Tag: homelessness

Council buys and renovates homes for homeless families

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 3 years ago | 3

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

Building 90,000 social homes could add £51.2bn to the economy – report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2024, 3 years ago | 3

New research suggests that building 90,000 social homes every year could significantly benefit the UK economy – by up to...

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...

Council tells landlords not to evict anti-social tenants or those with arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2024, 3 years ago | 23

A council has launched a campaign to prevent homelessness in its area – and it says tenants with arrears or...

Private landlords can help end homelessness in Wales – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2024, 3 years ago | 8

Propertymark has responded to a Welsh Government White Paper on Ending Homelessness which outlines its plans to reform the legislation...

Shelter: Single parents face eviction threat as housing crisis worsens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2024, 3 years ago | 12

Around 74,000 single-parent households and their children could be evicted and made homeless in England this winter, according to a...

Call to unfreeze LHA immediately to reduce homelessness in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2023, 3 years ago | 5

A homeless charity is urging the Government to unfreeze the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates immediately in a bid to...

Shelter says 309,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – as it unveils fundraising campaign

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2023, 3 years ago | 31

At least 309,000 people in England will spend Christmas without a home, including nearly 140,000 children – which Shelter says...

Homeless refugees on the rise in London amid accommodation crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2023, 3 years ago | 10

London Councils is warning of a surge in rough sleeping among refugees and asylum seekers who are evicted from Home...

New homeless figure sparks Shelter giving campaign – but not to give homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2023, 3 years ago | 9

The number of children living in temporary accommodation in England has reached a new record high, according to government figures....

Government’s pledge to build homes for rough sleepers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The government has announced more than £150 million in funding to tackle rough sleeping, allocating the funds towards building or...

Londoners face homelessness crisis due to housing benefit freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Up to 60,000 Londoners who rent privately are at risk of becoming homeless in the next six years unless the...

Councils spend £1.74 billion on temporary accommodation for the homeless

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2023, 3 years ago | 5

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that homelessness has reached record levels, with 104,000 households living in temporary accommodation...

Renters (Reform) Bill could increase homelessness, warns industry expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2023, 3 years ago | 15

A proposal to abolish section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions to protect tenants from being unfairly evicted could have the opposite effect,...

Edinburgh declares housing emergency amid PRS crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd November 2023, 3 years ago | 15

Edinburgh has become the first city council in Scotland to declare a housing emergency, as it faces a ‘crisis’ in...

London’s rough sleeping crisis hits record high, councils warn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd November 2023, 3 years ago | 4

London is facing a rough sleeping crisis as new data shows that the number of people sleeping on the streets...

Council launches lettings agency to help homeless families

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd November 2023, 3 years ago | 13

A new lettings agency has been launched by a council to work with private landlords and help homeless families find...

Council reveals its housing crisis as private landlords sell up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2023, 3 years ago | 15

West Lothian Council is facing a housing crisis as the cost-of-living crisis has forced many private landlords to sell off...

Shelter offers up a General Election manifesto – with more regulation for private landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2023, 3 years ago | 28

Shelter has launched its manifesto for the next General Election, calling on all political parties to commit to a four-point...

Homelessness crisis looms as councils struggle with demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th August 2023, 3 years ago | 55

Councils across England are struggling with a surge in demand from households facing homelessness with nearly a quarter of a...

Half of tenants are ‘one pay cheque away’ from homelessness – Shelter claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2023, 3 years ago | 67

A survey of private renters has found that 51% of them are just one missed ‘pay cheque’ away from being...