Housing crisis
Rents in the UK are rising at the highest rate for decades. Will they keep going up?
Rents in the UK are rising at the highest rate for decades. Will they keep going up?
As Zoopla and Rightmove report record average rent rises, The Big Issue looks at whether renters face more surges as the cost of living crisis continues to hit households.
What should Liz Truss do in their first 100 days do to tackle the housing crisis?
What should Liz Truss do in their first 100 days do to tackle the housing crisis?
Here’s what Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss need to do in their first 100 days at 10 Downing Street to get to grips with housing and homelessness.
Housing activists launch campaign calling for Airbnb regulation
Housing activists launch campaign calling for Airbnb regulation
The campaign will lobby government to give councils in England the power to refuse homes being converted into Airbnbs.
Campaigners hold fake award ceremony outside landlord’s office over £200-a-month rent hike
Campaigners hold fake award ceremony outside landlord’s office over £200-a-month rent hike
Cornwall’s second homeowners urged to donate £5.4million in energy rebates
Cornwall’s second homeowners urged to donate £5.4million in energy rebates
Major building society says it will stop offering mortgages on second homes
Major building society says it will stop offering mortgages on second homes
Government urged to step in following cyber attack at UK’s biggest housing association
Government urged to step in following cyber attack at UK’s biggest housing association
First-time buyers have seen house prices surge three times faster than before Covid
First-time buyers have seen house prices surge three times faster than before Covid
Right to Buy: Fewer than half of homes sold off in the last year have been replaced
Right to Buy: Fewer than half of homes sold off in the last year have been replaced
‘We’ve had no sleep and the kids are off school’: Life in crowded rental homes during a 40C heatwave
‘We’ve had no sleep and the kids are off school’: Life in crowded rental homes during a 40C heatwave
Holiday lets outnumber homes to rent by 100 to 1 in UK’s staycation hotspots
Holiday lets outnumber homes to rent by 100 to 1 in UK’s staycation hotspots
My life on the frontline of Britain’s housing crisis
My life on the frontline of Britain’s housing crisis
Revealed: At least 30,000 people have waited 10 years for social housing
Revealed: At least 30,000 people have waited 10 years for social housing
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Why second homes are a problem for housing in the UK
Why second homes are a problem for housing in the UK
Will 50-year mortgages help tackle the housing crisis?
Will 50-year mortgages help tackle the housing crisis?
MPs are three times more likely to own a second home than the general public
MPs are three times more likely to own a second home than the general public
Scottish government accused of failing tenants by voting down rent freeze
Scottish government accused of failing tenants by voting down rent freeze
The Welsh government is now offering to buy homes affected by the cladding crisis
The Welsh government is now offering to buy homes affected by the cladding crisis
Three quarters of Brits back rent controls to solve England’s housing crisis
Three quarters of Brits back rent controls to solve England’s housing crisis
Help to Build scheme asks Brits to tackle the housing crisis – but ‘won’t reach those in need’
Help to Build scheme asks Brits to tackle the housing crisis – but ‘won’t reach those in need’
Boris Johnson’s plans to expand Right to Buy housing scheme labelled ‘baffling and unworkable’
Boris Johnson’s plans to expand Right to Buy housing scheme labelled ‘baffling and unworkable’
40% of landlords say they would not rent out their property to people on benefits
40% of landlords say they would not rent out their property to people on benefits
The Church of England is getting into homebuilding to ‘turn the tide of the housing crisis’
The Church of England is getting into homebuilding to ‘turn the tide of the housing crisis’
Family of 5 accused of ‘deliberately’ living in a tiny studio flat win High Court battle
Family of 5 accused of ‘deliberately’ living in a tiny studio flat win High Court battle
Michael Gove vows to get tough with social housing landlords in warning over horror homes
