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Person experiencing homelessness on Westminster Bridge as commuters pass the Houses of Parliament in London, illustrating England’s housing crisis.

Homelessness crisis set to worsen as think tank urges government action

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 1 week ago | 3

A think tank has called on the government to fund a national homelessness programme as figures continue to rise. A...

Illustration of rising UK rental costs with a house labelled “Rent” growing from stacked coins above terraced homes.

Renters face rising costs as rents climb again

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th July 2026, 3 weeks ago | 3

Rents continue to rise across the UK as renters struggle with affordability, according to new data. Figures by SpareRoom reveal...

Scissors cutting “Stamp Duty” and “Council Tax” tags above a London home to illustrate proposed property tax reform

Scrap stamp duty and council tax to fix housing crisis claims think tank

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd June 2026, 2 months ago | 3

A think tank has claimed that abolishing stamp duty and council tax could help tackle London’s housing crisis. A report...

Social Housing Bill presented in Parliament with housing developments and families symbolising affordable housing reform

Social Housing Bill aims to boost supply but Shelter warns government must go further

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2026, 2 months ago | 0

The government has unveiled the Social Housing Bill to Parliament, but one charity claims it does not go far enough....

Homeless man receiving house keys symbolising access to social housing support

Government hints at forcing social housing landlords to house homeless households

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2026, 4 months ago | 13

The government has hinted that social housing landlords could be required to take council-referred homeless households. In response to a...

Illustration of a home split between ice and fire symbolising the impact of freezing Local Housing Allowance on renters

Charities urge government to unfreeze LHA rates as homelessness surges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2026, 5 months ago | 2

Rough sleeping and homelessness figures reach record highs as charities calls for the government to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance (LHA)...

Severely damp and cluttered rented bedroom highlighting poor housing conditions in Greater Manchester

Andy Burnham proposes compulsory purchase orders for PRS homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2026, 6 months ago | 29

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has called for compulsory purchase orders for private rented sector (PRS) homes that...

Rocket labelled “rent” launching beside a map of the UK, symbolising rising rental prices in regional towns and cities.

Rents skyrocket in North of England as UK average stabilises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2026, 6 months ago | 0

Despite rents stabilising across the UK, some areas are seeing prices skyrocket, prompting calls for increased housing supply to tackle...

Homeless person sleeping in blankets on a city pavement as pedestrians walk past, highlighting the impact of unaffordable rents

Tenant group claims rising rents to blame for homelessness increase

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2026, 7 months ago | 9

A tenant group and a homelessness charity have claimed that unaffordable private rents and a chronic lack of social housing...

Small decorated Christmas tree beside a person sleeping on a city street, highlighting homelessness during winter

Shelter blames rising rents and housing benefit freeze for driving homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2025, 7 months ago | 18

Shelter claims “unaffordable private rents and the freeze on housing benefit” are pushing more people into temporary accommodation. According to...

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, 8 months ago | 5

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

Torn wallet symbolising the strain of rising London rental costs

Essential workers spend up to half their income on rent in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th November 2025, 8 months ago | 1

A flat-share website has urged the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to address the housing crisis as workers in London struggle to...

Estate agent handing over house keys beside model home and contract during property purchase meeting.

Homeless charity to become a landlord to combat homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2025, 9 months ago | 20

Homeless charity Crisis plans to become a landlord to tackle Britain’s housing crisis. The charity says it will begin buying...

Rachel Reeves faces scrutiny over letting licence breach amid fresh warnings from agents

Chancellor leaves door open to tax rises in pre-Budget speech amid concerns from the property sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th November 2025, 9 months ago | 2

With the Budget only weeks away, Chancellor Rachel Reeves made an unusual choice to deliver a pre-Budget speech. In her...

Man standing in front of a homeless person sitting on a rainy city street at night

Landlord slams selective licensing as cause of Nottingham’s homelessness crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2025, 9 months ago | 10

One of Nottingham’s largest landlords has blamed selective licensing for the city’s homelessness crisis. Mick Roberts, who has housed benefit...

Landlord questioning housing policy on selling rental properties during housing crisis

Why is the government punishing landlords with long enforced voids?

Author: Readers Question

27th October 2025, 9 months ago | 12

Can anyone else get over the stupidity of forcing landlords to keep properties which fail to sell empty for in...

Blue house model with “LHA Unaffordable” sign highlighting the housing affordability crisis.

Only 1% of London rental homes affordable under LHA rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2025, 9 months ago | 1

Average rents continue to outpace Local Housing Allowance rates (LHA), pushing families into homelessness, according to a new report. Data...

Labour policy illustration showing policy list crossed out in red

Government policies harm tenants as small landlords leave

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th October 2025, 10 months ago | 1

“Government policies designed to protect tenants could end up harming exactly the people they are intended to help”, says Conservative...

Sold sign over house icon representing landlords selling rental properties amid housing debate

Tenant group claims landlords selling up is not a bad thing despite housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th October 2025, 10 months ago | 6

A tenant group claims landlords selling up won’t be bad for renters, as there’s no evidence of the private rented...

Abolish landlords? Bring it on!

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th October 2025, 10 months ago | 13

Last weekend, Green Party members voted like lemmings to ‘seek the effective abolition of private landlordism’ at their conference in...

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