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Campaigning charity Shelter has responded angrily to new figures showing that councils are spending ever-more on temporary accommodation for homeless households...

Crimestoppers’ figures reveal that there have already been 6,058 reports on suspicions of energy theft so far this year (January –...

A Crimestoppers campaign is advising tenants on - in its words - “how to spot if your landlord is stealing energy.” The...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the loss of a private tenancy remains “the leading trigger of homelessness accounting for more than one...

Citizens Advice has made further criticisms of the private rental sector and landlords. At the start of the year a spokesperson accused...

The government has been warned by a charity not to weaken its commitment to scrapping Section 21 by allowing ‘backdoor evictions’...

Nigel Farage has pledged that his Reform UK party would reverse the Section 24 landlord tax changes within 100 days. Section 24...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims social rents are 64% more affordable than private rents, with social tenants in England having to pay...

England’s dwindling social housing stock is poised to plummet by an additional 189,000 properties through the controversial Right to Buy scheme...

In theory the Renters Reform Bill could become law if government and opposition agree to prioritise it in the few remaining...

A cat charity claims it takes in an average of three cats daily because of landlords using Section 21 powers to...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show how hard interest rate rises are hitting landlords. Compared to the same quarter in...

Charity Shelter is advertising for the post of ‘Assistant Director: Activism and Advocacy’ - with the postholder charged with supporting “...

Renters allegedly pay £669 in un-recoverable costs for each ‘unwanted’ move as a result of eviction, claims campaigning charity Shelter. It says...

A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

Anonymous reports of energy theft have skyrocketed by 62% since 2021, Crimestoppers’ figures reveal.  In 2023 alone, the charity received 11,552 reports...

A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...

Landlords are being accused by academics of under-estimating the cost of allowing pets, and under-estimating their financial benefits. A new report commissioned...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...

Activist group Generation Rent has described the latest homelessness data from the government as showing “a whole new level of horror.” It...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...

The National Residential Landlords Association will jointly host a networking and information session with homelessness charity Crisis. It will take place on...

Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...

Painful tax traps have been set for millions of people this year. Your pay may not even have kept pace with...

HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...

As the Renters Reform Bill heads towards the House of Lords, a free webinar is targeting landlords operating in the student...

A rental sector insurance firm has hit back at claims made about Section 21 by the charity Citizens Advice. A spokesperson for...

A spokesperson for the Citizens Advice charity has claimed at a public meeting that private landlords serve Section 21 notices on...

A business consultancy claims the HMNRC Self-Assessment helpline - set up to assist those compiling and filing tax returns as the...

The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter is blaming “skyrocketing rents” for a crisis of homelessness. As part of an appeal for...

Campaigning charity Shelter is nearing a controversial signature threshold in its petition about the Renters Reform Bill. It now has over 123,000 of...

A countryside body is blaming the government’s failure to provide affordable housing and the rise in short lets for a homelessness...

Campaigning charity Shelter has welcomed the decision by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance - but it wants it...

Many have welcomed the move by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to unfreeze the Local Housing Allowance - but some tenant activists say...

There may be tax cuts in today’s Autumn Statement if government-fuelled rumours are to be believed - but there’s been a...

Shelter has issued new claims about homelessness triggered in part by private rents, as it prepares for its annual festive fundraising...

A charity is suggesting that if only the government got on with abolishing S21 eviction powers, homelessness would be eased. Crisis -...

New Ministry of Justice data shows that between July and September 8,399 landlords in England started Section 21 no fault eviction...

A major council has declared a Housing Emergency for its city, attributing part of the problem to rising private rents. A statement...

New guidance has been launched on how to conduct thorough electrical safety checks on private rentals, and how to report any...

Claims on social media by a leader of the Renters Reform Coalition - who is also a contributor to a Labour-supporting website...

Battersea, the charity behind the Pet Friendly Properties campaign, says the Renters Reform Bill must become law as soon as possible. Battersea...

The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from the Financial Times...

The hardline activist group Acorn - part of the Renters Reform Coalition involving Generation Rent - now claims that some 600,000...

A new poll from the StepChange Debt Charity claims that over a third of private renters have used some form of...

A charity claims that apparent delays to the Renters Reform Bill, which has yet to get a Second Reading in the...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

The Co-Op Bank, which is leading a campaign alongside charity Shelter, claims a Section 21 notice is presented to an older...

Generation Rent says Shelter has it right when it complains about evictions in the private rental sector. Earlier this week Shelter claimed...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that half the working private renters in England have too little saved to pay rent for more...

A charity has acknowledged that landlords need help to keep their homes, and in turn continue to provide much-needed homes in...

Homelessness charities often berate private landlords for putting income before service to tenants. But a bitter dispute at one organisation has apparently revealed...

New government figures show 79,840 households faced homelessness in England between January and March 2023 – the highest number on record.  Now...

