Liam Geraghty
Liam has written for The Big Issue since 2017, originally starting out as a Junior Writer/Sub-Editor before working up the ranks to become Senior Reporter in 2019 and Deputy Digital Editor (News) in 2023. That role sees him take charge of news and investigations relating to housing, homelessness and social issues. He also helps Big Issue vendors tell their story.
These people are ‘levelling up’ their area by renovating derelict homes and renting them out on the cheap
East Marsh United gone from litter picking to renting
Community activism

These people are ‘levelling up’ their area by renovating derelict homes and renting them out on the cheap

Right to Buy: Boris Johnson's plan to extend scheme branded the ‘opposite of what the country needs’
right to buy
Right to Buy

Right to Buy: Boris Johnson's plan to extend scheme branded the ‘opposite of what the country needs’

‘We can't say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses
homelessness
Homelessness

‘We can't say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses

More people deemed to be 'living on London's streets' than last year
rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

More people deemed to be 'living on London's streets' than last year

What should you do if you receive an eviction notice?
eviction notice
Evictions

What should you do if you receive an eviction notice?

Section 21 notice: What is a no-fault eviction? Why are they being scrapped?
section 21 notice
Renting

Section 21 notice: What is a no-fault eviction? Why are they being scrapped?

Number of households facing 'no-fault' evictions rises above pre-pandemic levels for the first time
homelessness
Homelessness

Number of households facing 'no-fault' evictions rises above pre-pandemic levels for the first time

Landlords are giving out ‘no-fault eviction’ notices every 7 minutes
no-fault eviction
Renting

Landlords are giving out ‘no-fault eviction’ notices every 7 minutes

Elon Musk has bought Twitter for $44bn: Here are better ways he could have spent that money
Elon Musk Twitter
Social media

Elon Musk has bought Twitter for $44bn: Here are better ways he could have spent that money

Soup kitchen says it's feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits
homeless project Scotland feed children in the cost of living crisis
Cost of Living Crisis

Soup kitchen says it's feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits

These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain's streets
homelessness photos by Marc Davenant
Homelessness

These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain's streets

Tenants 'attacked' outside London estate agent during eviction protest
Tenants attacked in London estate agent eviction row
Renting

Tenants 'attacked' outside London estate agent during eviction protest

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