Tag: Homelessness prevention

Councils should not tell tenants to stay in property during eviction process claims government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd April 2026, 1 day ago | 25

The government has confirmed councils should not be telling tenants to stay in a property when facing eviction. A story...

Government launches plan to prevent homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2025, 4 months ago | 12

The government has pledged to prevent homelessness by the end of this Parliament through its new homelessness strategy. With the...

Industry body warns Renters’ Rights Bill could cause homelessness despite Mayor’s pledge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th June 2025, 11 months ago | 2

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to end rough sleeping by 2030, but an industry body warns the Renters’ Rights...

Council unveils its ‘Call us first’ website to help landlords and tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th May 2025, 11 months ago | 0

A new online resource to help keep private tenants in their homes and not be made homeless has been unveiled...

Council decides to own social housing again after 25-year hiatus

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th May 2025, 11 months ago | 2

North Devon Council will re-enter the social housing sector for the first time in 25 years, launching its own housing...

Councils team up to help landlords worried about Renters’ Rights Bill changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th April 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Two councils have joined forces to reassure private landlords who are anxious about the impending Renters’ Rights Bill, encouraging them...

Just 2.5% of England’s PRS homes are affordable for housing benefit recipients

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Just 2.5% of the private rented properties in England are within reach for tenants relying on housing benefit, research from...

Propertymark slams Welsh government’s LTT rise on PRS buys

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2025, 1 year ago | 1

The Welsh government has rolled out its Final Budget and confirmation of the 1% rise in residential Land Transaction Tax...

Councils tackle rising temporary accommodation costs with new solution

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2024, 1 year ago | 4

Councils are spending thousands of pounds on temporary accommodation but a new solution could cut the cost and help tenants...

London councils face £4 million cost for temporary accommodation amid homelessness crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2024, 1 year ago | 0

London councils are spending £4 million EVERY DAY on housing people in temporary accommodation. A report by the London Councils...

Eviction is not the only option for landlords facing rising financial pressures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2024, 1 year ago | 5

Landlords are increasingly worried about rising financial pressures as mortgage costs continue to skyrocket. Many face the dilemma of long-term...

Council calls for ban on no-fault evictions amid housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2024, 2 years ago | 25

A council warns more people could be pushed into temporary accommodation without urgent action from the government. Colchester City Council...

Labour: Landlords can’t evict tenants if it makes them worse off

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2024, 2 years ago | 94

Labour is looking to prevent landlords from evicting tenants who have nowhere else to live, the Telegraph reports. It says...

Landlord takes a stand against delayed Universal Credit payments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Amid ongoing delays with Universal Credit (UC), one landlord is stepping up to help his tenants. Mick Roberts, one of...

NRLA blasts politicians for ignoring housing benefit crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2024, 2 years ago | 3

The NRLA has slammed political parties’ failure to address housing benefit rates. More than 1.5 million households rely on Local...

Council buys and renovates homes for homeless families

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Homeless families in one Welsh area will benefit from a new housing scheme launched by the local council, which has...