Tag: affordable housing

London councils’ temporary accommodation ‘bankruptcy risk’ as landlords quit

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2024, 3 years ago | 13

New data from London Councils paints a grim picture of the capital’s homelessness crisis, revealing a shocking 40% increase in...

Spareroom calls for tax equality for private landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th February 2024, 3 years ago | 5

Spareroom is criticising the government for failing to address the underlying issues driving landlords to short-term lets. The government recently...

Rent controls needed to combat mental health crisis among renters claims activist group

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd February 2024, 3 years ago | 15

One in three renters claim housing is harming their mental health, according to new research. Data by the London Renters...

Charity demands action from First Minister to tackle housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2024, 3 years ago | 9

 A housing charity is urging the First Minister to declare a housing emergency across the whole of Scotland. Shelter Scotland...

Scotland’s housing crisis deepens as chronic undersupply of homes is to blame

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2024, 3 years ago | 1

Scotland’s housing emergency worsens as more than a quarter of households are in housing need. A report by Homes for...

NatWest chairman sparks controversy over comments on property market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th January 2024, 3 years ago | 2

Generation Rent slams Natwest chairman for his comments about the property market. Sir Howard Davies told the Radio 4 Today...

Scottish budget faces backlash for failing to address housing emergency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The Scottish government has unveiled its budget for the upcoming year with promises to invest in affordable social housing. However,...

Is Modular Development Dead In 2024?

Author: Ranjan Bhattacharya

19th December 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Modular housing, once touted as a time and money saver for property developers, is now not looking like such a...

Lambeth council proposes UK’s most expensive selective licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2023, 3 years ago | 16

A London borough unveils a controversial plan, in a bid for better standards. Lambeth Council are launching a consultation on...

North of England hotspot for second home purchases by investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2023, 3 years ago | 3

The North of England has seen a surge of investors buying second homes compared to the rest of England. According...

Sadiq Khan’s plan to tackle London housing crisis unveiled

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th November 2023, 3 years ago | 5

The London Mayor has launched a new initiative to convert private housing into council homes. Sadiq Khan aims to build...

Alarming rise of empty homes across England

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Empty homes in England have risen by more than 10% over the past five years, according to the Local Government...

Labour MP calls for seizing properties from criminal landlords to tackle housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2023, 3 years ago | 32

Rental properties should be seized from landlords who consistently break the rules and take advantage of tenants, says a Labour...

Angela Rayner accuses Conservatives of neglecting housebuilding

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th November 2023, 3 years ago | 18

Labour has promised “to achieve more on housing in six months than the Tories have in six years”. Shadow Housing...

Scottish housing minister denies rent cap is causing housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2023, 3 years ago | 37

The SNP’s housing minister has refuted claims that the government’s rent cap policy is exacerbating Scotland’s housing crisis. Paul McLennan...

Picturesque towns face housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Idyllic towns in England are being overrun by second homeowners and holiday lets with some towns declaring a housing crisis...

Affordable homes to rent are ‘scarce and in high demand’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Finding a cheap rental home in the UK is a daunting challenge with only 1.9% of the current rental market...

Rising rents pushing students to the limit

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Students are struggling as soaring rents outpace average maintenance loan, according to new research. A survey by student housing charity...

Council repurchases homes sold under Right to Buy scheme for housing expansion

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th October 2023, 3 years ago | 14

A London council is set to spend millions of pounds repurchasing 310 council homes that were sold off under the...

Angela Rayner dodges landlord questions in LBC interview clash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th October 2023, 3 years ago | 42

In a feisty exchange on LBC, the Shadow Housing Secretary Angela Rayner refused to comment on Labour’s plan for landlords....

Campaigners call for rent controls, open-ended tenancies and ‘fair’ four-month notice periods

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2023, 3 years ago | 22

A coalition of renting pressure groups has unveiled a manifesto that calls for sweeping changes in the private rented sector...