Tag: London Councils

London councils call for funding to deliver 50,000 new homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

With more than 200,000 Londoners homeless and living in temporary accommodation, London Councils’ is urging the government to boost the...

Four London councils plan or expand Selective Licensing schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2025, 12 months ago | 4

Four London councils, plus one in Hertfordshire, are to expand or consult residents on implementing selective licensing schemes. In Islington,...

London boroughs face soaring homeless costs of over £5 million a day

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st October 2025, 1 year ago | 2

London boroughs are spending more than £5 million a day on temporary accommodation to house the homeless. Analysis by London...

London councils’ landlord Capital Letters faces closure amid market challenges

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8th April 2025, 2 years ago | 4

Capital Letters, an organisation established by several London councils to tackle the growing homelessness issue and cut costs on temporary...

Homelessness bill is pushing London’s councils ‘to the brink’

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27th January 2025, 2 years ago | 5

London Councils is warning that rocketing homelessness in the capital is ‘pushing boroughs to the brink’, with unsustainable pressure on...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2024, 2 years ago | 0

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

Just 5% of London’s rental homes are affordable to low-income households

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th October 2024, 2 years ago | 3

There has been an alarming decline in affordable homes to rent in London, with only 5% of properties being accessible...

Homeless refugees on the rise in London amid accommodation crisis

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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...

Landlords pull out of London’s temporary accommodation sector

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31st August 2023, 3 years ago | 7

London’s boroughs are sounding the alarm over the escalating housing pressures after it was revealed that there has been a...