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Housing
'Mr Sunak, do something': Big Issue vendors lead call for PM to protect renters from homelessness
'Mr Sunak, do something': Big Issue vendors lead call for PM to protect renters from homelessness
Landlords need to accept responsibility not only for the housing crisis – but for our misery
Landlords need to accept responsibility not only for the housing crisis – but for our misery
'The most vile place I've ever seen': Families stuck in 'uninhabitable' temporary housing
'The most vile place I've ever seen': Families stuck in 'uninhabitable' temporary housing
The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Housing and homelessness
The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Housing and homelessness
Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and 'third-world poverty conditions', government told
Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and 'third-world poverty conditions', government told
'Lonely and expensive': London is becoming less 'liveable' than other European cities, study finds
'Lonely and expensive': London is becoming less 'liveable' than other European cities, study finds
NRLA boss Ben Beadle: 'We must not ignore landlords who are failing to do the right thing'
NRLA boss Ben Beadle: 'We must not ignore landlords who are failing to do the right thing'
Two-thirds of government's £4.2bn housebuilding fund remains unspent – so we spent it for them
Two-thirds of government's £4.2bn housebuilding fund remains unspent – so we spent it for them
Why residents must, must, must have a say in the design of their communities
Why residents must, must, must have a say in the design of their communities
5 ways to fix a broken UK – from universal credit to an urgent general election
5 ways to fix a broken UK – from universal credit to an urgent general election
Storm Pia: 'Danger to life' weather warning should put focus on rough sleepers and homeless people
Storm Pia: 'Danger to life' weather warning should put focus on rough sleepers and homeless people
Labour must urgently tackle land banking to have any hope of solving UK's housing crisis
Labour must urgently tackle land banking to have any hope of solving UK's housing crisis
Exposed wires, black mould and rats: State of student housing leaving residents with health issues
Exposed wires, black mould and rats: State of student housing leaving residents with health issues
Homeless man asks to be sent to jail for a bed and a meal. It happens more often than you'd think
Homeless man asks to be sent to jail for a bed and a meal. It happens more often than you'd think
Property inflation divided Britain – this is what needs to be done to fix it
Property inflation divided Britain – this is what needs to be done to fix it
Sadiq Khan gives councils new powers to buy 10,000 homes and take on social housing crisis
Sadiq Khan gives councils new powers to buy 10,000 homes and take on social housing crisis
Revolving door of housing ministers is making housing crisis worse – this has to change
Revolving door of housing ministers is making housing crisis worse – this has to change
'Yet more chaos': 15th housing minister axed since 2010 in cabinet reshuffle
'Yet more chaos': 15th housing minister axed since 2010 in cabinet reshuffle
Neighbours band together to tackle energy bills and show how climate action starts at home
Neighbours band together to tackle energy bills and show how climate action starts at home
Homelessness is never a lifestyle choice: Big Issue's reaction to Suella Braverman comments
