Ruby Lott-Lavigna is the news and politics reporter for openDemocracy specialising in housing and inequalities.
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Published in: Home: FeatureHow Liz Truss made the UK’s rent crisis worse in just 44 days
Social and private tenants are bearing the brunt of the political chaos sparked by the UK’s shortest-serving PM
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Published in: Home: NewsDid Liz Truss mislead public over her husband’s secretive work?
As the PM fights to remain in power, deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner demands she come clean over her interests
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Published in: Home: NewsLabour’s plans to crack down on tax-dodging corporations revealed
Exclusive: New policy details shed light on party's vow to prioritise tax-paying firms for government contracts
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Published in: Home: NewsLet local councils freeze rents in cost of living crisis, says Labour
Shadow housing secretary Lisa Nandy says she is ‘very interested’ in giving councils power to freeze private rents
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Published in: Home: NewsDrivers’ anger as Labour hosts Deliveroo ‘PR event’ at annual conference
The ‘delivery rider’ advertised on the panel turned out to be an ‘engagement manager’ for Deliveroo
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Published in: Home: NewsLegal ‘loopholes’ could block crackdown on oligarchs’ empty homes
Westminster Council has pledged to seize empty homes – but efforts could come to nothing without more help