カテゴリー: Housing
Councils won’t be able to block townhouses or apartments under a sweeping reform aimed at improving affordability – but will it work? And could the idea cross the Tasman?New Zealand’s cities could be reshaped for decades to come, forcing the long-entre…
From a mosque that breathes to innovative bamboo houses, Marina Tabassum has won the prestigious Soane medal for her humanitarian buildingsFor the people of coastal Bangladesh, the monsoon can bring untold torment – and, occasionally, unexpected joy. E…
Officials warn situation is becoming increasingly unsuitable, especially for children’s mental healthCouncil leaders are making contingency plans for thousands of refugees evacuated from Kabul to remain housed in hotel rooms for up to a year, while cri…
Thousands who fled Taliban are living in hotels with inadequate healthcare in Operation Warm Welcome Afghans who recently arrived in the UK after fleeing the Taliban takeover have asked to be sent back, casting doubt over the success of Operation Warm …
Tinder profiles reveal desperate reality of trying to buy a home as survey shows housing is the number one concern for Kiwis, ranked above Covid“It is a truth universally acknowledged,” Jane Austen wrote in 1813, “that a single man in possession of a g…
‘Operation warm welcome’ for 20,000 Afghans could come unstuck for lack of suitable housing, campaigners warnThe government last night unveiled “operation warm welcome” for the thousands of arriving Afghans, but campaigners immediately expressed concer…
Government urged to provide more funds so new arrivals can access accommodation and other supportCouncils across the UK have said they are happy to provide accommodation for people fleeing Afghanistan but say they do not have sufficient housing stock t…
Crisis has been marked by escalating rents, high rates of homelessness and substandard conditions New Zealand’s housing crisis has become a “massive human rights failure”, the Human Rights Commission has said, as it launches a national inquiry into the…
Activists were shot and beaten at demonstration to stop property giant Bahria Town building on indigenous land they say was taken with forceMuhammad Anwar was not aware of any danger when he took the day off work to join his friends at a demonstration …
Many readers say last week’s announcement will have little impact on their – or their children’s – ability to buy a houseLast week we asked Guardian readers about the government’s attempt to rein in New Zealand’s runaway house prices. We heard from inv…
Jacinda Ardern announces more support for first homebuyers and measures to dampen property speculation but admits its no ‘silver bullet’The New Zealand government has announced a series of billion-dollar measures aimed at tackling the country’s housing…
With prices soaring, many fear they will never be able to buy. Others will try anything as the crisis threatens to define a generationOn finding herself shut out of the property market, Nicole Thorburn looked for a side door.At 29, Thorburn had been li…
Owner of a home that measures just 8m by 3m wins high profile three-year legal battle with government over rates and regulationsYachts and caravans have all served as home for Alan Dall but it is his tiny house in Canterbury that has finally claimed hi…
The housing crisis, which Labour government pledged to address, has spread to the provincesEvery urban housing market in New Zealand is regarded as “severely” unaffordable, a major report has found, despite efforts by the government to address skyrocke…