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Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
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Renting

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

With record rent rises becoming the norm, The Big Issue looks at whether renters face more surges or if the tide is starting to turn in the favour of tenants
Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
Prince William on a visit to Bournemouth
Homelessness

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning
damp and mould
Damp and mould

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning

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Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next
Homelessness

Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next

Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears
RENTING

Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

Homelessness

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Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
Prince William on a visit to Bournemouth
Homelessness

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools

There is a roadmap to end homelessness by 2040. Now it’s up those in power to follow it
Crisis Scotland representatives show cabinet secretary for housing Mairi McAllan the roadmap to end homelessness by 2040
Maeve McGoldrick

There is a roadmap to end homelessness by 2040. Now it’s up those in power to follow it

Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next
Aeryn, a care leaver who took part in a trial where she was given £2,000 to spend on whatever she wanted
Homelessness

Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next

Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
Millionaire Anthony and barmaid Tilly handcuffed together on Channel 4's Handcuffed
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Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires

Renting

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Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
rents uk
Renting

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears
a hand putting a key into another hand
RENTING

Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears

Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show
Theatre

Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show

Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban
Reform UK Richard Tice
RENTING

Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban

Rough sleeping

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Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
Millionaire Anthony and barmaid Tilly handcuffed together on Channel 4's Handcuffed
TV

Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026

Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
a person sleeping rough in a doorway
Homelessness

Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather

How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis
Eastbourne councillor Peter Diplock outside The Salvation Army
Homelessness

How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis

Housing advice

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Renting with pets: Know your rights
a woman sitting on a bed using a laptop, with a golden retriever lying beside her
renting

Renting with pets: Know your rights

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

Here’s what to do if you see a homeless person
a person lies on the pavement facing away from the camera, with a guitar propped up beside them
Homelessness

Here’s what to do if you see a homeless person

How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
A plumber is reaching up into the bottom of a boiler in a white room
Renting

How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?

Understanding the issues

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Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
rents uk
Renting

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
Prince William on a visit to Bournemouth
Homelessness

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning
damp and mould
Damp and mould

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning

Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next
Aeryn, a care leaver who took part in a trial where she was given £2,000 to spend on whatever she wanted
Homelessness

Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next