The government is being urged to extend an eviction ban due to expire on 11 January to stop renters being removed from their homes during a third national lockdown.
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Around one in 10 private renters are behind with their payments, according to Citizens Advice.
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A local authority is urging private landlords to provide one bedroom properties for formerly homeless people moving out of supported accommodation. Read more
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It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will be extremely difficult to enforce for some months. Read more:
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The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell by almost a fifth year on year in September, according to the latest data and analysis from ARLA Propertymark. Read more:
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UK rents are expected to rise by 15 per cent in the next five years due to a lack of supply, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) has warned. Read more
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Homelessness in England has hit a 12-year high, according to new data showing that the number of families in temporary accommodation has surged since the Conservatives came into power. Read more
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Women are locked out of the housing market, according to a new report which found that homes are unaffordable for them in every single English region. Read More
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Almost half of working private renters in England could not afford to pay their rent for more than a month if they lost their job, housing charity Shelter has found. read more
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All of us are complex and unique individuals – yet we reduce rough sleepers' identities to nothing with a single, heavily loaded word. Read more
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