Aftermath: Reconstruction Challenges and Legal Disputes in Kahramanmaraş and Hatay
Two years after the devastating earthquakes that claimed over 53,000 lives in Turkey, BBC Türkçe reports from Kahramanmaraş and Hatay, detailing the ongoing reconstruction efforts, challenges faced by residents, and legal disputes over designated reserve areas that are impacting the lives of many wh...
Turkey Earthquake Aftermath: Reconstruction Challenges and Legal Disputes in Kahramanmaraş and Hatay
Two years after the devastating earthquakes that claimed over 53,000 lives in Turkey, BBC Türkçe reports from Kahramanmaraş and Hatay, detailing the ongoing reconstruction efforts, challenges faced by residents, and legal disputes over designated reserve areas that are impacting the lives of many wh...
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44% Bias Score
Royal Trio Tours Sustainable Housing Project in Cornwall
King Charles III, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner toured the Nansledan sustainable housing project in Cornwall on Monday, highlighting the government's 1.5 million new homes target and addressing construction industry labor shortages through skills training and s...
Royal Trio Tours Sustainable Housing Project in Cornwall
King Charles III, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner toured the Nansledan sustainable housing project in Cornwall on Monday, highlighting the government's 1.5 million new homes target and addressing construction industry labor shortages through skills training and s...
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44% Bias Score
Madrid Housing Protest Highlights Spain's Crisis
On Sunday, tens of thousands protested in Madrid against Spain's housing crisis, demanding rent control and government intervention amid record-high housing prices (€2,164/m2).
Madrid Housing Protest Highlights Spain's Crisis
On Sunday, tens of thousands protested in Madrid against Spain's housing crisis, demanding rent control and government intervention amid record-high housing prices (€2,164/m2).
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60% Bias Score
Two-Thirds of Renting Australian Retirees Live in Poverty
A new report reveals that two-thirds of renting retirees in Australia live below the poverty line, a figure set to worsen as younger generations, facing a housing crisis, age into retirement without owning their homes. The report calls for a 50 percent increase in rental assistance.
Two-Thirds of Renting Australian Retirees Live in Poverty
A new report reveals that two-thirds of renting retirees in Australia live below the poverty line, a figure set to worsen as younger generations, facing a housing crisis, age into retirement without owning their homes. The report calls for a 50 percent increase in rental assistance.
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44% Bias Score
Spain's PP Proposes Centralized Report System to Speed Up Housing Construction
The Partido Popular in Spain proposes a law to centralize the approval of urban development reports under the General State Administration, aiming to reduce processing times from up to one year to three months by creating a single-window system, and applying "silencio positivo" after three months fo...
Spain's PP Proposes Centralized Report System to Speed Up Housing Construction
The Partido Popular in Spain proposes a law to centralize the approval of urban development reports under the General State Administration, aiming to reduce processing times from up to one year to three months by creating a single-window system, and applying "silencio positivo" after three months fo...
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44% Bias Score
Barcelona to Buy Building to Prevent Evictions Amidst Housing Crisis
The Barcelona City Council will buy the Casa Orsola building for approximately €9 million to prevent the eviction of its tenants, including a teacher, who were facing displacement due to a plan to convert the building into short-term tourist rentals; this follows months of protests against gentrific...
Barcelona to Buy Building to Prevent Evictions Amidst Housing Crisis
The Barcelona City Council will buy the Casa Orsola building for approximately €9 million to prevent the eviction of its tenants, including a teacher, who were facing displacement due to a plan to convert the building into short-term tourist rentals; this follows months of protests against gentrific...
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40% Bias Score
Turkey Earthquake: Two Years On, Survivors Still Struggle
Two years after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated southern Turkey, killing over 53,000 and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, survivors like 51-year-old Omar Aydin still live in temporary containers, struggling with economic hardship and the psychological trauma of the disaster.
Turkey Earthquake: Two Years On, Survivors Still Struggle
Two years after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated southern Turkey, killing over 53,000 and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, survivors like 51-year-old Omar Aydin still live in temporary containers, struggling with economic hardship and the psychological trauma of the disaster.
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24% Bias Score