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Should tenants get two-months' rent compensation from their landlord when they're evicted?
Renters from Acorn in Cardiff
RENTING

Should tenants get two-months' rent compensation from their landlord when they're evicted?

The Welsh government has rejected a proposal to allow tenants to be compensated for being kicked out of their home. Here’s what renters in Cardiff thought about it
Mum's fury after baby son is bitten by bed bugs in London horror home: 'It makes me feel hopeless'
Alleged bed bug bites on an arm
Social housing

Mum's fury after baby son is bitten by bed bugs in London horror home: 'It makes me feel hopeless'

This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: 'I want to work my way up'
Prince William
Work

This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: 'I want to work my way up'

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
Homelessness

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

Homelessness hit new record highs in England in 2024: 'The system is at breaking point'
Homelessness

Homelessness hit new record highs in England in 2024: 'The system is at breaking point'

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Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London's streets surges almost 40% in just a year
a man with a suitcase walking past a man sleeping rough
Rough sleeping

Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London's streets surges almost 40% in just a year

Fit all new homes with solar panels to slash energy bills by hundreds, government told
a man fitting solar panels to a house
Housing

Fit all new homes with solar panels to slash energy bills by hundreds, government told

Are landlords really selling up? Number of new homes available for rent, revealed by Rightmove
a landlord's hand holding keys on a stairway
RENTING

Are landlords really selling up? Number of new homes available for rent, revealed by Rightmove

These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point
Humans Parked Illegally Vagrancy Act installation showing fake parking fines on a sleeping bag
Rough sleeping

These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point

Meet the seven-year-old boy climbing mountains to raise money to help homeless people
Young River at the top of Snowdon to raise money for homeless people
Homelessness

Meet the seven-year-old boy climbing mountains to raise money to help homeless people

One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes
Housing

One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes

London councils face bankruptcy over £330m overspend on homelessness
London Councils' Grace Williams holding up a chart in parliament to demonstrate London homelessness funding
Homelessness

London councils face bankruptcy over £330m overspend on homelessness

Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband
Tiny versions of Ed Miliband and Nigel Farage at Southsea Model Village
Net Zero

Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband

Craig David returns to childhood social home in plea to build: 'I could play my melodies and dream'
Craig David at the social home he grew up in
Social Housing

Craig David returns to childhood social home in plea to build: 'I could play my melodies and dream'

Use council tax hike on second homes to build thousands of new community-led houses, experts say
Houses in Pembrokeshire
Community housing

Use council tax hike on second homes to build thousands of new community-led houses, experts say

Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Prince WIlliam is given a tour of Aberdeen by former Big Issue vendor Angus
Homelessness

Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen

London homelessness centre forced to turn young people away due to 'unprecedented demand'
new horizon youth centre, queue of people
Youth homelessness

London homelessness centre forced to turn young people away due to 'unprecedented demand'

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
rents uk
Renting

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?

'Hidden crisis' of rural homelessness needs urgent attention – here's one way to fix it
a man in a tent in the woods
Homelessness

'Hidden crisis' of rural homelessness needs urgent attention – here's one way to fix it

Mouldy homes on London estate leaves dozens of tenants with serious health issues
Residents on the Nags Head estate. Image: Andy Parsons
Housing

Mouldy homes on London estate leaves dozens of tenants with serious health issues

What do Trump's tariffs mean for UK mortgage rates and private rents?
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump
Housing

What do Trump's tariffs mean for UK mortgage rates and private rents?

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Over 100-year wait for family-sized social home in some parts of England: 'It's a national scandal'
a builder working on a house
Social housing

Over 100-year wait for family-sized social home in some parts of England: 'It's a national scandal'

One in four renters struggle to get full deposit back from landlord: 'We're getting a raw deal'
house keys being passed between hands of renters and landlord
Renting

One in four renters struggle to get full deposit back from landlord: 'We're getting a raw deal'

Labour is 'missing a trick' by not taxing housing wealth, expert says
UK houses from above
Housing

Labour is 'missing a trick' by not taxing housing wealth, expert says

Young people quitting London over housing crisis: 'Owning a home is a distant dream'
London skyline
Housing crisis

Young people quitting London over housing crisis: 'Owning a home is a distant dream'

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