Tag: temporary accommodation

Temporary accommodation costs soar as councils warn of mounting pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

An association has warned the use of temporary accommodation is becoming “financially unsustainable” as they call on the next Prime...

Government to crackdown on poor temporary accommodation standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th June 2026, 1 month ago | 3

The government has set out plans to tackle poor conditions in temporary accommodation. Speaking in Parliament, homelessness minister Alison McGovern...

Social housing backlog would take 119 years to clear

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th June 2026, 2 months ago | 5

Shelter says more than 1.3 million households are waiting for a social housing, while just 12,198 were built across England...

Renters’ Rights Act and the 12 months relet ban?

Author: Readers Question

7th April 2026, 4 months ago | 15

Hi, I’ve just read through the details again… If you evict a tenant post 1st May using ground 1 as...

Charities urge government to unfreeze LHA rates as homelessness surges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2026, 5 months ago | 2

Rough sleeping and homelessness figures reach record highs as charities calls for the government to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance (LHA)...

£11m temporary accommodation bill drives council to seek government help

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd February 2026, 5 months ago | 1

A council is urging the government to give financial support as its temporary accommodation costs soar to £11 million. Brighton...

Taskforce urges government to restore LHA rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2026, 6 months ago | 10

As the number of people living in temporary accommodation rises, a taskforce has called on the government to restore Local...

Damp and mould remain major issues in temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd February 2026, 6 months ago | 7

A third of temporary accommodation is deemed inappropriate and poses a risk to tenants, with more than half showing signs...

Shelter blames rising rents and housing benefit freeze for driving homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2025, 7 months ago | 18

Shelter claims “unaffordable private rents and the freeze on housing benefit” are pushing more people into temporary accommodation. According to...

London’s homelessness crisis worsens as Sadiq Khan vows to end rough sleeping

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2025, 7 months ago | 2

As more than 200,000 Londoners will be homeless and living in temporary accommodation on Christmas Day, London Mayor Sadiq Khan...

Shelter Scotland demands 15,000 social homes as temporary accommodation increases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th December 2025, 8 months ago | 4

Shelter Scotland is calling on the Scottish government to build more than 15,000 social homes as the number of people...

Landlord slams selective licensing as cause of Nottingham’s homelessness crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2025, 9 months ago | 10

One of Nottingham’s largest landlords has blamed selective licensing for the city’s homelessness crisis. Mick Roberts, who has housed benefit...

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...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st October 2025, 10 months ago | 2

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

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2025, 10 months ago | 6

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

Shelter warns families living in fear of eviction as new campaign video released

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th September 2025, 11 months ago | 24

Shelter and HSBC have teamed up for a video campaign to show the realities of the housing crisis, as the...

Big council turns to HMO landlords to help house their homeless

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd July 2025, 1 year ago | 16

Liverpool City Council is to overhaul its approach to tackling homelessness by collaborating with private landlords to secure hundreds of...

Tenants lose fight as council can evict families to house homeless

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2025, 1 year ago | 64

Tenants have lost a legal challenge against a Labour-run council after they were served eviction notices to make way for...

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...

Generation Rent calls for rent freeze amid growing homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th May 2025, 1 year ago | 19

Generation Rent has issued an urgent call for the UK government to cap rising rents, pointing to a deepening housing...