Housing crisis
Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
With record rent rises becoming the norm, The Big Issue looks at whether renters face more surges as the cost of living crisis continues to hit households.
Keir Starmer told to brace for legal challenges as he sets out overhaul of UK planning system
Keir Starmer told to brace for legal challenges as he sets out overhaul of UK planning system
The prime minister has set out plans to fix the housing crisis by introducing mandatory high housing targets for local authorities and streamlining the planning process
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
Office for National Statistics’ analysis shows house prices have increased twice as quickly as wages in England with the average home costing 8.6 years’ worth of typical household incomes
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
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’
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
Millions of Brits living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ in cold, damp homes this Christmas
Millions of Brits living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ in cold, damp homes this Christmas
Empty buildings are a housing resource waiting to be tapped – so why don’t we?
Empty buildings are a housing resource waiting to be tapped – so why don’t we?
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
Labour pledges billions to ‘get Britain building’ amid housebuilding slump
Labour pledges billions to ‘get Britain building’ amid housebuilding slump
Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: ‘Labour must get to grips with this crisis’
Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: ‘Labour must get to grips with this crisis’
‘We must remove the shackles of stigma’: Five ways Labour wants to shake-up Right to Buy
‘We must remove the shackles of stigma’: Five ways Labour wants to shake-up Right to Buy
Surging rental prices are dwarfing inflation – and not enough people are talking about it
Surging rental prices are dwarfing inflation – and not enough people are talking about it
‘Time to dump the housing ladder’: Inside the fightback against the temporary housing crisis
‘Time to dump the housing ladder’: Inside the fightback against the temporary housing crisis
One million homes are lying empty in England. Here’s how we can fill them
One million homes are lying empty in England. Here’s how we can fill them
How house prices and sky-high rents predicted Donald Trump’s US election victory
How house prices and sky-high rents predicted Donald Trump’s US election victory
How Labour’s new Skills England can save the construction industry and fix the housing crisis
How Labour’s new Skills England can save the construction industry and fix the housing crisis
Could these £50,000, eco-friendly tiny homes be the answer to the UK’s housing crisis?
Could these £50,000, eco-friendly tiny homes be the answer to the UK’s housing crisis?
‘This is the dream’: These Londoners built their own homes to beat sky-high house prices
‘This is the dream’: These Londoners built their own homes to beat sky-high house prices
Labour government will ‘leave no stone unturned to end national disgrace of record homelessness’
Labour government will ‘leave no stone unturned to end national disgrace of record homelessness’
Cash-strapped council warns it’s at breaking point as neighbour places homeless people in its town
Cash-strapped council warns it’s at breaking point as neighbour places homeless people in its town
Homeless families occupy council housing offices on Halloween in plea to fix ‘houses of horror’
Homeless families occupy council housing offices on Halloween in plea to fix ‘houses of horror’
What Labour’s autumn budget means for the housing crisis and homelessness
What Labour’s autumn budget means for the housing crisis and homelessness
‘The market is broken’: Just 5% of private rentals in London are affordable to low-income earners
