Hannah Westwater
Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
Can you get a mortgage on benefits?
housing

Can you get a mortgage on benefits?

Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would ‘benefit whole of society’, study finds
Universal credit

Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would ‘benefit whole of society’, study finds

Lodger rights: Everything you need to know
renting

Lodger rights: Everything you need to know

Getting a lodger: How to get started
housing

Getting a lodger: How to get started

What is a sitting tenant?
renting

What is a sitting tenant?

Habitual residence test: How to get help with housing
housing

Habitual residence test: How to get help with housing

What happens at a possession hearing?
eviction

What happens at a possession hearing?

What are service charges? Everything you need to know
renting

What are service charges? Everything you need to know

What is a restrictive covenant?
housing

What is a restrictive covenant?

Section 21 eviction notice: What you should know
renting

Section 21 eviction notice: What you should know

Facing eviction? Everything you need to know
renting

Facing eviction? Everything you need to know

Section 8 eviction notice: Everything you need to know
renting

Section 8 eviction notice: Everything you need to know