Grenfell Fire: Unidentified Remains Found, Causing Distress for Families
Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire, families of victims received letters stating that unidentified human remains, possibly belonging to their loved ones, are in storage, prompting criticism for the impersonal way the information was delivered and raising questions about the handling of the re...
Grenfell Fire: Unidentified Remains Found, Causing Distress for Families
Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire, families of victims received letters stating that unidentified human remains, possibly belonging to their loved ones, are in storage, prompting criticism for the impersonal way the information was delivered and raising questions about the handling of the re...
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32% Bias Score
Turkey's Housing Sector Awaits Low-Interest Loan Campaign
Turkey's housing sector expects a government-backed low-interest loan campaign in the first half of 2024 to boost homeownership among low-income citizens, aiming for 100,000 social houses by 2025, as announced in the presidential annual program.
Turkey's Housing Sector Awaits Low-Interest Loan Campaign
Turkey's housing sector expects a government-backed low-interest loan campaign in the first half of 2024 to boost homeownership among low-income citizens, aiming for 100,000 social houses by 2025, as announced in the presidential annual program.
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48% Bias Score
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...
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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40% Bias Score
Soaring Rents and Evictions Expose UK Housing Crisis
England and Wales saw an 11.2% increase in evictions this Christmas, while a study reveals 4.5 million people struggle with private rent costs, leading to calls for more social housing to combat the affordability crisis.
Soaring Rents and Evictions Expose UK Housing Crisis
England and Wales saw an 11.2% increase in evictions this Christmas, while a study reveals 4.5 million people struggle with private rent costs, leading to calls for more social housing to combat the affordability crisis.
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56% Bias Score
England's Housing Crisis: Two-Thirds of Working Renters Struggle to Pay
A YouGov poll reveals that 68% of working private renters in England struggle to pay rent, prompting calls for £11.5 billion in annual investment to build 90,000 social homes, a measure deemed essential to address the housing crisis and achieve the government's target of 1.5 million new homes.
England's Housing Crisis: Two-Thirds of Working Renters Struggle to Pay
A YouGov poll reveals that 68% of working private renters in England struggle to pay rent, prompting calls for £11.5 billion in annual investment to build 90,000 social homes, a measure deemed essential to address the housing crisis and achieve the government's target of 1.5 million new homes.
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36% Bias Score
France Launches "Quartiers de demain" Urban Renewal Program
French President Macron launched the "Quartiers de demain" initiative, selecting ten sites across France to create model neighborhoods by 2030, prioritizing sustainable, socially responsible development and citizen participation to revitalize underprivileged areas.
France Launches "Quartiers de demain" Urban Renewal Program
French President Macron launched the "Quartiers de demain" initiative, selecting ten sites across France to create model neighborhoods by 2030, prioritizing sustainable, socially responsible development and citizen participation to revitalize underprivileged areas.
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24% Bias Score
Dutch Social Rental Housing Construction Falls Short of Government Targets
From 2020-2023, 275 of 342 Dutch municipalities built less than 30 percent social rental housing, despite government targets and long waiting lists; the government may mandate construction, but corporations cite funding shortages and sustainability upgrades as obstacles.
Dutch Social Rental Housing Construction Falls Short of Government Targets
From 2020-2023, 275 of 342 Dutch municipalities built less than 30 percent social rental housing, despite government targets and long waiting lists; the government may mandate construction, but corporations cite funding shortages and sustainability upgrades as obstacles.
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36% Bias Score
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.
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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40% Bias Score
Riverwood NIMBYs Petition Against Social Housing for Elderly Women
Residents of Hardwicke Street, Riverwood, are petitioning against a 29-apartment social housing complex for elderly women, citing concerns about property devaluation, neighborhood character, and safety, despite a 62,590-person waiting list and a 221,500 dwelling shortage in NSW social housing.
Riverwood NIMBYs Petition Against Social Housing for Elderly Women
Residents of Hardwicke Street, Riverwood, are petitioning against a 29-apartment social housing complex for elderly women, citing concerns about property devaluation, neighborhood character, and safety, despite a 62,590-person waiting list and a 221,500 dwelling shortage in NSW social housing.
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68% Bias Score
Frankfurt Kitchen: A Social Housing Revolution
In the 1920s, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky designed the space-saving, efficient "Frankfurt kitchen" to improve the lives of working-class families in post-WWI Germany; its industrial production and global adoption revolutionized kitchen design.
Frankfurt Kitchen: A Social Housing Revolution
In the 1920s, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky designed the space-saving, efficient "Frankfurt kitchen" to improve the lives of working-class families in post-WWI Germany; its industrial production and global adoption revolutionized kitchen design.
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44% Bias Score
French Government Appoints Méadel as City Minister, Addresses Urban Unrest and Mayotte Crisis
France's Bayrou government appointed Juliette Méadel, a former Socialist official, as Minister Delegate for the City and confirmed Valérie Létard as Housing Minister, reflecting a strategy of broadening political support and addressing urban unrest following June 2023 riots, while Manuel Valls leads...
French Government Appoints Méadel as City Minister, Addresses Urban Unrest and Mayotte Crisis
France's Bayrou government appointed Juliette Méadel, a former Socialist official, as Minister Delegate for the City and confirmed Valérie Létard as Housing Minister, reflecting a strategy of broadening political support and addressing urban unrest following June 2023 riots, while Manuel Valls leads...
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48% Bias Score
Super Funds Pledge \$15 Billion for Australian Social Housing
Australian industry super funds plan to invest \$15 billion by 2030 in social and affordable housing via the IFM Investors' proposal, contingent on government policy reforms and aiming to deliver 100,000 homes to alleviate a critical housing shortage.
Super Funds Pledge \$15 Billion for Australian Social Housing
Australian industry super funds plan to invest \$15 billion by 2030 in social and affordable housing via the IFM Investors' proposal, contingent on government policy reforms and aiming to deliver 100,000 homes to alleviate a critical housing shortage.
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40% Bias Score