Tag: social housing

Awaab’s Law: Government announces crackdown on unsafe social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2024, 2 years ago | 3

The Government has unveiled new plans to crack down on unsafe social housing to protect tenants in support of its...

Social landlord slammed by Ombudsman for mould and rat infestations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th December 2023, 2 years ago | 4

Social housing landlord Sovereign has been criticised by the Housing Ombudsman for its failure to provide safe and secure housing...

Sadiq Khan’s plan to tackle London housing crisis unveiled

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th November 2023, 2 years ago | 5

The London Mayor has launched a new initiative to convert private housing into council homes. Sadiq Khan aims to build...

Labour MP calls for seizing properties from criminal landlords to tackle housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2023, 2 years ago | 32

Rental properties should be seized from landlords who consistently break the rules and take advantage of tenants, says a Labour...

£15 million blitz to tackle damp and mould in homes across Greater Manchester

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

More than 12,000 social homes in Greater Manchester are to be treated for mould and damp problems following the release...

Rayner’s no-nonsense warning to landlords using Section 21

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2023, 2 years ago | 30

Angela Rayner has accused landlords of using Section 21 “as an easy get-out to turf people out of their home.”...

Councils spend £1.74 billion on temporary accommodation for the homeless

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2023, 2 years ago | 5

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that homelessness has reached record levels, with 104,000 households living in temporary accommodation...

Social housing trust overcharges tenants by £479k

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2023, 2 years ago | 2

More than 180 tenants of a social housing trust have been overcharged by nearly £500,000, the Regulator of Social Housing...

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 future Labour government = rocketing rent rises and landlord misery

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th October 2023, 3 years ago | 23

And so, to the Labour Party conference where the sparkling wit and wisdom of Angela Rayner on the opening day...

Angela Rayner dodges landlord questions in LBC interview clash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th October 2023, 3 years ago | 42

In a feisty exchange on LBC, the Shadow Housing Secretary Angela Rayner refused to comment on Labour’s plan for landlords....

Government calls on social housing tenants to take action for improved living standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th October 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Social housing tenants are being urged to put pressure on landlords to improve their living conditions in a new campaign....

Government initiates consultation to enhance energy efficiency in social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2023, 3 years ago | 0

A consultation on energy efficiency standards in the social housing sector will take place next year, according to new reports....

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...

Social housing could be at risk of crumbling aerated concrete

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Housing associations are being urged to check building specifications for reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) The call comes after some...

Landlord Crusader: Why PRS landlords should protect social housing tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd June 2023, 3 years ago | 8

We all know that the UK is facing a housing crisis, and the blame for this is usually placed at...

Every social housing resident will get training on their rights

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th April 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Every social housing tenant is to receive ‘Watchdog’ style training on how to hold their landlords to account as part...

Ombudsman slams social housing provider over damp and mould failures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2023, 3 years ago | 2

A social housing provider has been heavily criticised by the Ombudsman over damp and mould. The Housing Ombudsman identified patterns...

My tenants want to apply for social housing?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2023, 3 years ago | 39

Hello, I am a private landlord. I had my tenants before 2016. They have been on a rolling tenancy since...

Flagship government campaign empowers social tenants to complain

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2023, 3 years ago | 3

A new government campaign will urge social housing tenants to complain about substandard housing as part of its flagship ‘Make...