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Funding pipeline for 50,000 new council homes in London amid the capital’s housing crisis

London councils call for funding to deliver 50,000 new homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

With more than 200,000 Londoners homeless and living in temporary accommodation, London Councils’ is urging the government to boost the...

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Andy Burnham’s landlord policies under scrutiny

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 3 months ago | 4

Landlords face renewed questions over rent controls, licensing and property standards after Andy Burnham entered Downing Street. The government’s new...

Hand selecting a wooden house marked “Sold” to illustrate council buyback costs

Council faces backlash after Right-to-Buy loophole costs millions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2025, 11 months ago | 5

A council with the biggest social housing waiting list in England has come under fire for buying back ex-council homes...

House keys being handed over symbolising home sale and property ownership issues

Right-to-Buy has worsened housing crisis claims think tank

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2025, 1 year ago | 3

A think tank claims that Right-to-Buy has become “England’s biggest housing disaster”, costing taxpayers £200 billion. A report by the...

Right-to-Buy sales set to reach highest level in 20 years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2025, 1 year ago | 5

The number of council homes being sold under the Right-to-Buy scheme is set to hit its highest level in two...

Cardiff Castle overlooking the city, illustrating the setting for Cardiff’s new housing plans for the homeless

Cardiff unveils plans to buy 280 homes for its homeless

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2024, 2 years ago | 5

In a bid to alleviate its severe housing shortage and deal with growing numbers needing homelessness support, one council has...

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Council unveils its first housing check in EIGHT years – despite demanding private landlords do them every four months

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2024, 3 years ago | 10

Despite hammering landlords with punitive fines for minor transgressions of selective licensing rules, one council has admitted that its own...

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...

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