Renting
Campaigners reveal tenants have been overcharged almost £2 million for service charges
![social housing tenants like Michael Savell are being overcharged for service charges](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230316_131609-1.jpg?w=768)
Campaigners reveal tenants have been overcharged almost £2 million for service charges
Landlords pocket £1.6bn in housing benefit for providing renters with horror homes
![Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is calling for more support for renters](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/EnvironmentLaunch_048PressMedia.jpg?w=768)
Landlords pocket £1.6bn in housing benefit for providing renters with horror homes
One in six young people are living in poor-quality housing and it’s hurting their health
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One in six young people are living in poor-quality housing and it’s hurting their health
Rent help for the unemployed doesn't extend to those still living at home
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Rent help for the unemployed doesn't extend to those still living at home
Grandma living in van after being made homeless goes viral on TikTok
![Lyn Pearman is living in a van after being made homeless when she was evicted by her landlord](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Lyn-Pearman-2-hero.jpg?w=768)
Grandma living in van after being made homeless goes viral on TikTok
Renters who complain are twice as likely to be evicted by their landlord
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Renters who complain are twice as likely to be evicted by their landlord
All the changes to minimum wage, income tax, universal credit, cost of living support and more coming in April
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All the changes to minimum wage, income tax, universal credit, cost of living support and more coming in April
England lost more than 200,000 of the most affordable social homes in the last decade
![social homes like Kentmere Tower in Birmingham England](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3376171157_afc56dacd6_o.jpg?w=768)
England lost more than 200,000 of the most affordable social homes in the last decade
What to do if you have damp and mould in your home
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What to do if you have damp and mould in your home
Why are Ukrainians finding themselves homeless in the UK?
![Ukrainians facing homelessness after fleeing Ukraine war](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pexels-mathias-reding-11421332.jpg?w=768)
Why are Ukrainians finding themselves homeless in the UK?
Ukraine: One mother’s story of how she found herself facing homelessness in the UK
![Ukraine homelessness Anna Bozhenko](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Anna-Bozhenko-Ukraine-hero-Beam-Emily-Girwan.jpg?w=768)
Ukraine: One mother’s story of how she found herself facing homelessness in the UK
Government will pay landlords 5 times more than it will spend on affordable housing in next 4 years
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Government will pay landlords 5 times more than it will spend on affordable housing in next 4 years
Campaigners halt eviction after man told his home is ‘no longer used for the Eritrean Community’
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Campaigners halt eviction after man told his home is ‘no longer used for the Eritrean Community’
Government urged to bring through rent reforms as evictions double
![Renting reform could help prevent people like Asia from being evicted](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/RS220_CentreForHomelessnessMerythOvers_101.jpg?w=768)
Government urged to bring through rent reforms as evictions double
Number of people sleeping rough for the first time in London increased by a third before Christmas
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Number of people sleeping rough for the first time in London increased by a third before Christmas
Former Tory housing ministers agree Britain hasn’t built enough homes despite being in charge for 13 years
![Sajid Javid is among the Tories who say Britain has not built enough homes](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/51274732935_9e7afd60c5_o.jpg?w=768)
Former Tory housing ministers agree Britain hasn’t built enough homes despite being in charge for 13 years
Bristol Council to ask government for powers to bring in rent controls as costs spiral
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Bristol Council to ask government for powers to bring in rent controls as costs spiral
There's a letting agency actually trying to fix the housing crisis. Here’s how
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There's a letting agency actually trying to fix the housing crisis. Here’s how
Broken boiler left you with no heating or hot water? Here’s what to do if you rent
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