Housing
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness is on the rise all around the UK. These are the rough sleeping figures and homelessness facts you need to know
Big Issue founder launches bid to ban no-fault evictions as soon as Renters’ Rights Bill is made law
Big Issue founder launches bid to ban no-fault evictions as soon as Renters’ Rights Bill is made law
Lord John Bird has tabled amendments to Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill that will ensure most of the rent reforms come into force this summer. The move comes as government statistics show rise in tenants facing homelessness due to no-fault evictions
Rough sleeping in England soars by 20% in just a year: ‘It’s a red alert warning’
Rough sleeping in England soars by 20% in just a year: ‘It’s a red alert warning’
An estimated 4,667 people were counted as homeless on England’s streets last autumn. That’s the third straight year that rough sleeping has surged across the country
DWP to ‘re-examine’ controversial universal credit rule for paying off rental debts
DWP to ‘re-examine’ controversial universal credit rule for paying off rental debts
Labour accused of ‘turning its back on disabled people’ in Grenfell Inquiry response: ‘We’re dismayed’
Labour accused of ‘turning its back on disabled people’ in Grenfell Inquiry response: ‘We’re dismayed’
Grenfell fire families face waiting 10 years to see changes and reforms fully implemented
Grenfell fire families face waiting 10 years to see changes and reforms fully implemented
Labour doubles emergency homelessness funding to £60m: ‘No one should live in fear of losing their home’
Labour doubles emergency homelessness funding to £60m: ‘No one should live in fear of losing their home’
How investing in one-stop shops to fix UK’s horror homes could pay for itself
How investing in one-stop shops to fix UK’s horror homes could pay for itself
Would 1.5m landlords selling up and leaving the rental market really be a bad thing?
Would 1.5m landlords selling up and leaving the rental market really be a bad thing?
Meet the couple who gave away their two houses to help people in homelessness: ‘It’s satisfying’
Meet the couple who gave away their two houses to help people in homelessness: ‘It’s satisfying’
Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
The uncomfortable answer to Labour’s building problem might just be immigration
The uncomfortable answer to Labour’s building problem might just be immigration
Rough sleeping a ‘source of national shame’, government told
Rough sleeping a ‘source of national shame’, government told
More than 1.4 million homes with planning permission left unbuilt, report finds
More than 1.4 million homes with planning permission left unbuilt, report finds
Where will the government build the ‘next generation’ of new towns?
Where will the government build the ‘next generation’ of new towns?
Surge in renters losing their homes due to no-fault evictions ahead of ban: ‘This is frightening’
Surge in renters losing their homes due to no-fault evictions ahead of ban: ‘This is frightening’
Labour to crack down on rogue landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit for horror homes
Labour to crack down on rogue landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit for horror homes
Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes
Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes
Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law
Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law
Homelessness on the rise in Finland for first time in over a decade: ‘It’s unacceptable’
Homelessness on the rise in Finland for first time in over a decade: ‘It’s unacceptable’
Awaab’s Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won’t be covered until 2027
Awaab’s Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won’t be covered until 2027
Social housing waiting lists to soar to two million people in 10 years, report finds
Social housing waiting lists to soar to two million people in 10 years, report finds
Is UK’s housing system racist? Calls for inquiry as study reveals ethnic minorities pay more for less
Is UK’s housing system racist? Calls for inquiry as study reveals ethnic minorities pay more for less
So-called ‘landlord exodus’ divides opinion amid Renters’ Rights Bill debate in the Lords
So-called ‘landlord exodus’ divides opinion amid Renters’ Rights Bill debate in the Lords
I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers
