Housing
Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords
Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords
The government’s new devolution white paper gives councils more power to set up selective licensing schemes which can see rogue landlords face action if they don’t keep their properties up to standard
Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’
Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’
This Christmas, the prime minister pledges to focus on the big issues
Government buys back military homes after ‘disastrous’ privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions
Government buys back military homes after ‘disastrous’ privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions
A privatisation deal that sold off military homes in 1996 cost the taxpayer an estimaed £8bn, the government said
Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: ‘I lost everything’
Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: ‘I lost everything’
‘It’s heartbreaking’: More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
‘It’s heartbreaking’: More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: ‘We’re still waiting’
Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: ‘We’re still waiting’
Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: ‘It’s time to turn the tide’
Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: ‘It’s time to turn the tide’
‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest
‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest
I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: ‘Where would we put a tree?’
This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: ‘Where would we put a tree?’
Keir Starmer shares powerful Christmas message: ‘I want every child to have the security I had’
Keir Starmer shares powerful Christmas message: ‘I want every child to have the security I had’
Kindness is needed to tackle homelessness – and not just at Christmas
Kindness is needed to tackle homelessness – and not just at Christmas
Help stop care leavers from falling into homelessness, Labour told: ‘People are suffering’
Help stop care leavers from falling into homelessness, Labour told: ‘People are suffering’
Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
‘Vulnerable’ young mental health patients discharged into caravans, B&Bs and onto the street
‘Vulnerable’ young mental health patients discharged into caravans, B&Bs and onto the street
Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it’s pushing them to their limits
Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it’s pushing them to their limits
Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
This ‘one-of-a-kind’ charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: ‘It’s a charity B&Q’
This ‘one-of-a-kind’ charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: ‘It’s a charity B&Q’
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
The Bank of Mum and Dad has too much influence on homeownership in Britain – that needs to change
The Bank of Mum and Dad has too much influence on homeownership in Britain – that needs to change
‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home
The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home
Keir Starmer has unveiled his ‘plan for change’. But can Labour really turn Britain around?
Keir Starmer has unveiled his ‘plan for change’. But can Labour really turn Britain around?
‘We didn’t know where to go’: What’s it’s like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas
