Social landlords have warned they are facing a bill of
more than £10bn to fix fire safety problems after the Grenfell Tower disaster
and that much-needed affordable housebuilding is in jeopardy unless the
government funds a bailout. The cost is at least 25 times greater than the
£400m budgeted for so far by ministers for housing associations to remove
Grenfell-style cladding. It emerged as pressure grows on Downing Street to
sanction a separate bailout of private leaseholders estimated at more than
£2bn, with hundreds of thousands of homeowners unable to sell or mortgage their
homes. Read more on the Guardian website.
Obama Center opening stirs pride and unease for Chicago’s South Side amid
displacement fears
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South Siders voice concerns about gentrification, housing and affordability
as they celebrate opening of the Obama Presidential Center
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