Category: Renting property

Ministers urged to introduce rent caps to tackle housing crisis in England

Exclusive: Letter from union leaders and renters’ groups urges government to tackle root cause of unaffordable rentsUnions are calling on ministers to undo “years of damage to the housing sector” by the...

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Rough sleeping will soar unless Labour fills £1bn shortfall, charities say

Exclusive: Failure to extend funding risks biggest setback to ending homelessness ‘in recent history’, Rachel Reeves toldRough sleeping is heading back to record highs unless Labour fills a looming £1bn...

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Social housing rents to rise as part of UK push to build affordable homes

Rachel Reeves works on plan for 10-year formula to give councils and housing associations certaintySocial housing rents will rise by more than inflation over the next decade as part of UK government plans to boost affordable...

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Record homeless figures in England prompt calls to tackle ‘national scandal’

Latest housing data show 151,630 children in temporary accommodation – the most since records beganMore than 150,000 children in England are living in temporary accommodation, prompting calls for the government to address...

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L&G warns housebuilding drive needs decade to tackle housing crisis at current pace

Group taps Greater Manchester Pension Fund to boost coffers but warns push for affordable homes must move fasterBosses at the insurance and pensions group Legal & General, which invests in and builds homes, said it will take...

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