Jules Birch is an award-winning columnist who writes exclusive articles for Inside Housing

The evictions climbdown leaves ministers with four weeks to address gaping holes in the safety net

Comment26.08.20by Jules Birch

The U-turn on evictions buys time to fix key problems, but the problems are large and the clock is running, writes Jules Birch

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