Housing
No-fault evictions will be scrapped 'in name only' under Tory renting reforms, campaigners warn
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No-fault evictions will be scrapped 'in name only' under Tory renting reforms, campaigners warn
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby: 'We need to end short-termism to fix the housing crisis'
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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby: 'We need to end short-termism to fix the housing crisis'
Home Office whistleblower reveals 'shame' of working on 'crackpot Tory' plan to criminalise homelessness
![Criminal Justice Bill will criminalise 'nuisance rough sleeping and begging'](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/pexels-thom-gonzalez-10133572.jpg?w=768)
Home Office whistleblower reveals 'shame' of working on 'crackpot Tory' plan to criminalise homelessness
UK housing crisis is so bad that some people waiting 55 years for a social home: 'We need change'
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UK housing crisis is so bad that some people waiting 55 years for a social home: 'We need change'
We need new homes to have any hope of ending UK's housing crisis. So where are all the builders?
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We need new homes to have any hope of ending UK's housing crisis. So where are all the builders?
Emmerdale star Alexander Lincoln: 'When people lose their house, they can lose their humanity'
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Emmerdale star Alexander Lincoln: 'When people lose their house, they can lose their humanity'
Labour unveils plan for new housing on 'ugly grey belt land'. But is Starmer going far enough?
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Labour unveils plan for new housing on 'ugly grey belt land'. But is Starmer going far enough?
Renting reforms risk 'trapping' victims of domestic violence with abusers, government warned
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Renting reforms risk 'trapping' victims of domestic violence with abusers, government warned
Renters being forced to move house costs £550m per year: 'I'm always in fight or flight'
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Renters being forced to move house costs £550m per year: 'I'm always in fight or flight'
'It's an epidemic': 1.4 million workers trapped in insecure jobs are stuck in precarious rented homes
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'It's an epidemic': 1.4 million workers trapped in insecure jobs are stuck in precarious rented homes
It's five years and four PMs since Tory vow to ban no-fault evictions. Why are we still waiting?
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It's five years and four PMs since Tory vow to ban no-fault evictions. Why are we still waiting?
No-fault evictions put households at risk of homelessness over 80,000 times since Tory ban pledge
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No-fault evictions put households at risk of homelessness over 80,000 times since Tory ban pledge
Dropping leasehold pledge could cost Labour millions of votes, campaigners warn: 'Expect consequences'
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Dropping leasehold pledge could cost Labour millions of votes, campaigners warn: 'Expect consequences'
'It's unforgivable': Michael Gove served 'eviction notice' by protesters over rising homelessness
![DLUHC protest by HASL gives Michael Gove eviction notice](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GK5dwF4WQAAkciY.jpeg?w=768)
'It's unforgivable': Michael Gove served 'eviction notice' by protesters over rising homelessness
Criminal Justice Bill: Plan to criminalise rough sleeping will 'punish people with nowhere to go'
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Criminal Justice Bill: Plan to criminalise rough sleeping will 'punish people with nowhere to go'
Rent will rise faster than wages for years, think tank warns: 'Nowhere to hide from housing crisis'
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Rent will rise faster than wages for years, think tank warns: 'Nowhere to hide from housing crisis'
Sadiq Khan promises 6,000 rent control homes for London key workers: 'I'll be a renters' champion'
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Sadiq Khan promises 6,000 rent control homes for London key workers: 'I'll be a renters' champion'
Single mum with arthritis faces homelessness after 'absolutely disgusting' no-fault eviction
![Debbie Graham from Carlisle is facing a no-fault eviction](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/pro-5lsrc4Dd.jpeg?w=768)
Single mum with arthritis faces homelessness after 'absolutely disgusting' no-fault eviction
'A national scandal': Shocking number of kids living in dangerously mouldy homes, social workers say
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'A national scandal': Shocking number of kids living in dangerously mouldy homes, social workers say
'People should not be arrested if they smell': Sunak facing revolt over plan to criminalise homelessness
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