Housing

Council clamps down on Airbnbs and short-term lets in bid to tackle housing crisis
Tourism

Council clamps down on Airbnbs and short-term lets in bid to tackle housing crisis

Airbnb-style short-term lets have been blamed for soaring rents in tourist hotspots. Councils are finally starting to take action

How worried should we really be about schools closing in London?
Schools

How worried should we really be about schools closing in London?

Experts say unaffordable housing is behind the lack of pupils driving some London schools to close. But the picture isn’t quite that simple

‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
Homelessness

‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless

Homelessness in Wales reached record levels in 2024. Big Issue investigates the systems and barriers keeping people on the streets of Cardiff

Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: ‘People have no other option’
Homelessness

Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: ‘People have no other option’

Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: ‘On a knife edge’
Rent

Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: ‘On a knife edge’

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‘This place is a vital force for good’: An off-grid community’s desperate fight to save their home
Community

‘This place is a vital force for good’: An off-grid community’s desperate fight to save their home

Energy price cap fall is a ‘massive relief’ – but bills still remain punishingly high
Energy bills

Energy price cap fall is a ‘massive relief’ – but bills still remain punishingly high

Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart
Rough Sleeping

Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart

Croydon family spends staggering 9,500 days in so-called temporary accommodation
Temporary Accomodation

Croydon family spends staggering 9,500 days in so-called temporary accommodation

Wales’ long-awaited and ‘radical’ homelessness bill promises shift to prevention
Homelessness

Wales’ long-awaited and ‘radical’ homelessness bill promises shift to prevention

Calls for immediate no-fault eviction ban as new stats cast doubt on so-called landlord exodus
Renting

Calls for immediate no-fault eviction ban as new stats cast doubt on so-called landlord exodus

Should tenants get two-months’ rent compensation from their landlord when they’re evicted?
RENTING

Should tenants get two-months’ rent compensation from their landlord when they’re evicted?

Mum’s fury after baby son is bitten by bed bugs in London horror home: ‘It makes me feel hopeless’
Social housing

Mum’s fury after baby son is bitten by bed bugs in London horror home: ‘It makes me feel hopeless’

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
Homelessness

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

Homelessness hit new record highs in England in 2024: ‘The system is at breaking point’
Homelessness

Homelessness hit new record highs in England in 2024: ‘The system is at breaking point’

Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London’s streets surges almost 40% in just a year
Rough sleeping

Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London’s streets surges almost 40% in just a year

Fit all new homes with solar panels to slash energy bills by hundreds, government told
Environment

Fit all new homes with solar panels to slash energy bills by hundreds, government told

Are landlords really selling up? Number of new homes available for rent, revealed by Rightmove
RENTING

Are landlords really selling up? Number of new homes available for rent, revealed by Rightmove

These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point
Rough sleeping

These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point

Meet the seven-year-old boy climbing mountains to raise money to help homeless people
Homelessness

Meet the seven-year-old boy climbing mountains to raise money to help homeless people

One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes
Housing

One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes

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Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband
Net Zero

Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband

Craig David returns to childhood social home in plea to build: ‘I could play my melodies and dream’
Social Housing

Craig David returns to childhood social home in plea to build: ‘I could play my melodies and dream’

Use council tax hike on second homes to build thousands of new community-led houses, experts say
Community housing

Use council tax hike on second homes to build thousands of new community-led houses, experts say

Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Homelessness

Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen