Housing
How shuttered airports could be brought back to life to tackle UK's housing crisis
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How shuttered airports could be brought back to life to tackle UK's housing crisis
Everything you need to know about Tories' watered-down leasehold reforms
![Michael Gove, leasehold reform](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/51870227831_bf828486ce_b-e1714391917379.jpg?w=768)
Everything you need to know about Tories' watered-down leasehold reforms
One in four English councils under 'shocking strain' due to temporary accommodation costs
![View of houses and city skyline to illustrate story on temporary accommodation](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Untitled-design-1.jpg?w=768)
One in four English councils under 'shocking strain' due to temporary accommodation costs
Labour unveils 'ambitious' plan to help people buy their first home. But is it enough?
![Keir Starmer announces Freedom to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2154772333.jpg?w=768)
Labour unveils 'ambitious' plan to help people buy their first home. But is it enough?
'Shocking': Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021
![Vagrancy Act continues to punish rough sleepers](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/mario-scheibl-AznoXKnxAfY-unsplash.jpg?w=768)
'Shocking': Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021
'I'm sad, angry and confused': These renters are being made homeless to house people already homeless
![Renters Jules Zakolska and her partner are facing a no-fault eviction in Lambeth](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jz-and-jk-photo.jpg?w=768)
'I'm sad, angry and confused': These renters are being made homeless to house people already homeless
Is the homeownership dream over for young people? Here's how old the average first-time buyer really is
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Is the homeownership dream over for young people? Here's how old the average first-time buyer really is
10 ways the Tories categorically failed to end rough sleeping
![Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have not solved rough sleeping](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/51956491451_0cc6b57f80_o-1.jpg?w=768)
10 ways the Tories categorically failed to end rough sleeping
Council's £200,000 plan to block off arches used by rough sleepers slammed as 'tarting up' city
![Arches by Bradford's Forster Square station](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-29-at-11.31.31-e1716982511342.png?w=768)
Council's £200,000 plan to block off arches used by rough sleepers slammed as 'tarting up' city
Rough sleepers 'forcibly removed' from tents outside London council headquarters: 'It's ridiculous'
![Camden rough sleeping incident](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Streets-Kitchen-Camden-incident-1.jpg?w=768)
Rough sleepers 'forcibly removed' from tents outside London council headquarters: 'It's ridiculous'
White pants, bin bags and a light on injustice: Inside the world's first Museum of Homelessness
![Museum Of Homelessness, Finsbury Park, London.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1617_MOH_Hero_15cda2.jpg?w=768)
White pants, bin bags and a light on injustice: Inside the world's first Museum of Homelessness
Building more social housing could save NHS and DWP billions – and add even more to UK's economy
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Building more social housing could save NHS and DWP billions – and add even more to UK's economy
Leaseholder rights: How to fight against rip-off service charges – a step-by-step guide
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Leaseholder rights: How to fight against rip-off service charges – a step-by-step guide
'You live in fear': Leasehold homeowners share horror stories of nasty hidden fees and service charges
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'You live in fear': Leasehold homeowners share horror stories of nasty hidden fees and service charges
TSB Bank forced to change buy-to-let mortgage policy after renters' furious sit-in protest
![Renters from Acorn union occupied TSB branches to force a climbdown on buy-to-let mortgages](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TSB-Birmingham-2.jpg?w=576)
TSB Bank forced to change buy-to-let mortgage policy after renters' furious sit-in protest
Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: 'If we could do more, we would'
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Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: 'If we could do more, we would'
Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
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Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
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Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
'More bad news for renters': Rental crisis continues with steep rent rises despite inflation falling
![inflation is falling but rents are still rising at a faster rate than wages](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240516_101108.jpg?w=768)
'More bad news for renters': Rental crisis continues with steep rent rises despite inflation falling
Labour promises wave of new towns if elected. But will they make a dent in UK's housing crisis?
![Angela Rayner announces Labour new town plan](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2149237103.jpg?w=768)