Housing
Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons

Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons
Labour’s rental reforms not doing enough for disabled tenants, MPs and campaigners warn

Labour’s rental reforms not doing enough for disabled tenants, MPs and campaigners warn
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel

Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs

Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs
Rents have ballooned out of control – we must stop renters facing hikes higher than wage rises

Rents have ballooned out of control – we must stop renters facing hikes higher than wage rises
Renters’ Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told

Renters’ Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told
Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould

Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
Can Starmer’s government fix the housing crisis? Their future depends on it

Can Starmer’s government fix the housing crisis? Their future depends on it
I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell

I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell
Building 1.5 million homes will only ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner

Building 1.5 million homes will only ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner
More than half of Brits think there’ll always be significant levels of homelessness

More than half of Brits think there’ll always be significant levels of homelessness
Housing First is a success in other countries – so why can’t we make it work in the UK?

Housing First is a success in other countries – so why can’t we make it work in the UK?
Intentionally homeless: What it means for your housing rights

Intentionally homeless: What it means for your housing rights
Why for-profit social housing might be the uneasy answer to deliver the homes Britain needs

Why for-profit social housing might be the uneasy answer to deliver the homes Britain needs
This is how racism pushes people into homelessness: ‘I’d have been treated differently if I was white’

This is how racism pushes people into homelessness: ‘I’d have been treated differently if I was white’
Landlords are threatening an ‘exodus’ by selling up. What will happen to renters’ homes if they do?

Landlords are threatening an ‘exodus’ by selling up. What will happen to renters’ homes if they do?
Housing First must expand in 2025 to create a national homelessness strategy that works for all

Housing First must expand in 2025 to create a national homelessness strategy that works for all
Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024


