Sadiq vs Zac, what does it mean for housing?
And we’re off, today essentially marks the beginning of the race to be London’s next mayor with the announcement that Zac Golsdmith is the Tory candidate for next May’s election to City Hall. He will face off against the Labour’s Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry of the Greens, UKIP’s Peter Whittle and George Galloway, the Lib Dems…
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Head in the clouds
Bob Green is the Chief Executive of Stonewall Housing I have had a dream ever since I started at Stonewall Housing 10 years ago: to start housing for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people within the United Kingdom. LGBT communities face particular challenges that impact on their housing needs as they…
Read MoreRefugee Crisis; Will the compassion stop at Calais?
The last week has seen a remarkable turnaround in the public debate around asylum in the United Kingdom. Widely circulated pictures of the body of a three-year old Syrian boy, Aylan Kurdi compelled more than 200,000 people to sign a petition calling on the government to take its fair share of refugees. Others…
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Changes in our team
On 11th August Commonweal said goodbye to our Communications Coordinator Ambreen Ahmad, who has moved on to take up a research role. Commonweal would like to thank Ambreen for the sizable contribution she made to our work over the last year and a half and we wish her the very best for the future. Jacob…
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The compromise of private renting – one renter's perspective
There has been much talk recently about ‘Generation Rent,’ those of us deemed to be stuck in the private rental market. A new report by PWC* tells us that 25% of all households will be privately rented by 2025. And that the majority of renters will be aged between 20 to 39. I see no…
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Annual Impact Review
Challenging the injustices of the asylum system, developing innovative shared housing models, offering stable homes for women exiting street-based prostitution – just a taster of the things we have been involved in over the last year. Download our 2014 -15 Annual Impact Review to find out more. You can read about Commonweal Housing’s impact on: the people…
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