Tag: social housing

Organisations call for more affordable homes to tackle Scottish housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2025, 8 months ago | 0

Shelter Scotland has called on the Scottish government to deliver more than 15,000 affordable homes every year of the next...

Social housing survey shows tenants are both satisfied and frustrated

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2025, 9 months ago | 0

Nearly half a million social housing tenants have shared their views on the quality of their homes in England. The...

Social housing landlord denied right to force entry for gas safety check

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2025, 9 months ago | 11

A judge has ruled in one case that a social housing landlord cannot be granted permission to force entry into...

Housing Secretary vows to tackle homelessness and build 300,000 affordable homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th September 2025, 10 months ago | 2

The Housing Secretary claims the Labour party will fight the “Tory blockers” and invest £1 billion to tackle homelessness. Speaking...

Thousands of social housing landlords fail Decent Homes Standard as Awaab’s law looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2025, 10 months ago | 2

One in ten social rented homes still fail to meet the Decent Homes Standard ahead of Awaab’s Law taking effect...

Social housing landlords fail to tackle repairs ahead of Awaab’s law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2025, 10 months ago | 0

The Housing Ombudsman reveals social housing landlords are still failing in their duties ahead of Awaab’s Law coming into effect...

Shelter claims private providers are profiting from temporary accommodation crisis as costs soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2025, 11 months ago | 6

Shelter has accused private providers of “cashing in” on the temporary accommodation crisis, as councils spend billions of pounds to...

Housing Ombudsman criticises social housing landlords over delays in fixing faulty windows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th August 2025, 12 months ago | 4

The Housing Ombudsman has slammed housing associations and councils for having “no justification for the conditions some residents have endured”...

Five councils slammed by regulator for poor housing standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Five local authorities in England have been reprimanded by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) for lapses in meeting consumer...

Council slammed for lack of leadership after housing company collapses

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Norwich City Council’s Labour-run cabinet has come under fire for a “lack of oversight and direction” after putting its housing...

Landlord blames selective licensing for rising council housing waiting lists

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2025, 1 year ago | 4

A Nottingham landlord has blamed selective licensing for the city’s long council housing waiting lists. More than 400 people apply...

Oh dear, Angela Rayner. What can landlords do to help you on LHA?

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th July 2025, 1 year ago | 13

As Ronan Keating once said: “You say it best, when you say nothing at all”,  Angela’s appearance in front of...

Angela Rayner accuses landlords of profiting from local housing allowance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2025, 1 year ago | 44

Angela Rayner has rejected calls to unfreeze the local housing allowance (LHA) arguing that increasing LHA rates would simply funnel...

Ombudsman calls for action on ASB incidents in social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2025, 1 year ago | 2

The housing ombudsman has released a new report spotlighting critical shortcomings in how social housing landlords address antisocial behaviour (ASB)...

Social housing landlords must rehouse tenants under new Awaab’s Law rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th June 2025, 1 year ago | 6

Awaab’s Law will require social housing landlords to provide and pay for alternative accommodation if a tenant’s home cannot be...

Scottish housing crisis deepens as construction plummets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2025, 1 year ago | 1

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

Councillor slams selective licensing scheme and warns of landlord exodus

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2025, 1 year ago | 3

A councillor has criticised selective licensing schemes, describing them as a “supplementary tax” on landlords. Speaking at a Wirral Council...

Chancellor urged to help landlords and tenants in the Spending Review

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th June 2025, 1 year ago | 5

With Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to unveil the 2025 Spending Review today (11 June), a leading north London estate agent...

Greater Manchester mayor wants to tackle ‘profiteering landlords’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd June 2025, 1 year ago | 19

Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, has slammed the region’s housing system which is facing a £75 million temporary accommodation bill...

Brent Council slammed for major housing safety and quality shortcomings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th May 2025, 1 year ago | 7

The Regulator of Social Housing has issued a damning judgement against the London Borough of Brent, highlighting huge deficiencies in...