Tag: affordable housing

Right-to-Buy sales set to reach highest level in 20 years
The number of council homes being sold under the Right-to-Buy scheme is set to hit its highest level in two decades.
More than 18,500...

London council appeals for landlords to tackle housing cr...
A London council is calling on private landlords to join its enhanced landlord scheme to provide homes for residents facing homelessness...

Renters’ Rights Bill could spark ‘landlord ex...
As the House of Lords prepares to examine the Renters’ Rights Bill today (22 April), property experts are sounding the alarm...

Tenants gear up to challenge rent rises under the Renters...
Renters in England are preparing to assert themselves more forcefully against landlords and letting agents when their rents are increased,

Tenants willing to pay an HMO premium for compatible hous...
Nearly half of tenants in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are prepared to pay up to 10% extra in rent to live with housemates...

Social landlord improves rent arrears and complaint handl...
A leading social landlord says it has carried out a significant overhaul of its operations after it wrongly informed a tenant that...

NHS workers struggle as private rents become unaffordable...
Shelter claims NHS workers are being priced out of the private rented sector.
According to the housing charity, in almost half (45%)...