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Campaign group targets illegal eviction
Unlawful eviction laws are not enforced as much as they should be, campaign group Generation Rent has claimed. Between 2016 and 2019 there were an…
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Sleep Out to Raise Funds for Homelessness
A mass sleep out event is being arranged in November to raise funds towards supporting homeless young people. The sleep out event, arranged by Propertymark,…
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The Priorities of the Chancellor
Chancellor Sajid Javid’s spending round, outlining departmental budgets for 2020/21, have proved a disappointment to housing professionals, local authorities and those in need of housing,…
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London Boroughs Combine on Private Rental Housing
London boroughs have decided to combine together to take a more collaborative approach to securing accommodations for the homeless. Thirteen London boroughs have set up…
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Housing Benefit Discrimination to be Banned
Discrimination against tenants claiming housing benefits could be banned in a new move by housing ministers. Government ministers are set to meet representatives of landlord…
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Andy Burnham Makes Pronouncement on Asylum Seekers
Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham’s latest pronouncement has been made on the subject of asylum seekers. Does he have a point? Since Mr Burnham became…
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The Shelter Viewpoint May Be Changing
I am not slow to criticise Shelter; professionally in a past life, I experienced their inflexible attitude towards landlords, many of whom had behaved with…
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Tenant Training at Last
It seems that the charity Crisis has finally seen the benefit of tenant training to help vulnerable people to secure a home to live in….