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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...

In his latest criticism of landlords, the chief executive of Generation Rent says rent controls would protect “so many renters from...

Generation Rent says it wants rent rises across the UK limited to the lowest of two official government statistics. In a statement...

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

The Generation Rent group claims some 26,100 households in England faced homelessness as a result of receiving a Section 21 eviction...

Only five weeks after the General Election, activist group the Renters Reform Coalition is already impatient at Labour’s failure to bring...

The independent National Audit Office has sharply criticised the former Conservative government for having no strategy or public targets for reducing...

The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...

The activists who were so influential in steering the shape of the Renters Reform Bill under the old Conservative government are...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

Lloyds Bank - already a player of growing importance in the Build To Rent niche - is now to publish what...

Activist group Generation Rent has produced a report in tandem with a trades union, focusing on key worker tenants - and...

A council has thanked private landlords who have helped it cope with a homelessness crisis - but it says it wants...

In a blog released within minutes of Sir Kier Starmer becoming Prime Minister, activist group Generation Rent calls for rent controls. It...

The NRLA has slammed politicians in all major parties for their silence on one of the biggest issues for the private...

More than one in four young people are worried that they or someone they know will become homeless in the next...

A letter from a coalition of pro-tenant groups has been sent to the leaders of the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Reform...

A manifesto just released by the Labour Party and dedicated to Scotland hints at ent controls. In recent years Labour has backed...

Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in...

Another raft of General Election pledges have been made to transform the private rental sector - this time from the Green...

More than one in five people in the UK fear they or someone they know could be homeless in the next...

The Generation Rent activist group says the Conservative manifesto pledge to give a tax break to landlords selling to tenants should...

The ink was hardly dry on Labour’s plan for a mortgage guarantee scheme for first time buyers before some left wing...

Fiscal reform for the private rented sector  We’ve already seen some landlords leaving the private rented sector because of substantially increased taxes....

The Generation Rent activist group has issued a statement appearing sharply critical of Labour’s first new policy on housing in the General...

The issue of homelessness and cost of temporary accommodation are being cited as reasons for a new version of the Renters...

From July 1 most privately rented properties in Lewisham, south London, will need a property licence.  With one in four households in...

A Labour councillor who has wanted restricted rights for buy to let landlords and short let hosts has been dropped as...

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

A Labour MP who served in Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow administration and has spent much of his Parliamentary career criticising the private...

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

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

The Generation Rent group of activists says it doesn’t matter if landlords sell up and leave the private rental sector. Appearing to...

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

The Generation Rent activist group has once again repeated its demand for a series of reforms surrounding the scrapping of Section...

A council is seeking private landlords to participate in a controversial leasing scheme in a bid to curb homelessness. The use of...

Back in 2019, the Government promised a ban on so-called no-fault evictions. Section 21 was to be outlawed. While some housing...

The government has been accused of mismanaging reforms to no-fault evictions saying: “It’s created uncertainty upon uncertainty”. Theresa May first made the...

The National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary...

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

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

An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and the party’s controversial Mayor of London Sadiq Khan are at loggerheads over rent controls. Khan has...

An activist group is demanding that the lower Capital Gains Tax should apply only to landlords who sell with sitting tenants. In...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their views...

In what may appear a surprise to almost everyone, the Generation Rent activist group has described yesterday’s Budget as a “giveaway...

In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

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

A landlord has been slammed with £9,000 in fines and costs for ignoring notices to improve his property. Following reports of disrepair...

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...

Generation Rent has launched a double-pronged attack on landlords and the government. The activist group claims that the latest possession statistics from...

The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...

Labour says there’s a link between Section 21 powers granted to landlords and what it claims is a total of 4,400...

‘Save the tenancy – don’t serve notice.’ That’s the message to landlords from a west country council. Landlords and tenants are being...

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

Labour-controlled Haringey Council in London says the owners of short lets and furnished holiday homes will be forced to pay double...

A think tank says rents set in the social sector should reflect the energy efficiency of a property. It’s one of a...

The National Residential Landlords Association wants to show the government that some local councils still advise tenants served with a valid...

The controversial Renters Reform Coalition - a band of campaigners including the Acorn and Generation Rent ginger groups - claims public...

The chief executive of the Generation Rent ginger group has called on his former employer to make a case against landlords,...

A local authority is hosting a free event for local landlords which will give them insights into latest developments in the...

A council is to spend £10m to buy homes on the open market to house local people - some at risk...

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

Almost all landlords letting out properties in a London borough will soon be legally required to have a selective license. It’s one...

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...

The rising cost of living - especially housing - remains the top issue on Londoners’ minds for the second year in...

The two most aggressively pro-tenant activist bodies have accused landlords without mortgages of “cashing in.” According to a poll of more than...

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 -...

Shelter and other campaigning organisations have spoken out in dismay at the latest ‘housing minister revolving door’. Yesterday Rachel Maclean was sacked...

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

Almost 60,000 Londoners in the private rented sector are likely to become homeless over the next six years if the government...

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

Recent data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show that 24,260 households served a valid Section 21 notice...

A local authority in London is to buy back over 300 properties it built and sold off years ago under Right...

Shadow housing secretary and Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has accused the government of “foot dragging” over the slow progress of...

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

Another council is advertising a package of incentives for private landlords to help solve its housing shortage. Exeter council is aiming to...

Shelter says “skyrocketing rents” and the government’s freeze on housing allowance lie behind the increased spend on temporary accommodation for homeless...

A Conservative politician has named an individual who he claims is responsible for high rent rises and increasing homelessness. Murdo Fraser, the...

Shelter has published what it calls a General Election manifesto with rent controls at its heart. Called The Way Home: a manifesto to...

A leading lettings industry figure says politicians should have the repeal of Section 24 as a major priority. Section 24 removes a...

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

More councils should be encouraged to buy homes from landlords, an industry expert says. This follows reports last week which revealed that...

London local authorities say there’s been a surge in landlords withdrawing from the sector providing temporary accommodation for homeless households. A survey by the...

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

A council is appealing to landlords to work with the local authority and the Probation Service to help ex-offenders fit accommodation...

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

A group of local authorities is asking the government to give individual councils the cash to buy properties off private landlords. London...

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

A housing trust says landlords fed up with higher taxes and red tape should not sell up but instead lease their...

A pressure group within the Labour Party wants a future government to provide £15 billion over 10 years to allow half...