Housing

Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears
RENTING

Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears

Zoopla found demand for rental properties has fallen by 14% in a year while the number of homes available increased 11%. Rent campaigners said the news means warnings of a landlord exodus due to new laws should be ‘taken with a pinch of salt’

Meet the community group taking on ‘absentee landlords’ to put empty building in hands of artists
Activism

Meet the community group taking on ‘absentee landlords’ to put empty building in hands of artists

The People’s Property Portfolio’s community share offer aims to buy up and restore a listed building for artists in Bradford to offer UK City of Culture legacy

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026

Homelessness is on the rise all around the UK. These are the rough sleeping figures and homelessness facts you need to know

Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
Homelessness

Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather

‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
Homelessness

‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections

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How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis
Homelessness

How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
Homelessness

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets

Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
Empty homes

Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness

Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban
RENTING

Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban

Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic
homelessness

Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic

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?

Challenging the stigma of social housing
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Challenging the stigma of social housing

Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Advertorial

Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
Employment

Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’

Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation
Transport

Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation

Family want justice after great-grandma’s body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks
Justice

Family want justice after great-grandma’s body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks

Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes
Damp and mould

Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes

Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets

‘It’s outrageous’: Renters face decade-long wait for new decent homes standard
Renting

‘It’s outrageous’: Renters face decade-long wait for new decent homes standard

‘Bickering between neighbours’ but cash saved: What Labour’s ground rent cap really means
Housing

‘Bickering between neighbours’ but cash saved: What Labour’s ground rent cap really means

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here’s what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis
Housing

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here’s what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis

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Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’
Homelessness

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’

Dismantling of London tent village sparks fears over what happened to people who lived there
Homelessness

Dismantling of London tent village sparks fears over what happened to people who lived there

Meet the inspirational 15-year-old girl with a plan to house homeless families: ‘I wanted to help’
Homelessness

Meet the inspirational 15-year-old girl with a plan to house homeless families: ‘I wanted to help’

How the house price boom at the turn of the century slashed social mobility
Housing

How the house price boom at the turn of the century slashed social mobility