Tag: temporary accommodation

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...

Landlords must work with councils to tackle housing crisis – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2025, 1 year ago | 12

A property management boss claims the heart of the housing crisis lies with landlords refusing to work with councils. John...

Homelessness crisis set to soar as Shelter calls for 90,000 social homes a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2025, 1 year ago | 15

A Shelter analysis claims the housing emergency will leave more than 206,000 children homeless by 2029. The housing charity says...

Majority of temporary accommodation in Wales could be cut with the right reforms says charity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

A homeless charity claims 83% of temporary accommodation in Wales could be cut with the right policy reform. A report...

Shelter demands action as social housing waiting lists hit 100 years in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 19

Families could face a 100-year wait for social housing in London, new research warns. Data from the National Housing Federation...

Criminal landlords will lose benefit payments under Labour plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2025, 2 years ago | 25

England’s criminal landlords will face restrictions on benefit payments they receive for running substandard properties in supported housing, the government...

Councils appeal to private landlords to help with housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2025, 2 years ago | 31

Two councils are urging private landlords to collaborate on initiatives to help find homes for homeless people and families in...

Homelessness bill is pushing London’s councils ‘to the brink’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2025, 2 years ago | 5

London Councils is warning that rocketing homelessness in the capital is ‘pushing boroughs to the brink’, with unsustainable pressure on...

Council loses 156 landlord properties for homeless housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2025, 2 years ago | 33

A London council says it lost 156 private sector homes being used for temporary accommodation last year due to landlords...

Angela Rayner launches £1 billion scheme to tackle evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2024, 2 years ago | 65

Angela Rayner has announced a £1 billion plan to prevent evictions and tackle homelessness. In the largest-ever investment in homelessness...

Shelter Scotland slams council for stripping homeless households of ‘human rights’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2024, 2 years ago | 2

In an unprecedented move, Shelter Scotland has urged Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Housing Regulator to intervene and remove the...

Councils tackle rising temporary accommodation costs with new solution

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Councils are spending thousands of pounds on temporary accommodation but a new solution could cut the cost and help tenants...

Ending child poverty relies on solving Scotland’s housing crisis, warns charity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Ending child poverty in Scotland can only happen by tackling the housing emergency, says Shelter Scotland. A report by Shelter...

Labour must build ten times more social homes to meet housing targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The Labour government can only meet its housing targets by building ten times more social homes each year by 2027/28,...

London councils face £4 million cost for temporary accommodation amid homelessness crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2024, 2 years ago | 0

London councils are spending £4 million EVERY DAY on housing people in temporary accommodation. A report by the London Councils...

Council calls for ban on no-fault evictions amid housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2024, 2 years ago | 25

A council warns more people could be pushed into temporary accommodation without urgent action from the government. Colchester City Council...

IKEA and Shelter unveil Dollhouse highlighting realities of temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2024, 2 years ago | 8

IKEA and Shelter have teamed up to reveal a children’s dollhouse designed to illustrate the realities faced by children living...

12th Scottish council declares a housing emergency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Another Scottish council has declared a ‘housing emergency’ making it the 12th local authority in Scotland to declare a housing...

Landlord blames selective licensing for city’s surge in temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2024, 2 years ago | 12

A council admits more households than ever are being put in temporary accommodation, with a landlord blaming selective licensing for...