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Housing crisis

'We're expecting a tidal wave': Councils fear homelessness will rise by a third
homelessness
Homelessness

'We're expecting a tidal wave': Councils fear homelessness will rise by a third

Sadiq Khan demands improvements to London's social homes with 1 in 7 not meeting basic standards
Social housing

Sadiq Khan demands improvements to London's social homes with 1 in 7 not meeting basic standards

Homelessness charity unveils new 'innovative' houses with capped rent
CGI rendering of Centrepoint's new build
Affordable housing

Homelessness charity unveils new 'innovative' houses with capped rent

Rough sleepers to be offered homes in converted hotels and schools
Homelessness

Rough sleepers to be offered homes in converted hotels and schools

There are as many families waiting for social housing in Cornwall as there are holiday lets
A street of homes in Cornwall
Second homes

There are as many families waiting for social housing in Cornwall as there are holiday lets

Evictions have increased by 400 per cent in a year
Renting

Evictions have increased by 400 per cent in a year

We spoke to mortgage experts about how much you need to earn to buy a house
Housing crisis

We spoke to mortgage experts about how much you need to earn to buy a house

The cladding crisis is disproportionately affecting young people
High rise flats
Cladding crisis

The cladding crisis is disproportionately affecting young people

Building the targeted 300,000 homes a year 'may not be enough to end housing crisis'
housing crisis
Housing

Building the targeted 300,000 homes a year 'may not be enough to end housing crisis'

Strictly's Greg Wise has a plan to solve the housing crisis
Greg Wise
Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly's Greg Wise has a plan to solve the housing crisis

EU citizens in Britain are three times more likely to sleep rough than everyone else
homelessness Stefan Crisis
Housing

EU citizens in Britain are three times more likely to sleep rough than everyone else

Family left with sewage running down kitchen walls for months
Renting Dawn Page
Housing

Family left with sewage running down kitchen walls for months

Why the world needs to embrace our Stop Mass Homelessness campaign
The Big Issue has launched a Stop Mass Homelessness campaign.
John Bird

Why the world needs to embrace our Stop Mass Homelessness campaign

Moving private renters into social homes could save the government £2billion a year
social homes
Housing

Moving private renters into social homes could save the government £2billion a year

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