Housing

‘I’d rather a haunted house than a dodgy landlord’: What’s it really like to live with ghosts?
Halloween

‘I’d rather a haunted house than a dodgy landlord’: What’s it really like to live with ghosts?

Haunted houses often stay on the market for longer and sell at a cheaper price than other homes, but would you dare tread on a ghost’s territory?

Dad of boy who died due to mould in flat says he’s ‘proud’ of his son for saving lives
Awaab's Law

Dad of boy who died due to mould in flat says he’s ‘proud’ of his son for saving lives

Faisal Abdullah told Big Issue that the support of the public has kept him going as a new law in memory of his son Awaab Ishak comes into force promising to fix social homes with damp and mould

Why homelessness is rising in Finland – and what Britain can learn
Homelessness

Why homelessness is rising in Finland – and what Britain can learn

Finland has long been held up as a success story when it comes to tackling homelessness, but a recent increase is cause for concern

Renters’ Rights Bill set to become law – more than 2,300 days since Tories promised evictions reform
Renting

Renters’ Rights Bill set to become law – more than 2,300 days since Tories promised evictions reform

Homelessness minister ‘shocked’ at number of children in temporary accommodation and B&Bs
Homelessness

Homelessness minister ‘shocked’ at number of children in temporary accommodation and B&Bs

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Housing First promised to be a silver bullet to solve homelessness. Why are we still waiting?  
Housing First

Housing First promised to be a silver bullet to solve homelessness. Why are we still waiting?  

Should stamp duty be scrapped?
Stamp duty

Should stamp duty be scrapped?

Yo-yo Homes ‘indefensible’ and highlight broken system, MPs say after Big Issue’s Right to Buy exposé
Right to Buy

Yo-yo Homes ‘indefensible’ and highlight broken system, MPs say after Big Issue’s Right to Buy exposé

Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: ‘When will this end?’
Homelessness

Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: ‘When will this end?’

Bath is one of Britain’s most beautiful cities. But why is it so increasingly impossible to live there?
Housing crisis

Bath is one of Britain’s most beautiful cities. But why is it so increasingly impossible to live there?

I turned my experience of homelessness into my debut fantasy novel. It helped me work through it
Homelessness

I turned my experience of homelessness into my debut fantasy novel. It helped me work through it

Reversing Right to Buy may sound radical. But it could fix the housing shortage
Peter Apps

Reversing Right to Buy may sound radical. But it could fix the housing shortage

The ‘Yo-yo Homes’, revealed: How ex-council tenants make over £200k selling homes back to councils
Housing

The ‘Yo-yo Homes’, revealed: How ex-council tenants make over £200k selling homes back to councils

Could building new train stations help get Britain back on track?
Railways

Could building new train stations help get Britain back on track?

The challenge of counting hidden homelessness in Britain
Hidden homelessness

The challenge of counting hidden homelessness in Britain

This charity uses McDonald’s to fight hidden homelessness
Hidden homelessness

This charity uses McDonald’s to fight hidden homelessness

Bear Grylls puts focus on hidden homelessness in new short film: ‘We can break the stigma’
Homelessness

Bear Grylls puts focus on hidden homelessness in new short film: ‘We can break the stigma’

Labour pledges homelessness cash boost to help kids in temporary accommodation ahead of winter
Homelessness

Labour pledges homelessness cash boost to help kids in temporary accommodation ahead of winter

One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’
Homelessness

One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’

Four people died while homeless every day in the UK last year: ‘People continue to be failed’
Homelessness

Four people died while homeless every day in the UK last year: ‘People continue to be failed’

Here’s what would happen if the UK abolished landlords overnight
Landlords

Here’s what would happen if the UK abolished landlords overnight

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Hidden crisis of fires ripping through Gypsy and Traveller sites is ‘a fatal tragedy waiting to happen’
Gypsies and Travellers

Hidden crisis of fires ripping through Gypsy and Traveller sites is ‘a fatal tragedy waiting to happen’

Rent controls coming to Scotland as Holyrood passes ‘ground-breaking’ housing bill
Housing

Rent controls coming to Scotland as Holyrood passes ‘ground-breaking’ housing bill

Where are Labour’s new towns going to be built?
New towns

Where are Labour’s new towns going to be built?

My baby brother died after falling from a high-rise window. His life could have been saved
Housing

My baby brother died after falling from a high-rise window. His life could have been saved