Homes

1 April 2025

Sadiq Khan has not proposed to build 40,000 new council homes ‘specifically prioritised for Muslims’

The claim has been shared widely on social media platforms, but it is not accurate.

28 March 2025

Image shared with claim about family in London is 2016 stock photo from Malaysia

Social media posts have claimed the photo shows the family of a person called “Khalil”, who supposedly arrived in the UK by boat and lives in a five-bed home in north London.

11 September 2024

Are recent migrants prioritised for council housing?

After the government was criticised for not proceeding with a Conservative plan for a ‘UK connection test’, we take a look at who can apply for social housing, and who gets prioritised.

10 July 2024

House building in England: explained

We’ve looked at the number of homes being built in England, and why house building isn’t keeping up with demand.

10 October 2023

House building figures not at lowest level since the Second World War

House building levels are higher than a decade ago according to both main metrics.

12 July 2023

Conservative and Labour claims on house building fact checked

We’ve seen a number of seemingly contradictory claims at the last two PMQs. Some are more accurate than others, but none tell the full story.

3 March 2023

Was Rishi Sunak’s new claim about a house building record accurate?

The Prime Minister claimed house building has hit a record high under the current government.

30 September 2022

Do Treasury claims about a 'typical' first-time buyer’s savings add up?

We’ve looked into the figures behind a tweet from the Treasury showing how the mini-Budget could benefit a hypothetical first-time buyer.

2 September 2022

Telegraph miscalculates the cost of working from home

Its estimate that on average working from home will add £2,500 a year to energy bills was flawed, and there are other questions around its calculations too.

15 June 2022

Labour makes misleading claim about fall in affordable housing under Conservative government

Labour’s claim that affordable housing supply has fallen by 95% misinterprets the statistics.

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Sadiq Khan has not proposed to build 40,000 new council homes ‘specifically prioritised for Muslims’

Image shared with claim about family in London is 2016 stock photo from Malaysia

Are recent migrants prioritised for council housing?

House building in England: explained

House building figures not at lowest level since the Second World War

Conservative and Labour claims on house building fact checked

Was Rishi Sunak’s new claim about a house building record accurate?

Do Treasury claims about a 'typical' first-time buyer’s savings add up?

Telegraph miscalculates the cost of working from home

Labour makes misleading claim about fall in affordable housing under Conservative government

Full Fact fights bad information