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Housing
Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: 'A very positive step'
Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: 'A very positive step'
Rachel Reeves revealed plans to allow renters to show they can afford a mortgage through paying rent on time. It’s a change Big Issue has long been calling for. Here's what it could mean for your credit score
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Renters' Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers' 'tenant and landlord battle'
Renters' Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers' 'tenant and landlord battle'
The Renters' Rights Bill promises more security – but it won't tackle high rents crippling renters
The Renters' Rights Bill promises more security – but it won't tackle high rents crippling renters
Letters: Why are people ready to hand our NHS to Farage and his millionaires?
Letters: Why are people ready to hand our NHS to Farage and his millionaires?
Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here's what they spent their money on
Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here's what they spent their money on
The 2012 Olympics promised to regenerate East London. What went wrong?
The 2012 Olympics promised to regenerate East London. What went wrong?
Gen Z Londoners are handing out ‘awards’ to the organisations they blame for the housing crisis
Gen Z Londoners are handing out ‘awards’ to the organisations they blame for the housing crisis
Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Can building homes around and above railways help get Labour's housebuilding plan on track?
Can building homes around and above railways help get Labour's housebuilding plan on track?
Rise of the good landlords: Inside the movement to make the private rental sector tackle homelessness
Rise of the good landlords: Inside the movement to make the private rental sector tackle homelessness
This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK's housing crisis
This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK's housing crisis
I lived on a debt-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about poverty
I lived on a debt-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about poverty
The housing crisis isn't a competition between helping 'our own' and supporting others
The housing crisis isn't a competition between helping 'our own' and supporting others
Home Office extends 56-day refugee move-on period – but it doesn't go far enough, campaigners say
Home Office extends 56-day refugee move-on period – but it doesn't go far enough, campaigners say
Black and minority households 'forced to cut their hair and hide their accents' to get social housing
Black and minority households 'forced to cut their hair and hide their accents' to get social housing
Sky-high rents mean ageing tenants 'won't be able to retire' – adding billions to the benefits bill
Sky-high rents mean ageing tenants 'won't be able to retire' – adding billions to the benefits bill
This rule change is helping care leavers and domestic abuse survivors to get social homes
This rule change is helping care leavers and domestic abuse survivors to get social homes
Homeless young people slapped with £1,800 carpet bill after finally being housed
Homeless young people slapped with £1,800 carpet bill after finally being housed
This innovative new project helps get both domestic abuse victims and perpetrators off the streets
This innovative new project helps get both domestic abuse victims and perpetrators off the streets
Thousands of Brit-born children with migrant parents face destitution: 'Don't deny children their rights'
Thousands of Brit-born children with migrant parents face destitution: 'Don't deny children their rights'
Labour wants to shake-up the controversial Right to Buy scheme with these three steps
Labour wants to shake-up the controversial Right to Buy scheme with these three steps
Over 10 times more women sleeping rough than official stats suggest, report says
Over 10 times more women sleeping rough than official stats suggest, report says
Labour wants to build 300,000 affordable and social homes in 10 years. But is it enough?
Labour wants to build 300,000 affordable and social homes in 10 years. But is it enough?
Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid warnings of benefit cuts making things worse
