Tag: Housing
Asylum seekers take over 16,000 homes amid housing crisis
The Home Office has rented 16,000 properties for asylum seekers, leaving local families and young workers struggling to find affordable...
UK rents soar by 8.3% in a year – Scotland leads th...
The UK’s rental market has seen a sharp rise in rents over the last year, with the average monthly rent reaching £1,220, according...
Council says housing crisis is worsening as landlords exi...
Thurrock Council has revealed the growing challenges it faces in providing housing help to its residents, as the cost-of-living crisis...
Scottish tenants brace for rent hikes and evictions
Scottish tenants are facing a looming crisis in the private rented sector as emergency protections against rent hikes and evictions...
Gove vows to ban no-fault evictions by the next election
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged to ban Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions in England by the next general election,
Councils will be ‘the next Post Office scandal̵...
A housing legal expert says that councils are guilty of severe maladministration, excessive enforcement and unfair licensing conditions...
Scotland’s new build starts plummet by 24% in a year
Scotland has experienced a dramatic fall in new build starts across all sectors in the last year, a report reveals.
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