Evictions

The ethical dilemmas behind plans for involuntary treatment to target homelessness, mental illness and addiction

Over the past year, cities across the US have unveiled new policy plans to address homelessness amid rising concerns about…

To halt evictions, US cities turn to mediation programmes

Uncertainty surrounding evictions in the US continues, with many asking if mediation could be the answer. According to NPR and…

Is small and sustainable housing really possible? In conversation with Anitra Nelson

Build small. Build sustainable. What may seem like sound advice for the UK housing industry seems to be much easier…

Homelessness is as bad as early pandemic levels due to the cost-of-living crisis and private landlord evictions

The number of people at risk of homelessness has spiked to the emergency levels seen in the early pandemic, as…

Eviction court claims by private landlords now higher than before the pandemic

The number of families facing eviction from rented properties in the UK continues to rise since the eviction ban was…

How to crash the housing market

The great delusion of the British housing market is that homeowners think they benefit from rising house prices. On 3…

Parks are about promoting everyone’s public health – not just boosting homeowners’ property value

Although the pandemic has clarified the beneficial role of parks in promoting health and well-being in urban communities, it has…

The fascinating history of how residents named their informal settlements in Nairobi

[caption id="attachment_14516" align="alignnone" width="658"] A red dirt road leads into Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo by Black Sheep Media/Shutterstock)[/caption] In…

A US-wide eviction ban could have prevented thousands of Covid deaths

Julie Rey has been living on the edge of eviction for much of the Covid-19 pandemic. She's a 42-year-old mother…

State and local protections helped the US avert the worst-case evictions crisis this year

[caption id="attachment_9726" align="alignnone" width="658"] Constable Darlene Martinez posts an eviction order for non-payment of rent in Phoenix. The expiry of…