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The impact of Airbnb on rental markets

By Rebecca Dillon / March 3, 2017

What impact are short-term rental markets such as Airbnb having on prices in London – and are their services suitable for anyone other than affluent tourists?

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Supported housing: not just for lords and ladies

By Rebecca Dillon / February 23, 2017

The House of Lords may be “the best elderly day-care centre in London”, but where is the rest of our social housing going to come from?

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Jam today – and still jam tomorrow…

By Ashley Horsey / February 16, 2017

There are many reasons why a person may only be “just about managing” – not all of them financial.

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The Housing White Paper: a chance for change

By Rebecca Dillon / February 7, 2017

Will the government’s long-awaited housing white paper finally set the UK housing market on the road to reform?

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The shameful state of Britain’s housing for refugees

By Rebecca Dillon / February 2, 2017

“The way a government treats refugees is very instructive; it shows you how they would treat the rest of us if they thought they could get away with it.”

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Our new Strategic Plan is now available

By Rebecca Dillon / January 31, 2017

We’re delighted to announce that our new Strategic Plan is now available for download. Commonweal Housing has now been delivering innovative housing solutions to social injustice for over a decade, and our new strategic plan lays out how we’re going to continue driving change through our portfolio of targeted social housing projects. The document is both a…

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