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<h2><a href="opinion/muddying_the_waters">Muddying the waters</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">10 March 2024</p>
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<p>Progress has been made in improving private renting, but recent government measures could undo the gains . By Vincenzo Rampullo
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<h2><a href="opinion/mind_over_matters">Mind over matters</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">10 March 2024</p>
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<p>Housing lawyers are up in arms about legal aid contracts – but other changes could have just as big an impact, argues Simon Pugh</p>
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<h2><a href="opinion/one_small_step">One small step…</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">10 March 2024</p>
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<p>But hardly a giant leap. A Treasury paper on how to tempt institutional investors into private renting should be bolder, says Martin Partington </p>
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<h2><a href="opinion/good_for_the_country">Good for the country?</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">10 March 2024</p>
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<p>The house buying frenzy was spurred on by a belief in effortless riches – until it all came crashing down. By Shaun Spiers
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<h2><a href="opinion/directors_got_it_wrong">Directors who got it wrong</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">14 January 2024</p>
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<p>So, finally, the fixers have been proved wrong, argues Sebastian Taylor
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<h2><a href="opinion/how_we_can_save_the_planet">How we can save the planet</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">14 January 2024</p>
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<p>The Copenhagen summit focused on the impotence of politicians to reach agreement on the scale of action required to save our planet, Jacky Peacock says</p>
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<h2><a href="opinion/missing_the_x-factor">Missing the X-factor</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">14 January 2024</p>
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<p>The housing industry, by failing to meet the demand for family homes, has a lot to answer for, says Wayne Hemingway
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<h2><a href="opinion/no_case_to_answer">No case to answer</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">12 January 2024</p>
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<p>Justice for private sector landlords and tenants hinges on an extension of the housing ombudsman scheme, argues Mike Biles
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<h2><a href="opinion/glass_conflict">Glass conflict</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">12 January 2024</p>
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<p>David Cameron’s claim to understand poverty and his wish to ‘eradicate dependency’ seem wide of the mark, argues Danny Dorling
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<h2><a href="opinion/time_is_money">Time is money</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">12 January 2024</p>
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<p>Cash for community projects is drying up. But a time-based credit system is reviving ailing communities free of charge. By Martin Simon
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<h2><a href="opinion/numbers_dont_add_up">Numbers don’t add up</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">12 January 2024</p>
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<p>Immigration is not a cause for concern. What matters is its scale – and the lack of social housing, says Andrew Green
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<h2><a href="opinion/braced_for_the_cuts">Braced for the cuts</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">26 October 2023</p>
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<p>Forget doing ‘more with less’. For housebuilders, it’ll be all about doing ‘anything with nothing’
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<h2><a href="opinion/welcome_to_britain">Welcome to Britain</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">23 October 2023</p>
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<p>Immigration has helped make London one of the worlds most productive cities - so build more social housing, says Ken Livingstone
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<h2><a href="opinion/hearts_and_minds">Hearts and minds</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">23 October 2023</p>
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<p>Cambridge academic Rosy Thornton set aside her law books to pen a romantic comedy on asylum seekers. Why?
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<h2><a href="opinion/enough_hot_air">Enough hot air</a></h2>
<p class="feature_date">23 October 2023</p>
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<p>We need action, not another consultation exercise, if we’re to make the nation’s housing more energy efficient, says Tim Yeo
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