Social Housing & Issues

Social Housing & Issues

A couple illegally sub-let a Solihull council property whilst living 130 miles away in Essex ...
Social housing rents have fallen in real terms but arrears have rocketed by 55%. ...
The case involves the London borough of Harrow ...
A communications company, Esendex, analysed online Trustpilot review data ...
The tenant sub-let his social housing property for £575 per month. ...
Discounts will be cut and some social housing tenants won’t be able to buy at all. ...
Informed reports in the housing and mainstream media suggest that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce higher social housing rents, set for 10 years. ...
Campaigning charity Shelter says the loss of a private tenancy remains “the leading trigger of homelessness accounting for more than one in four households found to be homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.” ...
The independent National Audit Office has sharply criticised the former Conservative government for having no strategy or public targets for reducing homelessness, and for falling behind on plans to boost housing supply. ...
The activists who were so influential in steering the shape of the Renters Reform Bill under the old Conservative government are now seeking to shape Labour’s new Renters Rights Bill. ...
A council has thanked private landlords who have helped it cope with a homelessness crisis - but it says it wants more to do the same. ...
More than one in four young people are worried that they or someone they know will become homeless in the next 12 months, a public attitudes poll claims.  ...
Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in unaffordable homes for decades to come.” ...
More than one in five people in the UK fear they or someone they know could be homeless in the next 12 months. ...
Campaigning charity Shelter claims social rents are 64% more affordable than private rents, with social tenants in England having to pay on average £828 less per month in rent than private tenants. ...
Landlord repossessions have increased by 6.8% across England and Wales...
From tax tweaks to rising yields, landlords are adapting in...
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