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'I came here for safety and I've come into danger': The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
Asylum seekers

'I came here for safety and I've come into danger': The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women

Disabled renters hoped Labour would bring change. Are they actually any different to the Tories?
starmer and sunak
Mikey Erhardt

Disabled renters hoped Labour would bring change. Are they actually any different to the Tories?

Labour won't hit 1.5 million home target without putting up serious cash to get Britain building
Labour deputy prime minister and housing secretary Angela Rayner speaking in Parliament
HOUSING

Labour won't hit 1.5 million home target without putting up serious cash to get Britain building

Gail Porter on going from TV star to homeless and the power of having your own washing machine
Furniture poverty

Gail Porter on going from TV star to homeless and the power of having your own washing machine

London housing crisis 'breaking borough budgets' as councils warn of £700m funding shortfall
An aerial shot of central London
Housing crisis

London housing crisis 'breaking borough budgets' as councils warn of £700m funding shortfall

Four ways Labour's Renters' Rights Bill differs from the Tories' doomed Renters Reform Bill
View of terraced houses in Bath
RENTING

Four ways Labour's Renters' Rights Bill differs from the Tories' doomed Renters Reform Bill

What is an illegal eviction?
a man knelt down fixing the lock on a door
renting

What is an illegal eviction?

Will the council rehouse me if I get evicted?
a block of council flats
social housing

Will the council rehouse me if I get evicted?

What is a retaliatory eviction?
A to let sign outside a row of houses
renting

What is a retaliatory eviction?

Andy Burnham wants to give homes to Manchester's rough sleepers in 'sea change for housing'
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham
Rough sleeping

Andy Burnham wants to give homes to Manchester's rough sleepers in 'sea change for housing'

Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway
prisons
Prisons

Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway

Renters' Rights Bill: Labour has 'once-in-a-generation opportunity' to fix the renting crisis
Labour housing secretary Angela Rayner and housing minister Matther Pennycook
Renting

Renters' Rights Bill: Labour has 'once-in-a-generation opportunity' to fix the renting crisis

For many homeless people their relationship with their dog is lifesaving. Here's why
Harriet Page

For many homeless people their relationship with their dog is lifesaving. Here's why

Inside the Big Issue: Oasis, Big Issue and me – by Rupa Huq
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Oasis, Big Issue and me – by Rupa Huq

Four things Labour's new taskforce must do immediately to end homelessness
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner speaking to a man at a homelessness charity in Wales
Rick Henderson

Four things Labour's new taskforce must do immediately to end homelessness

California's governor wants to use AI to solve homelessness – but it's backfired, badly
California governor Gavin Newsom
Homelessness

California's governor wants to use AI to solve homelessness – but it's backfired, badly

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Grenfell inquiry can be a watershed moment for social housing – if we want it to be
A placard calling for 'Justice for Grenfell'
Alex Diner

Grenfell inquiry can be a watershed moment for social housing – if we want it to be

Disabled facilities grant: What is it and can I get one?
A woman in a wheelchair cutting food on a kitchen counter
housing

Disabled facilities grant: What is it and can I get one?

Home improvement grants: What you should know
a construction worker installing insulation
housing

Home improvement grants: What you should know

Gas safety checks in rented properties
renting

Gas safety checks in rented properties

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