Nirpaul Riat’s career as a rogue landlord has ended after judges in London fined him £300,000 following two decades of managing...

Campaigning charity Shelter has won the backing of the Co-Op Bank for a new anti-eviction drive. The bank has funded Shelter research...

The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill has passed its third reading in the House of Lords and is set to become law...

A charity is warning that growing numbers of private tenants are likely to have difficulties keeping up with their financial commitments. The...

A charity claims some landlords are using what it calls “excessive” rent rises to effectively evict tenants. Citizens Advice says the Renters...

A charity is reported to be claiming that increasing numbers of landlords use security guards dressed as bailiffs to help evict...

A charity claims that private renters are about twice as likely as the general population to be in problem debt. StepChange, via...

A charity claims that landlords across England and Wales are seeking to evict tenants using Section 21 powers at a higher...

A study of almost four years of cases reported to Citizens Advice has suggested that illegal eviction and landlord harassment are...

A new law is being considered to crack down on predatory landlords exploiting vulnerable people for sex in return for free...

A Conservative-leaning think tank and campaigning charity Shelter have released a book of essays on renting and housing. A statement from Bright...

Shelter claims that private renters who complained to their landlord, letting agent or local council in the last three years were...

Flat-pack furniture giant IKEA has teamed up with campaigning charity Shelter to highlight the issue of homelessness. The Scandinavian firm, citing Shelter’s...

A charity wants the government to be tougher with private landlords over issues like damp and mould. Citizens Advice claims that its research...

Two of the UK’s highest profile animal welfare organisations want the government to introduce better protection for responsible tenants with pets. Dogs...

A federation of charities wants landlords and tenants to get in touch to discuss energy efficiency in private rental properties. ‘Groundwork’ is...

Landlords making self-assessment tax returns may already be starting to sweat - the deadline is midnight on January 31. Overall - landlords...

Shelter’s controversial management appears to have given in to pay demands in order to end a high-profile strike by the campaigning...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that “at least” 271,000 are homeless in England alone. The figure - compiled from a Freedom of Information...

A strike by members of Unite, employed by the charity Shelter, has been suspended pending a ballot on a new pay...

They have taken differing views on Section 21 powers but now the National Residential Landlords Association and homelessness charity Crisis have...

Tenant activists have turned on the bosses of Shelter - just as the charity wants to maximise income from its annual Christmas...

A charity claims 15 per cent of private renters believe they face eviction this winter. Homelessness charity Crisis polled 2,000 people -...

Over 600 workers at the campaigning charity Shelter have started a fortnight of strike action in what the trades union Unite calls...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that last month 482,000 private renters were behind on their rent. It also claims that 504,000 people have...

New figures from HMRC this week show that the Treasury raked in another £4.1 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the...

Shelter claims government figures show 5,940 households were “threatened with homelessness” in England as a result of Section 21 evictions between April...

The charity Crisis says rising rents are a contributing factor to the homelessness crisis. The comment come as  new data from the...

The freezing of Housing Benefit at 2020 levels, announced in the small print accompanying the Autumn Statement yesterday, risks leading to...

Crisis, the homelessness charity, is demanding financial and legislative help for tenants. Matt Downie, Crisis chief executive, says: “This is a time of...

Campaigning charity Shelter is warning this winter could be one of the toughest yet - and it claims high rents are...

Richmond council in London is joining forces with the charity Citizens Advice to help stop what it calls ‘discrimination’ against renters...

The charity Action on Empty Homes, which is mounting a campaign against short let properties, has attacked Airbnb for making a...

Generation Rent, the activist group led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy, has given a warm welcome to the return of Michael Gove...

Airbnb has made a £1.25m donation to English Heritage, supporting the charity’s conservation and repair of historic houses, castles, abbeys and...

Campaigning charity Shelter is partnering with HSBC’s First Direct bank to provide what it calls its first “renter support initiative” called...

The government’s expected U-turn on the future of Section 21 eviction powers has provoked an explosion of anger from Generation Rent...

Private renting voters could be critical in deciding the outcome of the next General Election, according to Shelter. The campaigning charity -...

As I write this, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has gone back on his mini budget plan to abolish the 45p...

An organisation that describes itself as ‘politically independent and a charity’ is launching a probe into how further regulation could help...

The charity Shelter is organising a fringe meeting at next week’s Conservative party conference, with a prominent campaigner for a mandatory...

The mini-Budget was always billed as a tax-cutting, growth-generating affair - and so it proved - but Labour has criticised it...

Shelter claims that almost 1.1m private renters in England – one in seven – had their rent increased in the last...

Landlords have hit back at claims made by Shelter overnight, suggesting that one in seven private tenants in the UK have...

Zoopla is warning that low-income renters across England are facing a ‘housing black hole’ due to soaring rents and the freeze...

New government figures show 3,405 households in the private rented sector were evicted by bailiffs in England between April and June this year...