‘Plainly wrong’: London flat dwellers fight shock £200,000 heating bill https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/feb/07/london-flat-dwellers-heating-bill-heat-networks #EnergyBills #ConsumerAffairs #HouseholdBills #Leasehold #Property #Money #Housing #Society #UkNews #Communities #RealEstate #CommercialProperty #Business #ConsumerRights #London #EnergyIndustry #RentingProperty

Reform UK council chair resigns after ‘illegally renting out unsafe properties’ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/29/reform-council-chair-resigns-illegally-renting-two-unsafe-properties #Warwickshire #ReformUk #Staffordshire #RentingProperty #Housing #UkNews #England #LocalGovernment

Decent homes standard for UK private renters delayed by government till 2035 https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jan/28/decent-homes-standard-uk-private-renters-delayed-2035 #RentingProperty #Housing #UkNews #Politics #Property

In Somerset, I found glorious proof that the UK can build great council houses. So what is holding us back? | John Harris https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/25/council-homes-somerset-uk-glorious-proof-labour #Housing #SocialHousing #RentingProperty #LocalGovernment

Trump’s planned limits on US property investing could spur foray into UK housing market https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/14/trumps-planned-limits-on-us-property-investing-could-spur-foray-into-uk-housing-market #HousingMarket #RealEstate #Housing #Communities #Society #Property #Business #PrivateEquity #Investing #HousePrices #RentingProperty #FinancialSector #Money #TrumpAdministration #UsEconomy #UsPolitics #Economics

Growing numbers of over-60s facing homelessness, charities warn https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/03/growing-numbers-over-60s-homelessness-charities-warn #Homelessness #OlderPeople #UkNews #Society #SocialExclusion #Poverty #Housing #RentingProperty

UK house prices: first-time buyers ‘will drive 2026 sales’ amid interest rate cuts https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/dec/31/uk-house-prices-first-time-buyers-2026-sales-interest-rate-cuts-rent-rises #HousePrices #Property #RentingProperty #Money #HousingMarket #FirsttimeBuyers #Business #UkNews

Let me tell you the good things the government has done in 2025 – because it certainly won’t | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/22/labour-2025-apprenticeships-workers-wages-price-rises-children #Rentingproperty #Workers'rights #KeirStarmer #Minimumwage #Youngpeople #Children #Politics #Labour #UKnews

To halt the far right, Europe’s progressive parties must fix its housing crisis. Our research shows how | Tarik Abou-Chadi, Björn Bremer and Silja Häusermann https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/27/far-right-europe-progressive-parties-housing-crisis-research #Incomeinequality #Rentingproperty #EuropeanUnion #Thefarright #Housing #Europe

The death of the living room: ‘It’s hard to invite people over – not everyone wants to sit on a bed’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/26/the-death-of-the-living-room-rental-properties #Rentingproperty #Lifeandstyle #Architecture #Interiors #Property #Society #Housing #Homes

Tell us your experiences of living without a living room https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/05/tell-us-your-experiences-of-living-without-a-living-room #Rentingproperty #Lifeandstyle #Housing

Tell us: have you ever rented a room from a friend? https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/oct/29/tell-us-have-you-ever-rented-a-room-from-a-friend #Rentingproperty #Lifeandstyle #Friendship #Money

Some tenants can now force landlords to make their home liveable. What about the thousands who can’t? | Kwajo Tweneboa https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/tenants-social-landlord-home-liveable-private-unprotected #Children'shealth #Rentingproperty #Socialhousing #Homelessness #Communities #Inequality #Housing #Poverty #Society #UKnews

US couples are moving in together sooner to save money: ‘The world isn’t made for singles’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/19/living-together-to-save-money #Rentingproperty #Relationships #Cohabitation #Lifeandstyle #Housing #Money

The experts: estate agents on how to find the perfect property https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/sep/25/ignore-dirt-and-always-use-social-media-estate-agents-on-how-to-find-the-perfect-property #Rentingproperty #Lifeandstyle #Property #Homes #Money

‘No pets, no guests, no music’ – and now ‘no wfh’: why house-share ads are getting ever stricter | Kimi Chaddah https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/06/house-share-landlord-pets-guests-music-wfh #UKcostoflivingcrisis #Rentingproperty #Workingfromhome #Housing #Society #UKnews #Money

Why have we let side-hustle private landlords seize control of our housing – and our politics? | Peter Apps https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/12/private-landlords-housing-politics-thatcherite-policy #Rentingproperty #Socialhousing #Homelessness #Communities #Inequality #Housing #Society #England #UKnews

Thatcher’s right to buy policy is celebrated but here’s the cost: losses to us all of £194bn and a fractured society | David Madden https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/06/thatcher-right-to-buy-policy-damage-losses #Rentingproperty #Localgovernment #Socialhousing #Housingmarket #Politics #Housing #UKnews

Four tips for home care, from vacuuming your mattress to … cleaning your dishwasher? https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/may/30/four-tips-for-home-care #Homeimprovements #Rentingproperty #Wellactually #Lifeandstyle #Money

From stick-on tiles to bookshelves: nine easy ways to update your rental home on a budget https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/may/22/renter-friendly-home-updates-uk #Rentingproperty #Lifeandstyle #Interiors #Homes