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Crisis charity to become a landlord in attempt to rectify ‘catastrophic’ housing in UK Exclusive: Homelessness charity planning to buy properties as it can no longer rely on access to social housing ‘Similar pressure to London’: the housing crisis reaches Newcastle The homelessness charity Crisis is going to become a landlord for the first time in its 60-year history, saying the housing crisis in the UK has reached a “catastrophic scenario”. Matt Downie, the charity’s chief executive, said it was preparing to launch a fundraising appeal to buy its own housing stock as it can longer get access to social housing to help homeless people. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/10/crisis-charity-to-become-a-landlord-in-attempt-to-rectify-catastrophic-housing-in-uk?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu