Housing

A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy
Brighton and Hove
Housing

A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy

Brighton and Hove City Council’s pilot scheme is offering cash towards deposits on any property in a bid to protect council housing stock and address homelessness crisis
Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by 'rule-breaking' letting agents
An electrician holding cut wires
Housing

Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by 'rule-breaking' letting agents

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: 'I’d be lost without her'
Big Issue vendor Ian Duff and dog Trigger outside parliament
Housing

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: 'I’d be lost without her'

‘My landlord doubled my rent after watching TikTok’: How to challenge unfair rent increases
Renting

‘My landlord doubled my rent after watching TikTok’: How to challenge unfair rent increases

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
Coastal poverty

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
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Renting

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?
The Airbnb logo struck through
Short-term lets

Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?

Grenfell tragedy families deserve 'highest standards' as wait for criminal charges goes on
Grenfell
Grenfell

Grenfell tragedy families deserve 'highest standards' as wait for criminal charges goes on

How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London
an aerial shot of London
Housing

How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London

‘I was told I'm lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
Housing campaigners call for no more overcrowding
Housing

‘I was told I'm lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’

Cost of Rent Day: Renters reach the day when they finally earn enough to pay a year’s worth of rent
Renters at a protest
Renting

Cost of Rent Day: Renters reach the day when they finally earn enough to pay a year’s worth of rent

Young people 'hounded' for rent upfront to get a social home: 'It's meant to be affordable housing'
the silhouette of a young person in a home
Housing

Young people 'hounded' for rent upfront to get a social home: 'It's meant to be affordable housing'

How the Street Child World Cup changes the game for homeless children: ‘It’s the World Cup of hope’
a number of players from the Street Child World Cup lying down with their feet in the air
Football

How the Street Child World Cup changes the game for homeless children: ‘It’s the World Cup of hope’

Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban
renters protest in London with protesters holding placards
Renting

Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban

Renters’ Rights Act: ‘For too long, families have lived with the constant fear of eviction’
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Renting

Renters’ Rights Act: ‘For too long, families have lived with the constant fear of eviction’

Boost for Sadiq Khan as rough sleeping in London plummets: 'Now build on it'
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
Homelessness

Boost for Sadiq Khan as rough sleeping in London plummets: 'Now build on it'

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: 'A clear failure'
Inside Wembley Stadium
Homelessness

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: 'A clear failure'

Renting with pets: Know your rights
a woman sitting on a bed using a laptop, with a golden retriever lying beside her
renting

Renting with pets: Know your rights

The Renters' Rights Act is finally here. Here's what is changing for tenants and landlords
London Renters Union activists holding a placard which reads: 'High rents kill our communities', while protesting against sky-high rents in 2024
Renting

The Renters' Rights Act is finally here. Here's what is changing for tenants and landlords

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering introducing a rent freeze. Will it help renters?
Thousands of people attended the National Housing Demonstration in London on 18 April 2026 to demand rent controls and more council housing
Renting

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering introducing a rent freeze. Will it help renters?

How the housing crisis led to me becoming a houseplant influencer
Claire Lowrie with her house plants.
Gardening

How the housing crisis led to me becoming a houseplant influencer

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
104 children's deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: 'We should be outraged'
An image of a baby
Homelessness

104 children's deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: 'We should be outraged'

'Terrified of a rent increase': How Labour's housing benefit cuts are hitting renters
Terraced houses in Manchester
Renting

'Terrified of a rent increase': How Labour's housing benefit cuts are hitting renters

Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: 'People are neglected for profit'
Renter Jo Winter
Renting

Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: 'People are neglected for profit'

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?
Boarded-up empty homes in Bradford
Housing

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?