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Why second homes are a problem for housing in the UK
second homes
Second homes

Why second homes are a problem for housing in the UK

Will 50-year mortgages help tackle the housing crisis?
Home ownership

Will 50-year mortgages help tackle the housing crisis?

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

Concern grows that rise in holiday lets is depriving communities of much-needed housing
The rooftops and sandy beaches of St Ives in Cornwall are set against the blue background of the sea
Renting

Concern grows that rise in holiday lets is depriving communities of much-needed housing

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’

Met Police said releasing Grenfell death toll would cause crime as most affected were Muslim
Grenfell
Housing

Met Police said releasing Grenfell death toll would cause crime as most affected were Muslim

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?

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’

What are homeless hostels?
homeless hostels
Homelessness

What are homeless hostels?

Exclusive: Michael Gove vows to help Grenfell victims bring criminal charges
A protester holds a sign saying 'justice for Grenfell'. Michael Gove has vowed to help victims bring prosecutions.
Grenfell

Exclusive: Michael Gove vows to help Grenfell victims bring criminal charges

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
‘Homelessness is a societal issue so it has to be a societal solution,’ says Mick Clarke of The Passage
Housing

‘Homelessness is a societal issue so it has to be a societal solution,’ says Mick Clarke of The Passage

Tower block fire near Grenfell brings trauma back into focus
Fire near Grenfell
Grenfell

Tower block fire near Grenfell brings trauma back into focus

Government faces rebellion after backtracking on plans to scrap Vagrancy Act laws
vagrancy act
Rough sleeping

Government faces rebellion after backtracking on plans to scrap Vagrancy Act laws

Prince William plans to teach his children about homelessness, as Princess Diana did for him
Princess Diana, William and Harry at The Passage in 1993
Prince William x Big Issue

Prince William plans to teach his children about homelessness, as Princess Diana did for him

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