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HUD WANTS TO RAISE RENTS FOR THOSE GETTING FEDERAL HOUSING AID
The bill also would allow public-housing agencies and property owners to impose work requirements... READ MORE›
MOST CANADIANS SUPPORT LANDLORDS' RIGHT NOT TO ACCEPT PETS, SURVEY SUGGESTS
Eliot Galan of Pets OK BC, who has been lobbying for changes to B.C.'s rules, says he questions the survey's findings... READ MORE›
HOW TO AVOID BEING CONNED OUT OF YOUR CASH
There's an awful lot of this going on, says Daniel Williams, senior fraud specialist with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre in Ottawa... READ MORE›
MICHEAL MARTIN ATTACKS 'SHOCKING' DUBLIN RENT RISES AND TAOISEACH 'COMPLACENCY'
Mr Martin also accused Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of complacency in his approach to the country's housing crisis... READ MORE›
FAMED CHINATOWN ICE CREAM SHOP FACES EVICTION FOR ALLEGEDLY USING TOO MUCH WATER
They filed a lawsuit against their landlord this week after getting into a dispute with him about their water use and the building's cooling tower... READ MORE›
CHRISTIAN CARTER REACTS TO BEING HIT WITH LEGAL BILL OF UP TO EUR60K
Christian Carter reacts to being hit with legal bill of up to EUR60k 'I'm not like other landlords'... READ MORE›
MAN HOSPITALISED AFTER 'UP TO 10 HEAVIES' FORCIBLY EVICT TENANTS FROM DUBLIN APARTMENT
The tenants, together with members of Dublin Central Housing Action, hung banners from the apartment windows saying stop evictions last month... READ MORE›
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'THE LAW DID NOT PROTECT ME'
But shortly after moving into Andrew's three-bedroom, two-car garage rental property in Kingston, Ont... READ MORE›
100 TENANTS A DAY LOSE HOMES AS RISING RENTS AND BENEFIT FREEZE HIT
High numbers of no-fault evictions by private landlords is driving the increase... READ MORE›
FRANCE CAN NOW SHUT DOWN ANY WEBSITE AND SEARCH WHOEVER IT WANTS
Police in France have been given huge new powers including the ability to put people under house arrest without trial and to block websites... READ MORE›
HOUSING CRISIS THREATENS A MILLION FAMILIES WITH EVICTION BY 2020
As the social rented sector contracts, private housing may have replaced it as the main tenure for people in housing need... READ MORE›
UK ACCUSED OF DOING CHINA'S BIDDING AFTER POLICE RAID HOME OF TIANANMEN SQUARE SURVIVOR OVER PEACEFUL PROTEST
Dr Jiang, traumatised after witnessing seeing Chinese soldiers shoot fellow unarmed protesters at Tiananmen Square in 1989, was re-arrested in 1995 before fleeing China in 2003... READ MORE›
WHERE CAN I AFFORD TO LIVE?
In Northern Ireland, where much fewer properties are sold, the data includes asking prices and mortgage valuations... READ MORE›
RISING RENTS ARE PUSHING MORE TENANTS PAST THE BREAKING POINT
Eighteen percent of respondents couldn't pay the full rent due in at least one of the past three months, according to the poll of 40,000 renters... READ MORE›
1% TAX ON VACANT HOMES IS 1ST OF ITS KIND IN CANADA
Vancouver city council has voted to approve a tax on empty homes, the first of its kind in Canada... READ MORE›
MURDOCH JUST GOT HIS ASS HANDED TO HIM... AGAIN
Russell Brand Takes Down Rupert Murdoch Again, Calls For A Boycott Of The Sun Newspaper... READ MORE›
LANDLORDS 'MUST EVICT' FAILED ASYLUM SEEKERS
Richard Lambert, chief executive of the National Landlords Association, said the proposals were a welcome step forward ... READ MORE›
UNIVERSAL CREDIT FLAWS PUSHING CLAIMANTS TOWARDS DEBT AND EVICTION
Some favour proposals being considered by the Scottish government, such as fortnightly payments and allowing claimants to have their rent paid directly to landlords... READ MORE›
GERMAN WOMAN THREATENED WITH EVICTION TO MAKE WAY FOR REFUGEES
Ms Halbey insisted she was not against Germany taking refugees in... READ MORE›
