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.
Social housing tenants should get compensation for living in homes ‘unfit for human habitation’, say MPs
Social housing

Social housing tenants should get compensation for living in homes ‘unfit for human habitation’, say MPs

Labour would allow communities to crack down on holiday lets and buy failed football clubs
Levelling Up

Labour would allow communities to crack down on holiday lets and buy failed football clubs

Holiday lets outnumber homes to rent by 100 to 1 in UK’s staycation hotspots
Holiday homes

Holiday lets outnumber homes to rent by 100 to 1 in UK’s staycation hotspots

More than 1,000 Ukraine refugees have faced homelessness since arriving in England
UKRAINE

More than 1,000 Ukraine refugees have faced homelessness since arriving in England

Government urged to bring in new laws to protect homeless people in heatwaves
Heatwave

Government urged to bring in new laws to protect homeless people in heatwaves

People are being urged to help rough sleepers during the heatwave
Heatwave

People are being urged to help rough sleepers during the heatwave

#Ready4Rishi: Sunak launched his election campaign with a hashtag
Tory leadership race

#Ready4Rishi: Sunak launched his election campaign with a hashtag

Michael Gove sacking is ‘another blow for the housing crisis’
Conservative Chaos

Michael Gove sacking is ‘another blow for the housing crisis’

Why second homes are a problem for housing in the UK
Second homes

Why second homes are a problem for housing in the UK

Will 50-year mortgages help tackle the housing crisis?
Home ownership

Will 50-year mortgages help tackle the housing crisis?

MPs are three times more likely to own a second home than the general public
Second homes

MPs are three times more likely to own a second home than the general public

How a mother’s fight to learn how her daughter died in a homeless hostel could prevent thousands of deaths
Homelessness

How a mother’s fight to learn how her daughter died in a homeless hostel could prevent thousands of deaths