Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election after housing legislation fails to pass
Election called after rightwing parties voted down emergency legislation aimed at tackling housing crisisSpain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánch...
Spain Is to Hold Early Elections After Housing Crisis Topples Government
Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, had faced rising challenges to his authority amid a migration crisis and several corruption scandals involv...
‘This can’t go on’: tens of thousands protest against housing crisis in Spain
Demonstrators take to the streets of Madrid and other Spanish cities after new legislation fails to passTens of thousands of people have taken to t...
Will Spain's housing crisis lead to a snap election?
The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe is in Madrid, where a series of marches have been scheduled, after Spain's Congress rejected measures aimed at tackling the cou...
Spanish right wing votes down housing crisis plans as protest movement grows
Opposition lawmakers joined forces to defeat proposals made by Socialist-led coalition after eviction of 87-year-oldRightwing lawmakers in Spain have ...
How Europe’s housing crisis is fuelling a new movement
As soaring rents and house prices across Europe feed into the political discourse, campaigners believe they have a rare opportunity to force housing ...
Spanish government approves measures to ease housing crisis after outcry over eviction
Decrees include extending ban on evictions of vulnerable people after 87-year-old was forced out of her homeSpain’s Socialist Workers’ party-led coali...
Evicted Woman Set to Return Home as Spain Plans Fixes to Housing Crisis
The eviction of an 87-year-old set off protests in the country, which has an acute housing shortage. The government said it would present laws to prot...
Angela Rayner promises greater public control of housing in England
Conference speech to announce housing associations cannot reject homeless families without good reason as councils gain new powersHousing associations...
Eviction of 87-year-old sparks protests in Madrid over housing crisis
Tens of thousands marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest Spain's housing crisis and the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, camping overnight in ...
Pay rent, eat or keep warm? Growing numbers face hard choices as housing benefit gap grows
Wirral mother among renters turning to food banks as gap between a two-bed and housing benefit hits £158 a month – rising to as much as £324 in London...
‘Cost of housing’ crunch looms for low-income families, warns Resolution Foundation
Thinktank calls on chancellor to end housing allowance freeze with typical two-bedroom household facing £158 week shortfall amid rent risesMore than 1...
English village votes to leave UK in protest over migrant housing plan
Villagers in Piddington, Oxfordshire, hold symbolic referendum over plans to house more than 1,000 asylum seekers nearbyResidents of an English villag...
Director who oversaw Grenfell cost-cutting given senior council housing role
Fire survivors and bereaved urge Barnet Group to ‘reconsider’ appointment of Laura Johnson, who pushed for cheaper contractorGrenfell survivors and be...