4 CARTOONS THAT SUM UP THE ABSURDITY OF SAUDI ARABIA LEADING A UN HUMAN RIGHTS PANEL
Cartoons taunting Saudi Arabia's membership of the United Nations human rights council have gone viral on social media after the kingdom executed 47 people in one day... READ MORE›
RUSSELL BRAND CALLS CHANNEL 4 REPORTER 'A SNIDE' AFTER HOSTILE INTERVIEW
Russell Brand Calls Channel 4 Reporter 'A Snide' After Hostile Interview... READ MORE›
'LADY SOS': THE WOMAN SAVING SYRIAN REFUGEES AT SEA
Muslims and refugees are being scapegoated and alienated as attacks claimed by ISIL rise, Human Rights Watch says... READ MORE›
THE COST OF RENTING A LONDON HOME IS FALLING FAST
The cost of renting a home in the U.K... READ MORE›
BRAND ATTACKS MURDOCH OVER HIS OWN 'HYPOCRITICAL' TAX DEALINGS
The sun's russell brand hypocrite front page is a bit underwhelming... READ MORE›
ONLY A DECREPIT SOCIETY WOULD DEPRIVE YOUNG FAMILIES OF A HOME
Housing costs are what cripple the finances of families such as the Percys, while older homeowners pay no tax on unearned, property-boom profits... READ MORE›
HIGH RENTS IN UNION SQUARE WEST COULD CREATE A FOOD DESERT
In 1995, the restaurateur Jonathan Morr opened a 3,800-square-foot noodle shop called Republic on Union Square West in New York City, paying an annual rent of 220,000... READ MORE›
LANDLORDS UNWILLING TO RENT TO UNIVERSAL CREDIT RECIPIENTS
Landlords association reports huge rise in non-payment of rent in areas where universal credit has been introduced... READ MORE›
LONDON'S LUXURY HOMES WON'T SELL, SO NOW THEY'RE ON AIRBNB
London Mayor Sadiq Khan warned the city's lawmakers this month that the rise of short-term rentals risks making fewer homes available for permanent residents... READ MORE›
LOOMING CRUCIFIXION SPARKS GLOBAL CALLS TO SPARE LIFE OF YOUNG SAUDI ALI MOHAMMED AL-NIMR
Many Western countries, including the United States and Australia, have diplomatic and trading ties with Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENT URGED TO REVEAL ITS ROLE IN GETTING SAUDI ARABIA A UN HUMAN RIGHTS ROLE
Exclusive UK Government urged to reveal its role in getting Saudi Arabia onto UN Human Rights Council... READ MORE›
B.C. RENTERS TO FACE LARGEST ALLOWABLE RENT INCREASE IN 5 YEARS
Residential Tenancy Branch has set the maximum allowable rent increase for 2018 at four per cent -- making it the largest potential rent increase in five years... READ MORE›
COUNCILS TO BE TOLD TO BUILD THOUSANDS MORE NEW HOMES
The white paper also outlines plans to break the dominance of some developers, in a marketplace where 60 percent of new homes are built by just 10 companies... READ MORE›
THIS RANT COMPARING IDS AND CHINA WAS TOO MUCH FOR EVEN THE QUESTION TIME AUDIENCE
I just wonder how the Conservative government can scrutinise China for their human rights violations when they are being investigated themselves he said... READ MORE›
'AIRBNB VIGILANTE' SAYS HER CAMPAIGN AGAINST ILLEGAL RENTALS IGNORED BY VANCOUVER OFFICIALS
Airbnb advertises short-term rentals in Vancouver, even though the city says they are technically illegal... READ MORE›
PREFAB ADVERTISED TO RENT FOR EUR1,300 PER MONTH IN DUBLIN
Picture PJ Garvey via Daft.ie Sitting on a private property on Galtymore Road in Drimnagh, South Dublin the property has a kitchen, bedroom and bathroom... READ MORE›
PUTIN SIGNS LAW ALLOWING RUSSIA TO OVERTURN RULINGS OF INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS COURTS
MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing Russia's Constitutional Court to decide whether or not to implement rulings of international human rights courts... READ MORE›
AS FRANCE AND BELGIUM STRENGTHEN SECURITY A CLASSIC DEBATE ARISES
Bart Tommelein, Belgium's federal secretary in charge of privacy, said that the restrictions on privacy would only apply to terrorism suspects... READ MORE›