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Housing

Sarah Robson from Karbon Homes, Steve McCann from Miller Homes and David Abercrombie from Taylor Wimpey North East

Work starts on 1,500-home Seaham Garden Village Kevin Clark

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the coronation on May 6, 2023. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire.

King Charles & Queen Camilla criticised over gender pay gap to staff Sam Johnson

Plot on the corner of The Village and Ryhope Road. Picture: Google Maps

Housing plans approved for former pub site Chris Binding

RAF Scampton could be transformed into housing for asylum seekers - but locals aren’t happy

Row as historic RAF base could be used to house 1,500 asylum seekers Chelsie Sewell

The Real life roomset at IKEA in Bristol (photo: Tim Gander/PinPep)

‘Cramped and dangerous’ rooms coming to some Ikea stores - here’s why Patrick Hollis

Ten year rise in house prices hits young buyers.

Decade of rises bars young people from housing market Andrew Dowdeswell

Cost of living is £630 more expensive per month for single Brits

Cost of living leaves single Brits paying up to £630 more per month

North East mayor and devolution: What is the new title, why was it made and who has put their name forward?

All you need to know about the new North East mayor role Jason Button

UK sees biggest fall in housing prices since 2009 financial crisis according to Halifax report.

UK sees biggest fall in house prices since financial crisis Dennis Morton

More people renting privately.

More renting privately in Sunderland Will Grimmond

Council tax rebate figures.

Thousands wait for council tax rebate Will Grimond

Council redundancy cash.

Council's £2m redundancy bill Andrew Dowdeswell

Polly Neate of Shelter.

Rents swallow 'one fifth' of Sunderland wages Andrew Dowdeswell

The land has at Amberley and Harrogate Street in Hendon has sat empty since the 1990s.

Plans in for 103 new affordable homes on land left empty since 1990s Chris Binding

Site of former Boldon C of E Primary School, South Tyneside Picture: Google Maps

Housing planned for former school site, more than a decade after closure Chris Binding

Shelter's Polly Neate.

Over 20 lose homes in 'no fault' evictions

The improvement scheme will see new roofs added to Gentoo properties across the city.

7,000 Gentoo homes across Sunderland to benefit from £39.4million improvement sc... Ryan Smith

Housing 'affordability' figures.

Home buyers facing wider 'affordability' gap Will Grimond

How the Housing, Innovation and Construction Skills Academy will look (Image: Sunderland City Council).

New housing and construction academy approved Chris Binding

Landlord David Cook says both he and his tenant are unhappy with Sunderland City Council.

Sunderland landlord and tenant slam 'forced eviction' policy over housing Tony Gillan

Homelessness increases

Over 1,700 lose their homes in Sunderland Patrick Jack

Private parking fines to be capped at £50 Matt Scrafton

Volunteers at Cafe Together

Easington lunch group served up £7,000 funding boost by housing association Hayley Lovely

One of the elephants adorning the building

Latest on plans for Sunderland's historic Elephant Tea Rooms building Chris Binding

Women are more likely to be affected by homelessness than men, a charity has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Women more likely to be affected by homelessness than men, says charity Helen Johnson

The unique Elephant Tea Rooms.

Plans in for latest work at Sunderland's historic Elephant Tea Rooms building Chris Binding

Sunderland Civic Centre

Bids expected to be submitted in February for housing on Civic Centre site Chris Binding

Here are the rules for moving house during the second lockdown Finlay Greig

(from left) Chris Price, Regional Director of Tolent; city council deputy leader Coun Michael Mordey, Coun Rebecca Atkinson and assistant director of housing Graham Scanlon at the Cork Street site

Work to on the first new Sunderland council houses in 40 years Kevin Clark

The unique Elephant tea rooms

Renovation plans approved for Sunderland's landmark Elephant Tea Rooms

The council have issued advice over traveller camp in Fatfield.

Traveller camp won’t be moved on until the end of June due to coronavirus Ryan Smith

Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick leads the media briefing in Downing Street on Sunday, May 31.

Everything you need to know from today's Downing Street briefing Sarah Sinclair

Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick speaking at a news conference to give a daily update on the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street (Photo by PIPPA FOWLES/10 Downing Street/AFP via Getty Images)

What we learned from the latest Downing Street coronavirus briefing Dominic Scurr

Land in Chapelgarth is one of the four sites listed in the South Sunderland Growth Area bid.

£25 million bid to help support 4,000 new homes in Sunderland wins Government ba... Fiona Thompson

Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick led Saturday's daily coronavirus briefing.

Here is what we learned from today’s daily coronavirus briefing

Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick.

What we learned from today’s Downing Street coronavirus briefing Sarah Sinclair

Constructions workers on a building site

Who can go into work during the UK lockdown? Ryan Smith

Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered members of the public to avoid travelling to work unless it was absolutely necessary (Getty Images)

Here's the latest guidance on whether you should go into work after the UK was p... Finlay Greig

Ross Kemp has urged people to back Veterans in Crisis Sunderland's £125,000 appeal to buy its ERV premises.

TV star Ross Kemp backs new veterans campaign Gavin Ledwith

Woodridge Gardens where Rose Mary Sharp suffered a fall.

Great-grandmother, 85, died after fall at home Petra Silfverskiold