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.
MPs are three times more likely to own a second home than the general public
second homes and the housing crisis
Second homes

MPs are three times more likely to own a second home than the general public

How a mother’s fight to learn how her daughter died in a homeless hostel could prevent thousands of deaths
Tina Robson homeless death inquest
Homelessness

How a mother’s fight to learn how her daughter died in a homeless hostel could prevent thousands of deaths

Poorest households pay £250 extra each year on energy bills thanks to poor insulation
insulate houses
Housing

Poorest households pay £250 extra each year on energy bills thanks to poor insulation

Prince William has been meeting Big Issue vendors again
Eamonn Kelly meets Prince William and wife Kate
Our vendors

Prince William has been meeting Big Issue vendors again

A government minister said hundreds of Ukraine refugees becoming homeless is a ‘trickle’
Ukraine refugees
Ukraine

A government minister said hundreds of Ukraine refugees becoming homeless is a ‘trickle’

Scottish government accused of failing tenants by voting down rent freeze
rent freeze Living Rent campaigners
Renting

Scottish government accused of failing tenants by voting down rent freeze

The Vagrancy Act: What is it and why is it being scrapped?
Vagrancy Act
Rough sleeping

The Vagrancy Act: What is it and why is it being scrapped?

Remember all those controversial laws that were passed? Many of them just came into force
government introducing new laws
Politics

Remember all those controversial laws that were passed? Many of them just came into force

Rough sleeping in London down by a quarter in the last year
rough sleeping homelessness
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London down by a quarter in the last year

The Welsh government is now offering to buy homes affected by the cladding crisis
cladding campaigner
Building Safety Crisis

The Welsh government is now offering to buy homes affected by the cladding crisis

Three quarters of Brits back rent controls to solve England’s housing crisis
rent controls
Renting

Three quarters of Brits back rent controls to solve England’s housing crisis

Help to Build scheme asks Brits to tackle the housing crisis – but ‘won’t reach those in need’
Help to Build
Housing crisis

Help to Build scheme asks Brits to tackle the housing crisis – but ‘won’t reach those in need’