Renting
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham: 'If you don't give people good homes they can't have good lives'
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Manchester mayor Andy Burnham: 'If you don't give people good homes they can't have good lives'
More than 5,000 renters face being made homeless over Christmas, Labour says: 'People are dying'
![Angela Rayner on renters facing homelessness](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/shutterstock_editorial_2047401536.jpg?w=768)
More than 5,000 renters face being made homeless over Christmas, Labour says: 'People are dying'
Five-month wait for housing benefit boost risks 18,000 Londoners falling into homelessness
![Single Homeless Project's Tadhg Mockler said the wait for housing benefit to be boosted when local housing allowance rates rise in April is keeping people trapped in homelessness](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Tadhg-Mockler.jpg?w=768)
Five-month wait for housing benefit boost risks 18,000 Londoners falling into homelessness
Exposed wires, black mould and rats: State of student housing leaving residents with health issues
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Exposed wires, black mould and rats: State of student housing leaving residents with health issues
Housing benefit boost for renters will be wiped out by 2025, experts warn
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Housing benefit boost for renters will be wiped out by 2025, experts warn
Renters paying £1,200 more for a home due to unjust bidding wars: 'Rent is going through the roof'
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Renters paying £1,200 more for a home due to unjust bidding wars: 'Rent is going through the roof'
'Shameful' housing crisis leaves almost 140,000 children living in temporary accommodation
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'Shameful' housing crisis leaves almost 140,000 children living in temporary accommodation
Tories yet again fail to hit housebuilding target – and it's only going to get worse, experts say
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Tories yet again fail to hit housebuilding target – and it's only going to get worse, experts say
Renters Reform Bill: Tories vote down Labour bid to end no-fault evictions delay
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Renters Reform Bill: Tories vote down Labour bid to end no-fault evictions delay
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces raise in local housing allowance for first time in three years
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces raise in local housing allowance for first time in three years
Teacher forced to sleep rough at Heathrow Airport calls on government to ban no-fault evictions
![Steve is facing a no-fault eviction and could be homeless in Heathrow](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Steve-s21-case-study-1.jpg?w=768)
Teacher forced to sleep rough at Heathrow Airport calls on government to ban no-fault evictions
No, banning no-fault evictions will not hurt renters – here's proof
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No, banning no-fault evictions will not hurt renters – here's proof
No-fault evictions soar in England as situation for renters 'set to become even more bleak'
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No-fault evictions soar in England as situation for renters 'set to become even more bleak'
Rough sleeping in London hits record highs as Home Office clears asylum backlog
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Rough sleeping in London hits record highs as Home Office clears asylum backlog
Renters Reform Bill: Tenants fear even further delays to ban on no-fault evictions
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Renters Reform Bill: Tenants fear even further delays to ban on no-fault evictions
Bill to reform rental market and ban no-fault evictions to get second reading after lengthy delay
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Bill to reform rental market and ban no-fault evictions to get second reading after lengthy delay
Labour vs Conservatives: Who has the right plan to end the UK housing crisis?
![Conservatives' Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer of Labour went head to head in party conference speeches but which one tackled the housing crisis head on](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1244213867.jpg?w=768)
Labour vs Conservatives: Who has the right plan to end the UK housing crisis?
Renters 'age faster' than homeowners, according to science – but effects can be reversed
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Renters 'age faster' than homeowners, according to science – but effects can be reversed
Unpaid carer on universal credit rejected from renting 100 properties after no-fault eviction
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Unpaid carer on universal credit rejected from renting 100 properties after no-fault eviction
Building more social and affordable housing could save taxpayers £1.5 billion a year, academics say
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