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Housing
Single mum forced to share bed with daughter in ‘severely overcrowded’ flat wins legal battle
Single mum forced to share bed with daughter in ‘severely overcrowded’ flat wins legal battle
Sonia took action against Hackney Council after temporary accommodation placement left her and daughter sharing bed in room doubling up as a kitchen and living room
Labour promises ‘biggest building boom in a generation’ in reform of UK’s planning system
Labour promises ‘biggest building boom in a generation’ in reform of UK’s planning system
‘A jigsaw with pieces missing’: Why are new housing estates forcing people to rely on cars?
‘A jigsaw with pieces missing’: Why are new housing estates forcing people to rely on cars?
Top Stories
Andy Burnham: ‘Right to Buy scheme means homelessness will get worse before it gets better’
Andy Burnham: ‘Right to Buy scheme means homelessness will get worse before it gets better’
How fixing up forgotten churches can make a divine intervention in the housing crisis
How fixing up forgotten churches can make a divine intervention in the housing crisis
Homelessness
Single mum forced to share bed with daughter in ‘severely overcrowded’ flat wins legal battle
Single mum forced to share bed with daughter in ‘severely overcrowded’ flat wins legal battle
‘Being alive is utterly exhausting’: How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits
‘Being alive is utterly exhausting’: How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits
UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
Renting
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
Big Issue founder launches bid to ban no-fault evictions as soon as Renters’ Rights Bill is made law
Big Issue founder launches bid to ban no-fault evictions as soon as Renters’ Rights Bill is made law
DWP to ‘re-examine’ controversial universal credit rule for paying off rental debts
DWP to ‘re-examine’ controversial universal credit rule for paying off rental debts
Would 1.5m landlords selling up and leaving the rental market really be a bad thing?
Would 1.5m landlords selling up and leaving the rental market really be a bad thing?
Rough sleeping
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Rough sleeping in England soars by 20% in just a year: ‘It’s a red alert warning’
Rough sleeping in England soars by 20% in just a year: ‘It’s a red alert warning’
Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali: ‘We must take difficult decisions now to get back on track’
Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali: ‘We must take difficult decisions now to get back on track’
Housing advice
I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers
I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers
How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Understanding the issues
Single mum forced to share bed with daughter in ‘severely overcrowded’ flat wins legal battle
Single mum forced to share bed with daughter in ‘severely overcrowded’ flat wins legal battle
Labour promises ‘biggest building boom in a generation’ in reform of UK’s planning system
Labour promises ‘biggest building boom in a generation’ in reform of UK’s planning system
‘A jigsaw with pieces missing’: Why are new housing estates forcing people to rely on cars?
‘A jigsaw with pieces missing’: Why are new housing estates forcing people to rely on cars?
Andy Burnham: ‘Right to Buy scheme means homelessness will get worse before it gets better’
