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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.
Liz Truss vows to make rent payments count in mortgage assessments if she’s named prime minister
Tory Leadership Race

Liz Truss vows to make rent payments count in mortgage assessments if she’s named prime minister

Number of rough sleepers in London rises by 10 per cent in just three months
Rough sleeping

Number of rough sleepers in London rises by 10 per cent in just three months

Record numbers of people faced homelessness due to ‘no-fault’ evictions at the start of 2022
Homelessness

Record numbers of people faced homelessness due to ‘no-fault’ evictions at the start of 2022

Government urged to step in following cyber attack at UK’s biggest housing association
Housing Associations

Government urged to step in following cyber attack at UK’s biggest housing association

Homeless families are being moved out of Birmingham hotels ahead of the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games

Homeless families are being moved out of Birmingham hotels ahead of the Commonwealth Games

First-time buyers have seen house prices surge three times faster than before Covid
Housing

First-time buyers have seen house prices surge three times faster than before Covid

Right to Buy: Fewer than half of homes sold off in the last year have been replaced
Right to Buy

Right to Buy: Fewer than half of homes sold off in the last year have been replaced

Estate agents caught saying they don’t rent homes to people on benefits
Renting

Estate agents caught saying they don’t rent homes to people on benefits

These innovative affordable housing projects are up for a prestigious architecture award
Affordable Housing

These innovative affordable housing projects are up for a prestigious architecture award

Big Issue vendor performs at theatre he usually sells outside
Our vendors

Big Issue vendor performs at theatre he usually sells outside

‘We’ve had no sleep and the kids are off school’: Life in crowded rental homes during a 40C heatwave
UK HEATWAVE

‘We’ve had no sleep and the kids are off school’: Life in crowded rental homes during a 40C heatwave

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