Liam Geraghty
Liam Geraghty
Liam has written for The Big Issue since 2017, originally starting out as a Junior Writer/Sub-Editor before working up the ranks to become Senior Reporter in 2019 and Deputy Digital Editor (News) in 2023. That role sees him take charge of news and investigations relating to housing, homelessness and social issues. He also helps Big Issue vendors tell their story.
Could a rent freeze be on the way?
RENTING

Could a rent freeze be on the way?

‘I feel like if I leave my home I won’t be coming back’: Families kicked out of homes over fire safety issues
Cladding crisis

‘I feel like if I leave my home I won’t be coming back’: Families kicked out of homes over fire safety issues

It would take 50 years to build the homes the UK needs under the government’s 300,000 annual target
Housing crisis

It would take 50 years to build the homes the UK needs under the government’s 300,000 annual target

Ukraine: One mother’s story of how she found herself facing homelessness in the UK
Ukraine

Ukraine: One mother’s story of how she found herself facing homelessness in the UK

‘It looks like a sick joke’: Priti Patel accused of hypocrisy after calling on the government to house refugees
Ukraine

‘It looks like a sick joke’: Priti Patel accused of hypocrisy after calling on the government to house refugees

A new photo exhibition is telling the stories of the people who lived at iconic Brutalist estate Robin Hood Gardens
Social housing

A new photo exhibition is telling the stories of the people who lived at iconic Brutalist estate Robin Hood Gardens

Government will pay landlords 5 times more than it will spend on affordable housing in next 4 years
Housing crisis

Government will pay landlords 5 times more than it will spend on affordable housing in next 4 years

Nicola Sturgeon’s most memorable moments as she resigns as Scotland’s first minister
SCOTLAND

Nicola Sturgeon’s most memorable moments as she resigns as Scotland’s first minister

Why council tax rises will hit the poorest harder
Cost of Living crisis

Why council tax rises will hit the poorest harder

Campaigners halt eviction after man told his home is ‘no longer used for the Eritrean Community’
Housing

Campaigners halt eviction after man told his home is ‘no longer used for the Eritrean Community’

Government urged to bring through rent reforms as evictions double
Renting

Government urged to bring through rent reforms as evictions double

Lucy Frazer’s promotion means the government is looking for a sixth housing minister in a year
Housing minister

Lucy Frazer’s promotion means the government is looking for a sixth housing minister in a year