Housing
AI is increasingly being used on listings for homes to rent. Is it acceptable or misleading?
AI is increasingly being used on listings for homes to rent. Is it acceptable or misleading?
Are renters being duped by AI-generated photos of properties, or do the images help to show the potential of a place?
Inside the Big Issue: Smart glasses on the streets
Inside the Big Issue: Smart glasses on the streets
Don’t be fooled: reviving the Help to Buy scheme won’t make housing more affordable in 2026
Don’t be fooled: reviving the Help to Buy scheme won’t make housing more affordable in 2026
Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: 'A completely wasted resource'
Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: 'A completely wasted resource'
Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’
Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’
'I grew up in social housing and now I'm going to Harvard. It's given me drive to change the world'
'I grew up in social housing and now I'm going to Harvard. It's given me drive to change the world'
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: 'It means everything'
How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: 'It means everything'
'So many of the problems we face today are a result of Right to Buy'
'So many of the problems we face today are a result of Right to Buy'
What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
What could be in chancellor John Healey's autumn budget and what could it mean for you?
What could be in chancellor John Healey's autumn budget and what could it mean for you?
'My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him'
'My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him'
London's walk-in homelessness services are closing. It's driving homeless people to hospital instead
London's walk-in homelessness services are closing. It's driving homeless people to hospital instead
The failure to build enough social housing is leaving families £8,000 a year worse off
The failure to build enough social housing is leaving families £8,000 a year worse off
The Conservatives want to cut housing benefit to fund defence spending. But will it work?
The Conservatives want to cut housing benefit to fund defence spending. But will it work?
We are paying for the climate crisis with lives and homes. The Nepal-Tibet floods must spark action
We are paying for the climate crisis with lives and homes. The Nepal-Tibet floods must spark action
Are Andy Burnham’s affordable homes plans a 'council housing revolution' or a 'massive backtrack'?
Are Andy Burnham’s affordable homes plans a 'council housing revolution' or a 'massive backtrack'?
I was homeless as a child. I know what Andy Burnham needs to do to end rough sleeping for good
I was homeless as a child. I know what Andy Burnham needs to do to end rough sleeping for good
Why building homes around railway stations is ‘far from an assault on the countryside’
Why building homes around railway stations is ‘far from an assault on the countryside’
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis?
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis?
Not every pensioner lives in a mortgage-free home. Rising rents mean more are facing homelessness
Not every pensioner lives in a mortgage-free home. Rising rents mean more are facing homelessness
Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
'RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever'
'RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever'
‘I work with homeless veterans. It takes more than a bed for Christmas to help them out of homelessness’
