Grenfell five years on - Could it happen again? by The Housing Podcast ..read more

Over the past year the issue of disrepair in social housing properties has risen in prominence to become one of the country’s key social issues. This has been brought to light by the long-term ITV News investigation which has featured cases where residents have been living in appalling conditions. These case studies have painted a picture where tenants have been ignored by their landlords for months and sometimes years. This has been matched by a huge uptake in disrepair claims facing social landlords. In this episode of the Housing Podcast, Inside Housing’s Jack Simpson and Grainne Cuffe ask ..read more

This week's episode of The Housing Podcast comes from the National Housing Summit, where we spoke to three people who argue that anyone concerned about women's issues should be thinking about the housing crisis ..read more

Local authority homelessness workers across the country are struggling against a rising tide of people without stable housing. At the last official count, 83,700 households were in temporary accommodation in England, while thousands sleep rough on the streets. Research indicates that a disproportionately high number of these people could be autistic. In this episode of The Housing Podcast, we speak to Westminster City Council and a clinical psychologist about the link between autism and homelessness, and how it is changing their approach ..read more

As approved inspectors find it increasingly difficult to get insurance cover, some are struggling to operate and housing projects are being put under threat as a result. The Housing Podcast discusses the implications for the building control sector and whether this could have an impact on housebuilding numbers. We are also joined by Geoff Wilkinson, who runs approved inspector Wilkinson Construction Consultants, to discuss what is happening on the ground ..read more

Nearly 100 years after the introduction of the Addison Act, which kick-started the building of the first council estates in the UK, the Housing Podcast team examines the state of council housebuilding today. We also interview with Lord Gary Porter, chair of the Local Government Association. Edited by Luke Barratt ..read more

With Theresa May’s tenure as prime minister coming to an end, The Housing Podcast team looks back over the past three years and discusses what her legacy will be for housing policy. Featuring interviews with Inside Housing columnist Jules Birch and Sinéad Butters, chair of Placeshapers and chief executive of Aspire ..read more

Last week, the government promised to ban "no-fault" evictions. Communities secretary James Brokenshire branded it "the biggest change to the private rental sector for a generation", and organisations like Shelter and Generation Rent warmly welcomed the news. In this episode of The Housing Podcast, we scrutinise the detail around the announcement and discuss what it could mean for renters and landlords. Featuring interviews with Kirsty Archer of London Renters Union and Meera Chindooroy of the National Landlords Association ..read more

As Parliament gridlocks over Brexit, the Housing Podcast team look at how the development of new affordable homes could be affected. With interviews with Jasmine Whitbread, chief executive of London First, Rebecca Larkin, senior economist at the Construction Products Association and Nicholas Harris, chief executive of Stonewater ..read more

The Housing Podcast speaks to Rokhsana Fiaz, the new mayor of east London borough Newham, and charity The Magpie Project about the borough's chronic homelessness crisis. Donate to The Magpie Project here: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/themagpieproject ..read more