Fact checks related to house prices, the number of new homes built, landlords and private renting
Economy, Business & Finance
Calculations by a housing charity for the number of under-18s and expecting mothers living in temporary accommodation stack up. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
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. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
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’ Read
Economy, Business & Finance
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 how much that tells us. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We examine the exchange between the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition over the Housing Benefit bill. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We've put together some of the key facts on homelessness and rough sleeping in England. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked into claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in his speech at the Labour party conference. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked into claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in his speech at the Labour party conference. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
“Devastating figures released over this summer show that £9.3 billion of public money is paid through housing benefit directly into the pockets of private landlords.” Jeremy Corbyn, 7 September 2016 … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Prime Minister's Questions 7 September 2016: Right to Buy on target, but one in six sold off is replaced Read
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