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Pensioner couple receives four no-fault eviction notices in single year: ‘They’re inhumane’
End Housing Insecurity Now

Pensioner couple receives four no-fault eviction notices in single year: ‘They’re inhumane’

Shelter has warned renters over the age of 55 face a no-fault eviction every 16 minutes. Pensioner couple Alan and Lee Harries told The Big Issue the insecurity of renting has affected their health and seen them move home several times

Mum feared her family would end up ‘living in a tent’ after no-fault eviction notice
End Housing Insecurity Now

Mum feared her family would end up ‘living in a tent’ after no-fault eviction notice

Monika, from Preston, has backed The Big Issue’s End Housing Insecurity Now campaign after struggling to find a place to live following a Section 21 notice earlier this year

Fury as Tories yet again delay much-needed Renters Reform Bill: ‘Will we ever see it again?’
End Housing Insecurity Now

Fury as Tories yet again delay much-needed Renters Reform Bill: ‘Will we ever see it again?’

The Renters Reform Bill will not be debated by MPs until at least November, according to reports. Support The Big Issue’s End Housing Security Now campaign as we call for the bill to be brought into law

Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic
Housing

Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic

‘I received a no-fault eviction notice on Christmas Eve – and I’ve been homeless ever since’
End Housing Insecurity Now

‘I received a no-fault eviction notice on Christmas Eve – and I’ve been homeless ever since’

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Big Issue urges prime minister to protect renters with bold Rishi’s Removals stunt
End Housing Insecurity Now

Big Issue urges prime minister to protect renters with bold Rishi’s Removals stunt

‘The leadership we need’: Humza Yousaf confirms plans for rent controls in Scotland
Rent controls

‘The leadership we need’: Humza Yousaf confirms plans for rent controls in Scotland

Squalid flats smaller than parking spaces lead to massive £285,000 fine for landlord
Housing

Squalid flats smaller than parking spaces lead to massive £285,000 fine for landlord

We can’t keep hoping energy bills will fall – we need to treat access to energy as a fundamental right
Energy price cap

We can’t keep hoping energy bills will fall – we need to treat access to energy as a fundamental right

Councils are running out of temporary accommodation to help homeless families
Homelessness

Councils are running out of temporary accommodation to help homeless families

Housing is more affordable than a year ago, says Halifax
Housing

Housing is more affordable than a year ago, says Halifax

Rents in the UK are rising at the highest rate for decades. Will they keep going up?
Renting

Rents in the UK are rising at the highest rate for decades. Will they keep going up?

Thousands of tenants lose homes to no-fault evictions as wait for Renters Reform Bill goes on
Housing

Thousands of tenants lose homes to no-fault evictions as wait for Renters Reform Bill goes on

Homelessness in England reaches new heights amid cost of living crisis, government figures show
homelessness

Homelessness in England reaches new heights amid cost of living crisis, government figures show

What is the Renters Reform Bill and how will it change things for renters?
Renting

What is the Renters Reform Bill and how will it change things for renters?

Renters could face eviction every 15 minutes this summer in wait for Renters Reform Bill
Housing

Renters could face eviction every 15 minutes this summer in wait for Renters Reform Bill

Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London’s extortionate rents
Housing crisis

Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London’s extortionate rents

Michael Gove couldn’t spend £1.9bn to tackle the housing crisis. So here’s 10 things the money could be spent on instead
Government spending

Michael Gove couldn’t spend £1.9bn to tackle the housing crisis. So here’s 10 things the money could be spent on instead

Government housing plans could make half a million homeless
Homelessness

Government housing plans could make half a million homeless

Renters protest outside London event helping landlords maximise profits
Renting

Renters protest outside London event helping landlords maximise profits

‘A bad situation is becoming disastrous’: Number of homes for rent in London has plummeted since Covid
Renting

‘A bad situation is becoming disastrous’: Number of homes for rent in London has plummeted since Covid

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The number of people sleeping rough in London has surged 20% in just a year
Rough sleeping

The number of people sleeping rough in London has surged 20% in just a year

‘Damaging’ housing benefits are leaving low-income renters with nowhere to rent in England
RENTING

‘Damaging’ housing benefits are leaving low-income renters with nowhere to rent in England

Renters Reform Coalition urges tenants to call on MPs to strengthen renter reforms
RENTING

Renters Reform Coalition urges tenants to call on MPs to strengthen renter reforms

Rent increases: Everything a tenant needs to know
RENTING

Rent increases: Everything a tenant needs to know