Shelter Archives - Property118

Couple reviewing overdue household bills as rising housing costs cause financial stress and anxiety.

Shelter claims housing crisis driving anxiety among working people

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th July 2026, 7 days ago | 6

Shelter claims workers are suffering sleepless nights over housing costs. Research by the housing charity claims more than half (53%)...

Crumbling “Renters’ Rights Act” sign beside a “Falling Short” warning, symbolising concerns about tenant reforms

Why the Renters’ Rights Act falls short?

Author: Readers Question

3rd June 2026, 1 month ago | 6

If the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) is attempting to improve life for tenants, it looks to be falling short and...

Broken padlock symbolising eviction loopholes and Section 8 rent arrears disputes in UK housing

Does Shelter suggest a loophole for Section 8 rent arrears evictions?

Author: Readers Question

21st May 2026, 2 months ago | 14

I saw a post on a landlord’s group from someone who is a landlord and works in housing for the...

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....

Tenant leaving apartment building with eviction notice sign and belongings piled outside in London housing crisis

Landlords accused of rushing evictions ahead of Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2026, 3 months ago | 15

Charities claim an eviction surge is under way as landlords rush to evict tenants before the Renters’ Rights Act takes...

Graphic showing charity donation jar, megaphone and policy notebook questioning Shelter’s role as charity, campaigner or policy actor.

Is Shelter still a housing charity?

Author: Mark Alexander

31st March 2026, 3 months ago | 4

What exactly is Shelter? Most donors believe they know the answer. The name itself suggests a simple mission: providing shelter...

Houses elevated on pillars with glowing pound signs, symbolising rising rental costs and landlord pressures

Generation Rent is making houses even more expensive for tenants

Author: Mick Roberts

24th March 2026, 4 months ago | 25

The government have published a mandatory Renters’ Rights Act information sheet that all landlords need to give to their tenants....

Examining Shelter’s statistical framing

Author: Mark Alexander

24th March 2026, 4 months ago | 3

Statistics can change how an entire sector is perceived. A single number repeated often enough can shape public policy, influence...

Shelter accounts 2025 cover with coins, house model and finance charts beside David Knox portrait

Follow the money: what Shelter’s own accounts reveal

Author: Mark Alexander

17th March 2026, 4 months ago | 8

Millions of people donate to Shelter believing they are helping to put a roof over someone’s head, but what happens...

Shelter charity concept with coins, expenses sheet and calculator illustrating scrutiny of finances and housing policy debates

The Shelter debate that divided landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

10th March 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Part 1 of a series revisiting the questions raised by the late David Knox FCA, AKA ‘Appalled Landlord’. “ If...

Graphic linking Shelter’s campaigning to Renters’ Rights Act and landlord exit concerns

Property118 founder slams Shelter for causing landlord exodus

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2026, 4 months ago | 11

Property118 is publishing this analysis because the private rented sector is shrinking in plain sight, and the people who pay...

Older man sitting beneath a sketched house marked Shelter, symbolising homelessness and the housing crisis

Shelter CEO wants to work with private landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd February 2026, 5 months ago | 27

Shelter’s new chief executive hints she is willing to work with private landlords to tackle the housing crisis. In an...

Government funds Shelter to promote Renters’ Rights Act to tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2026, 5 months ago | 7

The government claims it will raise awareness of the Renters’ Rights Act among tenants by increasing funding to Shelter. Housing...

Child sitting on a windowsill hugging a teddy bear, reflecting the impact of homelessness on children

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, 7 months ago | 1

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

Wooden umbrella sheltering a model house as miniature figures stand around it, symbolising tenant protection delays

Government confirms no new tenant protections before Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th December 2025, 7 months ago | 4

The government has confirmed no further protections for tenants will come in before 1 May 2026. In answer to a...

Frozen blue house symbolising continued freeze of Local Housing Allowance rates

Backlash grows over continued frozen LHA rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2025, 8 months ago | 0

Landlord and tenant organisations have criticised the Chancellor Rachel Reeves for freezing local housing allowance (LHA) rates in the Autumn...

Mother and child sit together beside a Christmas tree, sharing a quiet, emotional moment.

Shelter releases Christmas campaign showing families trapped in temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2025, 8 months ago | 13

Shelter has released its Christmas advert for this year to showcase the temporary accommodation crisis. The one-minute film, created by...

Renters’ Rights Bill claims debunked by AI — will the minister now do the right thing?

Author: Readers Question

28th October 2025, 9 months ago | 2

The Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has boasted on passing the Renters’ Rights Bill: “The bill will improve the lives of...

Former Shelter CEO nominated as crossbench Peer in the House of Lords

Former Shelter CEO to become Peer in House of Lords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2025, 9 months ago | 13

Former Shelter chief executive Polly Neate has been nominated as a crossbench Peer in the House of Lords. Ms Neate...

Family surrounded by moving boxes facing uncertainty in short-term housing

Shelter blames rising rents for temporary accommodation crisis as NRLA warns of landlord exodus

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th October 2025, 9 months ago | 21

Landlords selling up is the biggest single reason for tenants losing their homes and needing council support, as Shelter blames...

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