Tag: affordable housing
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Outcry over landlords banning working from home
Generation Rent and Shelter are slamming landlords for “draconian rules” that ban tenants from working from home (WFH).
An investigation...
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Sadiq Khan blames government failures for rising homeless...
Temporary accommodation and homelessness spending by councils has soared to £1bn in the last eight years.
According to figures by...
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NRLA blasts politicians for ignoring housing benefit crisis
The NRLA has slammed political parties’ failure to address housing benefit rates.
More than 1.5 million households rely on Local...
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Tenants want the next government to control rent rises
Tenants in the private rented sector (PRS) want the next government to focus on controlling the pace of rent rises, a survey has found.
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Sixth Scottish council declares housing emergency
West Lothian Council has declared a housing emergency, citing the mounting pressures on housing and homelessness due to an imbalance...
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41% of Right to Buy homes are now private rentals
Research reveals that 41% of properties sold under Right to Buy are now privately rented – that’s around 820,000 homes.
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Exclusive: Universal Credit payment delays leave landlord...
Landlords renting to Universal Credit tenants are being warned of potential payment inconsistencies in light of recent changes by the...