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MHCLG: councils spend £2.93bn on temporary accommodation
MHCLG data shows English councils spent £2.93bn on temporary accommodation in 2025-26, raising pressure on private-sector supply and local budgets.
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Propertymark warns crisis fund cannot close LHA gap
Propertymark says the proposed Crisis and Resilience Fund cannot close the gap left by frozen Local Housing Allowance rates, leaving landlords and low-income tenants exposed ahead of the 2026-27 settlement.
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Housing benefit now covers just 1.9% of rentals
Only 1.9 percent of private rental listings across Britain are now affordable to households relying on housing benefit, according to new analysis led by Crisis…
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Children now more likely than adults to live in private rentals
Children are now more likely than working-age adults to live in the private rented sector, with 3.2 million children in privately rented homes and 23…
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Older renters spend 48% of income on rent, charity warns
Older private renters on the lowest incomes are now spending 48 percent of their income on housing costs, according to Independent Age, which says the…
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London taskforce warns Local Housing Allowance freeze threatens landlord supply
Taskforce finds 130,000 households in temporary accommodation as LHA freeze widens gap between benefit rates and market rents.
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Scottish government urges UK to unfreeze housing benefit rates
Scotland’s Housing Secretary has written to the UK government warning that the continued freeze on Local Housing Allowance is pushing low-income renters out of the…
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Propertymark backs push to unfreeze housing benefit rates
Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has backed calls to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance rates, warning that the current freeze is widening the gap between benefit…
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Rayner under fire for blaming landlords over housing allowance freeze
Landlords are once again being cast as political scapegoats – this time by Housing Secretary Angela Rayner, who has sparked backlash after claiming that increasing…
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Labour’s freeze on local housing allowance rates will ‘hurt most vulnerable tenants’, warns NRLA
Labour’s recent announcement to freeze local housing allowance (LHA) rates until at least April 2026 has sparked concern among landlord groups, who warn that this…
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NRLA Calls for Urgent Reform of Housing Benefit System
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has highlighted a critical issue affecting nearly a million private rental households in Britain that rely on Universal Credit,…
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Autumn Statement Brings Mixed Response from Property Industry Professionals
The Autumn Statement delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has elicited varied reactions from the property industry, with some key measures impacting housing but an overall…
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NRLA highlights plight of NE renters
North East landlords are calling on the Government to unfreeze the Local Housing Allowance and restore the link between benefits and costs. The move follows…
