housing crisis Articles

Ghosts of Fallowfield past: Why is the Owen’s Park Tower still standing?
The Mancunion has discovered there are currently no plans for Owens Park accommodation despite having stood empty since 2019

Manchester City Council calls for “urgent action” on housing
Manchester City Council has called for urgent action to deal with the housing crisis. This includes both increasing the speed of current local plans, which includes social housing, and petitioning the government for “urgent action”.

Manchester’s housing crisis: Is gentrification ripping the soul out of the former Cottonopolis?
Proposals to build a 35-storey tower bloc, dubbed the ‘Flintoff Towers’ by local residents, have been turned down by Manchester councillors after fears it would have a ‘disastrous’ impact on the Castlefield Conservation area