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‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
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Homelessness

‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections

An estimated 231 people died while homeless in Scotland in 2024. Crisis Scotland called for a ‘laser focus on ending all forms of homelessness’ to prevent people dying on the streets
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

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
a homeless man sleeping rough
Homelessness

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets

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Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
Empty homes

Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness

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

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‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
Stock image of tents on the side of a road
Homelessness

‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections

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

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
a homeless man sleeping rough
Homelessness

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets

Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
empty homes in Bradford
Empty homes

Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness

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

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?

Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
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Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord

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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

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
a homeless man sleeping rough
Homelessness

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets

Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets
a man sleeping rough on the street
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets

How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping
a homeless man lying down sleeping rough on the street
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How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping

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Renting with pets: Know your rights
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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
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How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?

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‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
Stock image of tents on the side of a road
Homelessness

‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections

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

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
a homeless man sleeping rough
Homelessness

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets

Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
empty homes in Bradford
Empty homes

Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness

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