Housing
Is social impact investing the solution to the temporary accommodation crisis?
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Is social impact investing the solution to the temporary accommodation crisis?
Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget ignored our national shame – the crisis of unsafe housing
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Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget ignored our national shame – the crisis of unsafe housing
BBC Radio 1 star Dean McCullough shares his experience of homelessness: 'You don't have to be lonely'
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BBC Radio 1 star Dean McCullough shares his experience of homelessness: 'You don't have to be lonely'
Council tax will soar for millions in April. Here's how we got into this mess
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Council tax will soar for millions in April. Here's how we got into this mess
Utopian visions of living are neglecting public housing. That must change
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Utopian visions of living are neglecting public housing. That must change
No-fault eviction notice periods must be increased to four months, government told
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No-fault eviction notice periods must be increased to four months, government told
Selling off social housing stinks of short-term thinking from local councils
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Selling off social housing stinks of short-term thinking from local councils
Jeremy Hunt to unveil 99% mortgages in Spring Budget. But what does it mean for housing crisis?
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Jeremy Hunt to unveil 99% mortgages in Spring Budget. But what does it mean for housing crisis?
'It's a win-win solution': Building social housing could add £50bn to UK economy, study finds
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'It's a win-win solution': Building social housing could add £50bn to UK economy, study finds
Stroke victim is a 'prisoner in his front room' – so these hero builders are stepping in to change that
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Stroke victim is a 'prisoner in his front room' – so these hero builders are stepping in to change that
Why delay on no-fault eviction ban is dangerous for disabled renters: 'We must end this cruel law'
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Why delay on no-fault eviction ban is dangerous for disabled renters: 'We must end this cruel law'
'An amazing U-turn': Home Office drops bid to allow asylum seekers to live in unsafe housing
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'An amazing U-turn': Home Office drops bid to allow asylum seekers to live in unsafe housing
How iconic arts venue graced by Elton John and Amy Winehouse is helping homeless people
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How iconic arts venue graced by Elton John and Amy Winehouse is helping homeless people
Housing legal aid ‘on brink of collapse’, experts warn
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Housing legal aid ‘on brink of collapse’, experts warn
Renters in Scotland face 'tidal wave of evictions' as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end
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Renters in Scotland face 'tidal wave of evictions' as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end
'Mr Sunak, do something': Big Issue vendors lead call for PM to protect renters from homelessness
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'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
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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
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'The most vile place I've ever seen': Families stuck in 'uninhabitable' temporary housing
The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Housing and homelessness
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The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Housing and homelessness
Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and 'third-world poverty conditions', government told
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