Housing and Community
Charting the housing shortage and the challenges of the private rented sector.
‘HMOs are central to the operation of traffickers’
Interview with an investigator working with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority.
Tales from the front line: ‘We expect to see more blocks made safer’
Meet the EHP helping councils get combustible cladding removed from tall buildings.
‘Tackle fuel poverty to prevent winter COVID-19 deaths,’ PM is urged
Evidence shows fuel poverty puts households more at risk from worst effects of virus.
Alarm over proposals to strip councils of planning control
EHN Extra spoke to NLGN think tank director Adam Lent about Whitehall’s centralised mindset.
‘Tidal wave’ of evictions expected after lockdown unless action is taken
Renters’ unions highlight lack of protection for tenants.
Tales from the front line: ‘It’s a bit of a privilege doing something like this’
The Chichester EHP redeployed to feed the homeless during the COVID-19 crisis.
Tales from the front line: ‘For rough sleepers, accommodation is only one part of the issue’
Lincoln EHP Francesca Bell talks about the challenges of the government's directive to get all street homeless into shelter.
‘Avoid a rise in criminal evictions,’ councils warned
Government’s 90-day evictions ban welcomed by renters’ groups but legal rights must be backed up with prevention efforts.
Housing EHPs use technology to adapt to new world
Officers share alternatives to visiting properties.
EHP finds children sleeping in cupboards
Bristol council rushes to implement banning order policy to protect against rogue landlords.