Housing
Number of people sleeping rough in England more than double than when Tories came to power
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Number of people sleeping rough in England more than double than when Tories came to power
No-fault eviction notice periods must be increased to four months, government told
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No-fault eviction notice periods must be increased to four months, government told
Selling off social housing stinks of short-term thinking from local councils
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Selling off social housing stinks of short-term thinking from local councils
Jeremy Hunt to unveil 99% mortgages in Spring Budget. But what does it mean for housing crisis?
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Jeremy Hunt to unveil 99% mortgages in Spring Budget. But what does it mean for housing crisis?
'It's a win-win solution': Building social housing could add £50bn to UK economy, study finds
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'It's a win-win solution': Building social housing could add £50bn to UK economy, study finds
Competition watchdog launches investigation into house builders over failure to build enough homes
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Competition watchdog launches investigation into house builders over failure to build enough homes
Rising homelessness has UK in a chokehold – but this project is fighting back with mixed martial arts
![MMA class to prevent homelessness in Sheffield](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TBI_MMA_240124_mh14.jpg?w=768)
Rising homelessness has UK in a chokehold – but this project is fighting back with mixed martial arts
Stroke victim is a 'prisoner in his front room' – so these hero builders are stepping in to change that
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Stroke victim is a 'prisoner in his front room' – so these hero builders are stepping in to change that
'An amazing U-turn': Home Office drops bid to allow asylum seekers to live in unsafe housing
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'An amazing U-turn': Home Office drops bid to allow asylum seekers to live in unsafe housing
Landlord Tory MPs are trying to 'gut' protections for private renters, analysis shows
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Landlord Tory MPs are trying to 'gut' protections for private renters, analysis shows
Prince William to build social housing in his back garden to help end homelessness
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Prince William to build social housing in his back garden to help end homelessness
Mum with disabled daughter facing homelessness as council refuses help: 'She'll have a breakdown'
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Mum with disabled daughter facing homelessness as council refuses help: 'She'll have a breakdown'
Housing legal aid ‘on brink of collapse’, experts warn
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Housing legal aid ‘on brink of collapse’, experts warn
Renters in Scotland face 'tidal wave of evictions' as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end
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Renters in Scotland face 'tidal wave of evictions' as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end
Council house tenants fear eviction after energy bills skyrocket by 350%: 'It's completely unfair'
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Council house tenants fear eviction after energy bills skyrocket by 350%: 'It's completely unfair'
No-fault evictions will be banned by next election, Michael Gove promises: 'We will have outlawed it'
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No-fault evictions will be banned by next election, Michael Gove promises: 'We will have outlawed it'
Councils need millions to prevent bankruptcy due to rising cost of homelessness: 'It's a national crisis'
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Councils need millions to prevent bankruptcy due to rising cost of homelessness: 'It's a national crisis'
Surge in number of no-fault evictions, figures show: 'How are renters expected to live like this?'
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Surge in number of no-fault evictions, figures show: 'How are renters expected to live like this?'
How viral Wetherspoons game is helping feed hungry homeless people: 'Everyone wants to help'
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