Housing

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

LIsa Malyon was hospitalised with community acquired pneumonia after discovering her home was riddled with damp and mould. Now she has launched the UK Centre for Mould Safety’s National Training Academy to help others

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

A total of 4,841 people were counted as sleeping rough in London in the three months before Christmas. That’s higher than any other quarterly total on record

‘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

The Renters’ Rights Act is finally law but the introduction of a decent homes standard to force landlords to improve homes won’t follow for another decade, the government has announced

‘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

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?

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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

10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future
Housing

10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future

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

The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts
Homelessness

The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts

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

Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change
Housing

Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change

Building Safety Regulator delays leaving leaseholders in limbo: ‘It’s stressful and upsetting’
Housebuilding

Building Safety Regulator delays leaving leaseholders in limbo: ‘It’s stressful and upsetting’

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’
Housing

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’

Renting with pets: Know your rights
renting

Renting with pets: Know your rights

Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion ‘risks thousands losing their home’
homelessness

Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion ‘risks thousands losing their home’

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?
homelessness

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?

Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy
Homelessness

Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy

More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?
homelessness

More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?

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New £3.5 million fund to test out ways to prevent homelessness and turn around London crisis
homelessness

New £3.5 million fund to test out ways to prevent homelessness and turn around London crisis

How the housing crisis led to these dogs spending this Christmas homeless
Dogs

How the housing crisis led to these dogs spending this Christmas homeless

I broke down a door to save my disabled colleague’s life – then rebuilt his home
Unsung heroes

I broke down a door to save my disabled colleague’s life – then rebuilt his home

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour’s child poverty strategy
Homelessness

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour’s child poverty strategy