Social housing
Awaab’s Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here’s what you need to know
Awaab’s Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here’s what you need to know
The law was named after a toddler who tragically died and puts legal protections in place for social housing tenants living in damp and mouldy homes
I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
Kego played for Crystal Palace and in international teams with England players Jude Bellingham and other World Cup stars until his mother became ill. A street football tournament has kept his dreams alive
Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: ‘What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?’
Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: ‘What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?’
Labour’s Social Housing Bill is aiming to limit Right to Buy rules and protect domestic violence victims but Lord John Bird has urged ministers to take action on empty homes too
Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?
Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?
‘I was told I’m lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
‘I was told I’m lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
Letters: The government should build MPs a hotel, then they won’t need second homes
Letters: The government should build MPs a hotel, then they won’t need second homes
Why are homeless people being excluded from social housing? There has to be a better way
Why are homeless people being excluded from social housing? There has to be a better way
Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
A new homelessness law in Wales is being called ‘world-leading’. Here’s why
A new homelessness law in Wales is being called ‘world-leading’. Here’s why
Family want justice after great-grandma’s body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks
Family want justice after great-grandma’s body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks
Providing carpets in social housing won’t be mandatory. It fails to meet basic standards of decency
Providing carpets in social housing won’t be mandatory. It fails to meet basic standards of decency
Letters: Our obsession with positivity is exhausting! Why is grief still such a taboo?
Letters: Our obsession with positivity is exhausting! Why is grief still such a taboo?
New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?
New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?
Why we’re creating new housing union in 2026 to help renters, residents and leaseholders take on power
Why we’re creating new housing union in 2026 to help renters, residents and leaseholders take on power
Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
Revealed: Council sells homes for £10m under Right to Buy – then spends £33m buying them back
Revealed: Council sells homes for £10m under Right to Buy – then spends £33m buying them back
Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud: ‘We need to place quality at the centre of our lives. Not quantity’
Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud: ‘We need to place quality at the centre of our lives. Not quantity’
Mayors to get greater powers to build social homes in their regions: ‘Go big, go bold, go build’
Mayors to get greater powers to build social homes in their regions: ‘Go big, go bold, go build’
The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back
The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back
Awaab’s Law is about more than damp and mould – it’s about what kind of country we want to be
Awaab’s Law is about more than damp and mould – it’s about what kind of country we want to be
I’ve worked on the frontline making social housing repairs – Awaab’s Law must bring real change
I’ve worked on the frontline making social housing repairs – Awaab’s Law must bring real change
Yo-yo Homes ‘indefensible’ and highlight broken system, MPs say after Big Issue’s Right to Buy exposé
Yo-yo Homes ‘indefensible’ and highlight broken system, MPs say after Big Issue’s Right to Buy exposé
Reversing Right to Buy may sound radical. But it could fix the housing shortage
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
The ‘Yo-yo Homes’, revealed: How ex-council tenants make over £200k selling homes back to councils
My baby brother died after falling from a high-rise window. His life could have been saved
