Before election, UK’s Sunak commits to one million new homes promise
London, UKReuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will commit to a promise to build one million homes by the next national election, tackling a lack of housing stock that has alienated some younger voters who are often forced to pay high rents and are unable to buy. Before an election expected next year, Sunak’s governing […]
Wow!: As Beirutis face housing violations, award-winning NGO steps in
MAYA GEBEILY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the work of Housing Monitor…
Postcards: Empty houses litter Nigeria’s cities despite housing crisis
KELECHUKWU IRUOMA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the lack of affordable housing in Nigerian cities…
Canada’s Trudeau goes big on housing policy to woo back voters
Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaReuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seeking to revive his election prospects, on Tuesday unveiled a new housing plan that pledged more supply, a ban on foreign buyers and other measures to tackle soaring home prices. “If you work hard, if you save, that dream of having your own place should be in […]
New Zealand human rights commission launches inquiry into housing crisis
Wellington, New Zealand Reuters New Zealand’s Human Rights Commission on Monday launched an inquiry into the country’s housing crisis as cooling measures by the government this year have failed to ease a red-hot property market, leaving many people homeless. Property prices in New Zealand have soared by the most among OECD nations in the past […]
HOUSING: US TAKES NOTE AS DC-AREA CHURCHES CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how churches are using surplus land to create low-income housing in the US…