Tag: Shelter

Charities urge PM to deliver Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th October 2023, 3 years ago | 7

A coalition of 30 charities and non-profit organisations has called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to deliver the Renters (Reform)...

Homelessness spending hits record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th October 2023, 3 years ago | 10

Councils have spent £1.7 billion on temporary accommodation in just one year, according to new government figures. The latest figures...

A political party manifesto for the PRS: What landlords DON’T want from politicians

Author: Landlord Crusader

29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 11

So, we are into the party political conference season and it is apparent that the private rented sector (PRS) is...

Dear Polly Neate of Shelter – I agree with you!

Author: Readers Question

25th September 2023, 3 years ago | 29

Dear Polly Neate, It’s not possible to contact you directly as you, (Shelter), don’t allow contact through your website unless...

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...

If renting out a home is so easy, why don’t you have a go?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th September 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Many people think that being a landlord in the private rented sector (PRS) is easy money. They assume that all...

An eviction notice is served on older tenants EVERY 16 minutes – Shelter claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th September 2023, 3 years ago | 21

Shelter claims that tenants over the age of 55 are being served with a section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notice...

Tenant activist groups and the law of unintended consequences

Author: Landlord Crusader

29th August 2023, 3 years ago | 9

It’s not often that two separate stories manage to tell the unfolding horror of what is happening to the private...

Shelter hits out at rise in the number of no-fault evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th August 2023, 3 years ago | 36

The number of no-fault evictions by bailiffs has risen sharply, according to new government figures. The latest data from the...

Landmark legislation for social housing unveiled

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The Social Housing Regulation Bill has now become law in what is being hailed as landmark legislation in the sector....

Is it now time to work with Shelter and Generation Rent?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2023, 3 years ago | 20

Let’s face it, the debate surrounding Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions in the UK has become increasingly contentious, with media outlets...

LHA is ‘not enough’ to pay rocketing rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Low-income renters in England who rely on benefits are finding it increasingly difficult to secure housing due to skyrocketing private...

Good landlords have nothing to fear – Polly Neate

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2023, 3 years ago | 47

Polly Neate, the chief executive of the housing charity Shelter, says that good landlords have nothing to fear from the...

Landlord Crusader: Section 21 abolition – congratulations to Shelter et al

Author: Landlord Crusader

19th May 2023, 3 years ago | 28

And so, it came to pass – section 21 notices to gain possession of a rented property will be no...

Shelter and Crisis hit out as ‘no-fault’ evictions are higher than before the pandemic

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th May 2023, 3 years ago | 10

The number of landlords in England and Wales using a section 21 ‘no-fault’ notice is higher than ever before, according...

How Shelter helped my tenant become homeless

Author: Readers Question

15th May 2023, 3 years ago | 7

As a landlord, I recently faced a difficult situation with one of my tenants, a 68-year-old man who was struggling...

An open letter to Polly Neate at Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Below, we publish an open letter from Property118 reader, ‘Dismayed Landlord’. He details issues about helping his tenants – and...

Shelter hits out at rent reform delay with dubious figures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2023, 3 years ago | 7

The homelessness charity Shelter has hit out at the government’s delayed publication of the Renters’ Reform Bill this week. It...

Tories shack up with Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2023, 3 years ago | 31

Top Conservative MPs and an independent think tank for ‘liberal conservatism’ have teamed up with homeless charity Shelter to offer...

Complaining tenants are ‘twice as likely’ to be evicted – Shelter claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st March 2023, 3 years ago | 2

A private tenant who complains to their landlord about the state of their property is more than twice as likely...