Housing
Here's why I love Netflix's hugely problematic Buying London
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Here's why I love Netflix's hugely problematic Buying London
Billions added to British energy bills due to failure to properly insulate homes, study finds
![More insulation for homes is part of the Government's fight against fuel poverty](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/insulation.jpg?w=768)
Billions added to British energy bills due to failure to properly insulate homes, study finds
Rough sleepers 'forcibly removed' from tents outside London council headquarters: 'It's ridiculous'
![Camden rough sleeping incident](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Streets-Kitchen-Camden-incident-1.jpg?w=768)
Rough sleepers 'forcibly removed' from tents outside London council headquarters: 'It's ridiculous'
Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh's housing emergency really is
![Taylor Swift](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1570_music_shutterstock_editorial_13842775d-scaled.jpg?w=768)
Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh's housing emergency really is
White pants, bin bags and a light on injustice: Inside the world's first Museum of Homelessness
![Museum Of Homelessness, Finsbury Park, London.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1617_MOH_Hero_15cda2.jpg?w=768)
White pants, bin bags and a light on injustice: Inside the world's first Museum of Homelessness
General election 2024: Our Blueprint for Change calls on next government to end poverty for good
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General election 2024: Our Blueprint for Change calls on next government to end poverty for good
Benedict Cumberbatch: 'History judges us on how we treat those who are most vulnerable'
![Benedict Cumberbatch in Netflix series Eric with his monster pal](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1617_Cumberbatch_Eric_Hero_82ac96.jpg?w=768)
Benedict Cumberbatch: 'History judges us on how we treat those who are most vulnerable'
Building more social housing could save NHS and DWP billions – and add even more to UK's economy
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Building more social housing could save NHS and DWP billions – and add even more to UK's economy
Leaseholder rights: How to fight against rip-off service charges – a step-by-step guide
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Leaseholder rights: How to fight against rip-off service charges – a step-by-step guide
'You live in fear': Leasehold homeowners share horror stories of nasty hidden fees and service charges
![leasehold, michael gove](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-02-at-16.26.00.png?w=768)
'You live in fear': Leasehold homeowners share horror stories of nasty hidden fees and service charges
Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products
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Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products
Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward
![Affected families in Westminster after the damning report into the infected blood scandal was published](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1617_John_Bird_Hero.jpg?w=768)
Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward
Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as street homelessness soars
![Benedict Cumberbatch in Netflix series Eric with his monster pal](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1617_Cumberbatch_Eric_Hero_82ac96.jpg?w=768)
Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as street homelessness soars
Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: 'If we could do more, we would'
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Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: 'If we could do more, we would'
From poverty and housing to migrant and LGBTQ+ rights – why 2024 general election has such high stakes
![Rishi Sunak after calling the 4 July General Election](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53739987118_aa82ec4701_k-e1716457392177.jpg?w=768)
From poverty and housing to migrant and LGBTQ+ rights – why 2024 general election has such high stakes
Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to 'dangerous' loan sharks, study finds
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Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to 'dangerous' loan sharks, study finds
Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
![rough sleeping and temporary accommodation in Scotland is under the spotlight on Buchanan Street in Glasgow](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/artur-kraft-mZk3lQzf0Xo-unsplash.jpg?w=768)
Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
Sunak calls general election for 4 July: 'It's time to put a limping government out of its misery'
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Sunak calls general election for 4 July: 'It's time to put a limping government out of its misery'
This government failed to end rough sleeping – so now they're trying to police it out of existence
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This government failed to end rough sleeping – so now they're trying to police it out of existence
Labour promises wave of new towns if elected. But will they make a dent in UK's housing crisis?
![Angela Rayner announces Labour new town plan](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2149237103.jpg?w=768)