Social housing tenants should get compensation for living in homes ‘unfit for human habitation’, say MPs
Image of houses, were many tenants in the UK live in appalling conditions.
Social housing

Social housing tenants should get compensation for living in homes ‘unfit for human habitation’, say MPs

Holiday lets outnumber homes to rent by 100 to 1 in UK’s staycation hotspots
holiday lets
Holiday homes

Holiday lets outnumber homes to rent by 100 to 1 in UK’s staycation hotspots

More than 1,000 Ukraine refugees have faced homelessness since arriving in England
Ukraine
UKRAINE

More than 1,000 Ukraine refugees have faced homelessness since arriving in England

Government urged to bring in new laws to protect homeless people in heatwaves
Heatwave

Government urged to bring in new laws to protect homeless people in heatwaves

Revealed: At least 30,000 people have waited 10 years for social housing
Image of council housing flats
Social housing

Revealed: At least 30,000 people have waited 10 years for social housing

People are being urged to help rough sleepers during the heatwave
heatwave
Heatwave

People are being urged to help rough sleepers during the heatwave

We looked at the records of the Housing Ministers in office since 2010
Housing minister merry-go-round
Housing

We looked at the records of the Housing Ministers in office since 2010

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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