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Rough sleeping in London 'as bad as it’s been’ but Sadiq Khan warns things won't improve until 2026
rough sleeping in London
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London 'as bad as it’s been’ but Sadiq Khan warns things won't improve until 2026

MPs and voters agree that there is a housing crisis – but they're split on how to solve it
chancellor Rachel Reeves
Housing crisis

MPs and voters agree that there is a housing crisis – but they're split on how to solve it

Rough sleeping in London won't get better until 2026, says Sadiq Khan
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
Exclusive

Rough sleeping in London won't get better until 2026, says Sadiq Khan

'It's deeply upsetting': 80 homeless children have died in temporary accommodation in just one year
A child at home
Temporary accommodation

'It's deeply upsetting': 80 homeless children have died in temporary accommodation in just one year

This innovative 'village' under Manchester's railway arches helps tackle homelessness
Homelessness

This innovative 'village' under Manchester's railway arches helps tackle homelessness

The mouldiest places in Britain to live, revealed
The city of Plymouth
Damp and mould

The mouldiest places in Britain to live, revealed

DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents
a man who has experienced homelessness and lived in temporary accommodation
Homelessness

DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents

Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here's why
a person paying bills with a calculator
Social housing

Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here's why

It's 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
a person rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

It's 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?

Tariffs, trade wars and unpredictability: What Trump 2.0 means for UK house prices
Donald Trump
Donald Trump

Tariffs, trade wars and unpredictability: What Trump 2.0 means for UK house prices

Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures
Crisis chief executive Matt Downie with housing secretary Angela Rayner and homelessness minister Rushanara Ali
Homelessness

Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures

Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions
Conservative shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake at the Renters' Rights Bill third reading
Renting

Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions

What is the Renters' Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
Protesters from the London Renters Union protest high rents in May 2024
RENTING

What is the Renters' Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions

Right to Buy sales are set to plummet – but Labour is still facing £50bn bill to fix housing crisis
a row of homes in the UK
Housing crisis

Right to Buy sales are set to plummet – but Labour is still facing £50bn bill to fix housing crisis

Government rejects MPs' bid to cap record-high rents as Renters' Rights Bill passes through Commons
Labour housing minister Matthew Pennycook
RENTING

Government rejects MPs' bid to cap record-high rents as Renters' Rights Bill passes through Commons

Labour's rental reforms not doing enough for disabled tenants, MPs and campaigners warn
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner
Renters' Rights Bill

Labour's rental reforms not doing enough for disabled tenants, MPs and campaigners warn

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs
Deborah from Sheffield faced a section 21 eviction
No-fault evictions

Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs

Renters' Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told
Housing secretary Angela Rayner is responsible for Labour renting reforms
RENTING

Renters' Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told

Meet the 'activist lawyer' who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
Awaab's Law lawyer Christian Weaver
Awaab's law

Meet the 'activist lawyer' who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
Nicholas, in Liverpool, is wearing a grey beanie and coat with lots of layers under it
Homelessness

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather

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