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How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London
How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London
‘Guaranteed rents’ sees middle-man firms paid millions to help London local authorities find temporary homes for a growing number of homeless families, a Big Issue investigation has found. It’s costing councils and risks pushing up rents in the English capital
‘I was told I'm lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
‘I was told I'm lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
'When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing'
'When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing'
Sadiq Khan: 'Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested'
Sadiq Khan: 'Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested'
Boost for Sadiq Khan as rough sleeping in London plummets: 'Now build on it'
Boost for Sadiq Khan as rough sleeping in London plummets: 'Now build on it'
Life lessons with Yungblud: 'Social media is gonna fry your head. Have dinner with your mum instead'
Life lessons with Yungblud: 'Social media is gonna fry your head. Have dinner with your mum instead'
Yungblud's Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again
Yungblud's Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again
Love Island winner Toni Laites: 'My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings'
Love Island winner Toni Laites: 'My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings'
Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar
Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar
Meet the man on a mission to revolutionise Camden's historic high street: 'It's a force for change'
Meet the man on a mission to revolutionise Camden's historic high street: 'It's a force for change'
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Inside London's longest-running squat: 'It was a really extraordinary community'
Inside London's longest-running squat: 'It was a really extraordinary community'
Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show
Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show
London’s community gardens show it’s not just a diesel-choked city on its last legs
London’s community gardens show it’s not just a diesel-choked city on its last legs
Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?
Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?
Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing 'normalised emergency' on capital's streets
Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing 'normalised emergency' on capital's streets
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping
How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping
They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened
They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened
Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: 'We should have one in every town'
Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: 'We should have one in every town'
Dismantling of London tent village sparks fears over what happened to people who lived there
Dismantling of London tent village sparks fears over what happened to people who lived there
Britain would be nicer if people lived more like Paddington, says musical writer Jessica Swale
Britain would be nicer if people lived more like Paddington, says musical writer Jessica Swale
How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: 'Money is never enough'
How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: 'Money is never enough'
How the UK's only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: 'Cash is the issue'
