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A woman wearing a grey jumper with long straight hair holds up a hoodie which has a mouldy sleeve.

'Damp council flat makes my kids smell like mould'

Jessica says the flats in Lawrence Weston should be demolished due to issues with damp and mould.

Ian Thorn smiles at the camera - he wears a blue suit jacket and light checked shirt. Blurred behind him is a green wall.

Council to investigate its own housing companies

The two firms are said to have racked up debts to the council of £53m.

Councillor Steve Evans and Gavin Ward, from developer Morro Partnerships at the development where the homes are close to completion. They are built in a light brown colour brick with black roofs and solar panels

Work on 24 new council homes almost complete

The new council properties in Low Hill have electric car charging points and solar panels.

A row of terraced houses in Bourne Lincolnshire. Most of the victorian brick terraces have satelite dishes on them.

Proposals to raise council housing rents by 4.8%

South Kesteven District Council is planning to raise rents in response to rising costs.

A woman sitting in her living room stares into the camera lens. She has brown hair scraped back in a ponytail, and is wearing a floral red top, a cross necklace, and black-rimmed glasses.

'There are dozens of empty homes but families like mine are living in limbo'

Vanessa lives in temporary accommodation but there are dozens of empty homes on her Lambeth estate.

An aerial view of high-rise tower blocks and new apartment buildings in Stratford, with roads, waterways and the Olympic Park visible in the distance.

London to get £1.5bn share of housing loan scheme

Housing associations can take out low interest rate loans to build homes across the capital.

An aerial shot of Barnsley town centre

Council home rents to rise by nearly 5%

The average weekly rent will rise from £93.35 to £97.83, councillors in Barnsley are told.

A woman in a black and white striped top stands next to a bath.

Woman 'trapped' as lengthy housing wait goes on

A woman in a striped jumper sits in a modified chair facing the camera.

Woman 'trapped' as lengthy housing wait goes on

A woman says she feels "trapped" in her own home as a 15-month wait for accessible housing goes on.

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