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Housing
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New housing estates fail people by favouring cars, says study
New housing estates in Scotland have been branded “car sick” because they pander to drivers at the expense of pedestrians, public transport and bikes.
The Moscow residents fighting to save their communist era homes
In September 2017, Chris Leslie, award winning photographer and filmmaker, and Dr Jonathan Charley, from the Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, visited Moscow to report on one of the largest urban migration programmes in history.
‘Dysfunctional’ Help to Buy subsidy should be scrapped, say critics
The Scottish Government has been urged to drop Help to Buy subsidies for home-buyers after data reveals it mainly benefits big house-builders.
Claim that 200,000 people are waiting for affordable housing is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim 200,000 people are on waiting lists for social housing in Scotland.
Film tells asylum seeker stories of alleged G4S intimidation
A new film features testimony from asylum seekers alleging intimidation and bullying by employees of security giant G4S
Probe call after Scottish Government intervenes in housing bid
Officials acting at the request of a developer aiming to build hundreds of homes for private rent have been criticised.