Housing

Rough sleeping is deadly. We meet the NHS outreach workers trying to save lives on the street
Health

Rough sleeping is deadly. We meet the NHS outreach workers trying to save lives on the street

Efforts to treat homelessness as a health problem often rely on lone mavericks and short-term cash. Can NHS reforms bring more long-term thinking?

A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy
Housing

A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy

Brighton and Hove City Council’s pilot scheme is offering cash towards deposits on any property in a bid to protect council housing stock and address homelessness crisis

Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by ‘rule-breaking’ letting agents
Housing

Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by ‘rule-breaking’ letting agents

Citizens Advice warns that the Renters’ Rights Act risks being undermined by failure to force letting agents to act on gas leaks, unsafe wiring and other housing hazards

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’
Housing

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’

‘My landlord doubled my rent after watching TikTok’: How to challenge unfair rent increases
Renting

‘My landlord doubled my rent after watching TikTok’: How to challenge unfair rent increases

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Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
Coastal poverty

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Renting

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?
Short-term lets

Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?

Grenfell tragedy families deserve ‘highest standards’ as wait for criminal charges goes on
Grenfell

Grenfell tragedy families deserve ‘highest standards’ as wait for criminal charges goes on

How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London
Housing

How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London

‘I was told I’m lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
Housing

‘I was told I’m lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’

Cost of Rent Day: Renters reach the day when they finally earn enough to pay a year’s worth of rent
Renting

Cost of Rent Day: Renters reach the day when they finally earn enough to pay a year’s worth of rent

Young people ‘hounded’ for rent upfront to get a social home: ‘It’s meant to be affordable housing’
Housing

Young people ‘hounded’ for rent upfront to get a social home: ‘It’s meant to be affordable housing’

Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban
Renting

Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban

Renters’ Rights Act: ‘For too long, families have lived with the constant fear of eviction’
Renting

Renters’ Rights Act: ‘For too long, families have lived with the constant fear of eviction’

Boost for Sadiq Khan as rough sleeping in London plummets: ‘Now build on it’
Homelessness

Boost for Sadiq Khan as rough sleeping in London plummets: ‘Now build on it’

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: ‘A clear failure’
Homelessness

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: ‘A clear failure’

Renting with pets: Know your rights
renting

Renting with pets: Know your rights

The Renters’ Rights Act is finally here. Here’s what is changing for tenants and landlords
Renting

The Renters’ Rights Act is finally here. Here’s what is changing for tenants and landlords

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering introducing a rent freeze. Will it help renters?
Renting

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering introducing a rent freeze. Will it help renters?

How the housing crisis led to me becoming a houseplant influencer
Gardening

How the housing crisis led to me becoming a houseplant influencer

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‘Terrified of a rent increase’: How Labour’s housing benefit cuts are hitting renters
Renting

‘Terrified of a rent increase’: How Labour’s housing benefit cuts are hitting renters

Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: ‘People are neglected for profit’
Renting

Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: ‘People are neglected for profit’

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?
Housing

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?

New homeless village offers ‘brilliant solution’ that organisers want to bring to a town near you
Homelessness

New homeless village offers ‘brilliant solution’ that organisers want to bring to a town near you