Grenfell survivors faced racism and discrimination in wake of fire, final report confirms
A sign saying
Grenfell Tower

Grenfell survivors faced racism and discrimination in wake of fire, final report confirms

No Grenfell Tower criminal charges for 'at least' 12-18 months, Met Police say
Grenfell memorial
Grenfell Tower

No Grenfell Tower criminal charges for 'at least' 12-18 months, Met Police say

Suspend Right to Buy to help tackle social housing crisis, government told: 'It's exploitative'
social housing in England
Right to Buy

Suspend Right to Buy to help tackle social housing crisis, government told: 'It's exploitative'

How a council used a little-known 20-year-old law to seize properties off a rogue landlord
Houses in London
RENTING

How a council used a little-known 20-year-old law to seize properties off a rogue landlord

Labour MP and self-professed 'renters champion' Jas Athwal faces calls to resign over mouldy flats
Labour MP Jas Athwal speaking in the House of Commons
Renting

Labour MP and self-professed 'renters champion' Jas Athwal faces calls to resign over mouldy flats

Homelessness is a 'political choice', MPs told as they return to parliament
A message saying 'Homelessness is a political choice' is beamed on to the Houses of Parliament
Homelessness

Homelessness is a 'political choice', MPs told as they return to parliament

Council spending on homelessness now double what it was five years ago: 'Throwing good money away'
Couple Russ and Selma sitting in the Travelodge where they were placed by their local council after experiencing homelessness
Homelessness

Council spending on homelessness now double what it was five years ago: 'Throwing good money away'

The London housing market has become an absurdist sport. The game is rigged
Yvonne Wickham
Homelessness

The London housing market has become an absurdist sport. The game is rigged

One in 10 renters spend more than 60% of their take-home pay on rent
woman at laptop looking stressed
RENTING

One in 10 renters spend more than 60% of their take-home pay on rent

Labour reveals plan to build 300,000 homes stuck in planning limbo: 'We have a moral obligation'
Labour housing secretary Angela Rayner
Housing

Labour reveals plan to build 300,000 homes stuck in planning limbo: 'We have a moral obligation'

'We could be the next Grenfell': Dagenham fire is a chilling reminder of the UK's cladding crisis
Firefighters battle Dagenham fire
Dagenham fire

'We could be the next Grenfell': Dagenham fire is a chilling reminder of the UK's cladding crisis

Rough sleeping response team to ensure 'pets won't be left behind in fight against homelessness'
Street Vet's Jade Statt helps man and pet staffie
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping response team to ensure 'pets won't be left behind in fight against homelessness'

What is fair wear and tear?
a mop on a wooden floor
renting

What is fair wear and tear?

Is a landlord responsible for pest control?
a pest control worker fumigating clothes on a rail
renting

Is a landlord responsible for pest control?

What to do if your landlord is not doing repairs
a man using an electric screwdriver to screw into a hinge on a window
renting

What to do if your landlord is not doing repairs

What is a landlord reference letter and how do I get one?
Hands typing on a keyboard. landlord reference letter
renting

What is a landlord reference letter and how do I get one?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Types of tenancy agreement
A woman writing on paper with moving boxes stacked behind her
renting

Types of tenancy agreement

This is how we break the cycle of homelessness and incarceration
Michael Quartey in Cardboard Citizens' No Walls, Still Trapped
Homelessness

This is how we break the cycle of homelessness and incarceration

'A little bit of paradise': Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire
a group of people stands outside Shadwell Overground station in east London
Housing

'A little bit of paradise': Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire

Labour accused of 'aligning with landlords' and 'heaping misery on families' over social rent hike
Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Social housing

Labour accused of 'aligning with landlords' and 'heaping misery on families' over social rent hike