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Will Andy Burnham introduce rent controls as prime minister?
Will Andy Burnham introduce rent controls as prime minister?
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has joined campaigners in calling on Burnham to address ‘spiralling rents’
‘Mummy, are we homeless?’: I’m a single parent and it’s locking me out of the housing market
‘Mummy, are we homeless?’: I’m a single parent and it’s locking me out of the housing market
Ruth Talbot, the founder of Single Parent Rights, writes about her experience of struggling to find housing as a single parent – and what needs to change
Landlords are still pocketing money from deposits using unfair tactics. We want to put a stop to it
Landlords are still pocketing money from deposits using unfair tactics. We want to put a stop to it
Generation Rent is calling on the government to take further action to penalise landlords who make exaggerated claims in deposit disputes
Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
Renters will keep falling into debt until there’s proper action to tackle affordability of homes
Renters will keep falling into debt until there’s proper action to tackle affordability of homes
Renters like Natasha will no longer be scared of complaining about damp in case they’re evicted
Renters like Natasha will no longer be scared of complaining about damp in case they’re evicted
‘Terrified of a rent increase’: How Labour’s housing benefit cuts are hitting renters
‘Terrified of a rent increase’: How Labour’s housing benefit cuts are hitting renters
Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold
Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold
Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show
Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show
This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it
This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it
Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
Keir Starmer promises to ‘put an end to unsafe housing’ in exclusive article for Big Issue
Keir Starmer promises to ‘put an end to unsafe housing’ in exclusive article for Big Issue
‘Don’t be a robot – and go left’: What can Labour learn from Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York?
‘Don’t be a robot – and go left’: What can Labour learn from Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York?
Renters make last-ditch plea for Labour to cap sky-high rents in Renters’ Rights Bill
Renters make last-ditch plea for Labour to cap sky-high rents in Renters’ Rights Bill
This project offers homeless people a home for life: ‘We want to end homelessness one person at a time’
This project offers homeless people a home for life: ‘We want to end homelessness one person at a time’
I lived on a debt-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about poverty
I lived on a debt-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about poverty
Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: ‘On a knife edge’
Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: ‘On a knife edge’
Are landlords really selling up? Number of new homes available for rent, revealed by Rightmove
Are landlords really selling up? Number of new homes available for rent, revealed by Rightmove
Tenants win more than £250,000 of rent back from billionaire landlord in five-year legal battle
Tenants win more than £250,000 of rent back from billionaire landlord in five-year legal battle
Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about
Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about
More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds
More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds
Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here’s why
Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here’s why
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
Letters: The tradies I know are out-earning uni graduates three times over
