Tag: homelessness
Scottish Parliament launches public consultation on new H...
The Scottish Parliament is seeking feedback from landlords, the public and organisations on the wide-ranging Housing (Scotland) Bill...
Campaigners criticise five-year wait for Section 21 ̵...
Five years after the government vowed to abolish Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions, campaigners say that ‘tens of thousands’...
Council urges private landlords to help ease housing crisis
A council is appealing to private landlords to help a growing number of residents in need of housing assistance because its homeless...
Fourth Scottish council declares housing emergency
A fourth Scottish council has declared a housing emergency because of ‘extraordinary strain on its housing and homelessness services’.
NRLA and Crisis team up to demand Renters (Reform) Bill u...
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has teamed up with the homelessness charity Crisis to urge clarification on the...
Council to buy homes with a REIT to tackle homelessness
A London council has announced it will create a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) to secure homes for housing homeless people and...
Lib Dems demand urgent Section 21 ‘no-fault’ ...
The Liberal Democrats are urging the government to act on its pledge to ban Section 21 no-fault evictions, as new data shows that homelessness...