Housing

Renters like Natasha will no longer be scared of complaining about damp in case they're evicted
Generation Rent chief executive Ben Twomey
Section 21

Renters like Natasha will no longer be scared of complaining about damp in case they're evicted

Today marks a new era for private renters across England, writes Ben Twomey, chief executive of Generation Rent.
The Renters' Rights Act must finally give tenants the service they pay landlords a premium for
a hand putting a key into another hand
Rachael Williamson

The Renters' Rights Act must finally give tenants the service they pay landlords a premium for

Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban
renters protest in London with protesters holding placards
Renting

Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban

Renters’ Rights Act: ‘For too long, families have lived with the constant fear of eviction’
Renting

Renters’ Rights Act: ‘For too long, families have lived with the constant fear of eviction’

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: 'A clear failure'
Homelessness

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: 'A clear failure'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Renters’ Rights Act won’t make homes affordable – politicians must show renters they'll act
Renters protest at the National Housing Demonstration in London
Clara Collingwood

The Renters’ Rights Act won’t make homes affordable – politicians must show renters they'll act

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

The Renters' Rights Act is finally here. Here's what is changing for tenants and landlords
London Renters Union activists holding a placard which reads: 'High rents kill our communities', while protesting against sky-high rents in 2024
Renting

The Renters' Rights Act is finally here. Here's what is changing for tenants and landlords

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering introducing a rent freeze. Will it help renters?
Thousands of people attended the National Housing Demonstration in London on 18 April 2026 to demand rent controls and more council housing
Renting

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering introducing a rent freeze. Will it help renters?

How the housing crisis led to me becoming a houseplant influencer
Claire Lowrie with her house plants.
Gardening

How the housing crisis led to me becoming a houseplant influencer

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?

104 children's deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: 'We should be outraged'
An image of a baby
Homelessness

104 children's deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: 'We should be outraged'

'Terrified of a rent increase': How Labour's housing benefit cuts are hitting renters
Terraced houses in Manchester
Renting

'Terrified of a rent increase': How Labour's housing benefit cuts are hitting renters

Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: 'People are neglected for profit'
Renter Jo Winter
Renting

Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: 'People are neglected for profit'

Wales homeless football team faces race against time to survive: ‘We’re at breaking point’
Wayne Ellaway Homeless World Cup
Homelessness

Wales homeless football team faces race against time to survive: ‘We’re at breaking point’

Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation 
Letters

Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation 

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?
Boarded-up empty homes in Bradford
Housing

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?

The buildings our communities love are burning. We can’t keep losing them
The Big Mill in Leek
Heritage

The buildings our communities love are burning. We can’t keep losing them

How gambling and domestic abuse are plunging women into homelessness
Mercy Denedo, Liz Riley

How gambling and domestic abuse are plunging women into homelessness

New homeless village offers 'brilliant solution' that organisers want to bring to a town near you
Social Bite co-founder Josh Littlejohn on the steps of one of the modular homes at the new Harriet Gardens village
Homelessness

New homeless village offers 'brilliant solution' that organisers want to bring to a town near you

Local housing allowance stays frozen this year. Renters need housing benefit to keep up with rents
a stressed old man with his hand out in despair
Morgan Vine

Local housing allowance stays frozen this year. Renters need housing benefit to keep up with rents

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Love Island winner Toni Laites: 'My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings'
Toni Laites is Love Island's first American contestant.
Interview

Love Island winner Toni Laites: 'My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings'

Half a million empty homes are 'hiding in plain sight'. Here's how to unlock them
Stock image of a row of houses
Housing

Half a million empty homes are 'hiding in plain sight'. Here's how to unlock them

Reform UK housing spokesperson sacked over 'deeply dehumanising' Grenfell comments
Grenfell Tower
Politics

Reform UK housing spokesperson sacked over 'deeply dehumanising' Grenfell comments

Homeless young people 'left to sleep rough' after councils failed to assess their needs
Stock image of a homeless woman
homelessness

Homeless young people 'left to sleep rough' after councils failed to assess their needs