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Half a million renters could miss out on £400 energy rebate, charities warn

Money will go to landlords instead

Wales Online

Households facing homelessness ‘at highest level since before first lockdown’

Some 74,230 households became homeless or were threatened with homelessness between January and March 2022, official figures show.

The Independent UK

‘Property porn’: is TV’s obsession with home buying fuelling the UK’s housing crisis?

Despite an unprecedented crisis in home ownership, shows like Location, Location, Location and Grand Designs are seemingly neverending. Might they be to blame for skyrocketing prices?

The Guardian - UK

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UK heatwave: How to help the homeless in extreme heat

An extreme heat alert has been issued across much of England and Wales

The Independent UK

More than 20,000 people waiting for council house across Bristol region

It comes amid the Government's controversial decision to extend the Right to Buy scheme

Bristol Post

These parts of England have seen the biggest rises in private renting

The Government has set out plans to improve living conditions for tenants

Wales Online

Tenants to get new rights to challenge ‘unscrupulous landlords’ on rent hikes and shoddy homes

Welcome for Renters Reform Bill which will also end no-fault evictions – after three-year delay

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Tenants to get power to fight unfair rent hikes and 'no fault' evictions banned

Housing charity Shelter has welcomed Michael Gove's plans for the rental sector as a "a game-changer for England’s 11 million private renters"

Daily Mirror

No-fault evictions and barring tenants on benefits to be outlawed in England

Private rentals white paper also includes clampdown on unfit homes and plans to tackle bad landlords

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson news: PM confirms return of Right to Buy to boost home ownership

Prime minister unveils new housing plan in Blackpool speech

The Independent UK

Shelter boss slams PM’s housing association right-to-buy plans as ‘gimmick’

Move will put rapidly shrinking supply of social homes at ‘even greater risk’

Evening Standard

Gimme shelter: Two more of London’s green cabbie huts awarded Grade II-listed status

The iconic Victorian shelters were built as refuges for London’s horse-drawn cab drivers and are still used today as as pitstops for black taxis

Evening Standard

More renters risk eviction as court claims to remove them gather pace

Campaigners say the spiralling costs of energy, rent and food are pushing more families into crisis

Wales Online

The reality of Bristol's cost of living crisis - from skipping meals to rough sleeping

And it looks set to get worse

Bristol Post

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Evening Standard

Tenants’ survival guide: can my landlord increase my rent, and what can I do about it?

London is a gruelling place to be a tenant. Get clued up on your rights, from knowing when a landlord can hike your rent, to where to look for help

The Guardian - UK

Scrapping ‘no fault evictions’ doesn’t address the problem of spiralling rents

Ending section 21 is a welcome step. But with the cost of living crisis, renting needs further reform, says writer Francisco Garcia

The Independent UK

Ukrainian refugees may be housed in B&Bs indefinitely under new laws quietly passed by government

Exclusive: Ministers accused of creating ‘two-tier system’ that ‘strips away homeless rights’ of refugees

The Guardian - UK

Older UK renters forced to cut back on spending as living costs soar

Exclusive: Many tenants aged over 65 are already struggling, Independent Age research finds

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Daily Mirror

'Our nightmare landlord gave us keys to someone else's house to avoid fixing boiler'

Nathan Murtagh was told by his landlord to use the shower upstairs in another flat he owned - but he got the shock of his life when he realised the property wasn't empty

Daily Mirror

What is Boris Johnson's right to buy scheme and whether it could help you buy a house

The Prime Minister is considering proposals to help 2.5million people in social housing buy their properties at a discounted price, in a move echoing Margaret Thatcher's right to buy scheme

Bristol Post

Bristol housing crisis: 'No fault' evictions more than double since the pandemic

Around 50 households are evicted by landlords every week

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson pondering right to buy for housing association tenants

Critics say Thatcher-style policy for England would only worsen shortage of affordable housing

The Independent UK

Tenants face misery of no-fault eviction ‘every seven minutes’ after government broke pledge to act

It is three years since ministers vowed to stop landlords kicking out private renters for no reason – with only eight weeks’ notice

The Guardian - UK

No-fault evictions: 200,000 renters in England served notices in three years

Shelter says a private tenant is handed notice every seven minutes despite government promise to ban practice in April 2019

The Independent UK

We’ve failed to build enough housing, admits Michael Gove

Even the most ‘Thatcher-worshipping’ people want more social housing, says cabinet minister

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