Tag: housing emergency

Shelter demands 90,000 social homes as teachers warn of impact on children in temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd December 2025, 4 months ago | 1

Shelter is calling on the government to deliver 90,000 social homes a year for ten years, as new research reveals...

Scottish housing crisis demands bold PRS action

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22nd July 2025, 9 months ago | 2

The Scottish Housing Secretary, Mairi McAllan, is being urged to prioritise the private rented sector (PRS) in her Autumn plan...

Scottish housing crisis deepens as construction plummets

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25th June 2025, 10 months ago | 1

Scotland’s housing sector has seen a major downturn, with an 11% reduction in all-sector housebuilding starts and a 4% drop...

Homelessness crisis set to soar as Shelter calls for 90,000 social homes a year

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1st May 2025, 12 months ago | 15

A Shelter analysis claims the housing emergency will leave more than 206,000 children homeless by 2029. The housing charity says...

Shelter announces new CEO who aims to deliver change

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28th April 2025, 12 months ago | 13

Housing charity Shelter has unveiled its new CEO, after Polly Neate stood down from the role after seven years. Sarah...

Scottish Greens push for rent controls despite evidence they don’t work

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27th March 2025, 1 year ago | 1

The Scottish Greens claim that 82% of people in Scotland support rent controls, as they try to prevent the removal...

Shelter Scotland urges action amid falling housebuilding targets

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23rd December 2024, 1 year ago | 3

Shelter Scotland has criticised the Scottish government for falling short on housebuilding targets. According to Scottish government figures, there was...

Shelter Scotland slams council for stripping homeless households of ‘human rights’

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19th December 2024, 1 year ago | 2

In an unprecedented move, Shelter Scotland has urged Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Housing Regulator to intervene and remove the...

Scottish Government urged to act over housing crisis

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2nd December 2024, 1 year ago | 4

Scotland’s housing crisis is reaching a critical point, and the upcoming Scottish Budget must address the issue with immediate and...

Ending child poverty relies on solving Scotland’s housing crisis, warns charity

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4th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

Ending child poverty in Scotland can only happen by tackling the housing emergency, says Shelter Scotland. A report by Shelter...

Polly Neate steps down as chief executive of Shelter

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3rd October 2024, 2 years ago | 49

Polly Neate has announced her decision to step down as chief executive of housing charity Shelter after more than seven...

Ed Davey Tells Shelter: No-fault eviction ban and social housing plans

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24th June 2024, 2 years ago | 5

The Liberal Democrats vow to ban no-fault evictions to stop the housing emergency. In a video interview with Shelter, Liberal...

Fourth Scottish council declares housing emergency

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26th March 2024, 2 years ago | 5

A fourth Scottish council has declared a housing emergency because of ‘extraordinary strain on its housing and homelessness services’. Fife...

Shelter warns of worsening crisis as rough sleeping figures reach alarming levels

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1st March 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The number of people sleeping rough in England has more than doubled since 2010, according to new research. Data from...

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

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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...