Homes
Fact checks related to house prices, the number of new homes built, landlords and private renting
Labour Manifesto: Young Homeowners
We've factchecked claims from Jeremy Corbyn's speech at the Labour party manifesto launch.
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Labour's affordable housing record
The number of affordable homes fell by 420,000 under Labour.
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Council house replacements
We’ve looked into claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in his speech at the Labour party conference.
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At least 120,000 children in Great Britain are homeless
Calculations by a housing charity for the number of under-18s and expecting mothers living in temporary accommodation stack up.
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House building: counting the government's record
We've looked at the Labour and Conservative records on house building, the impact of the financial crisis and how house building measures affect the picture.
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Saving up for stamp duty
69% of potential first-time homebuyers who responded to an online poll said that raising the money for costs like stamp duty would be ‘difficult’
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Does the UK have the highest rate of property tax in the world?
It’s true that the UK government takes a higher proportion of GDP and a higher proportion of tax revenue in property taxes than any other developed country. It's not clear …
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Spending on Housing Benefit
We examine the exchange between the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition over the Housing Benefit bill.
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House building: at its lowest level since the 1920s?
We’ve looked into claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in his speech at the Labour party conference.
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Right to Buy on target, but one in six sold off is replaced
Prime Minister's Questions 7 September 2016: Right to Buy on target, but one in six sold off is replaced
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