Over 800,000 private renters in England and Wales are in arrears as lockdown measures severely impact their ability to work, landlords have warned
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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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The vast majority of local councils in England and Wales believe the Government’s cut to housing benefit for private renters will lead to a rise in homelessness, a new survey has found.. Read more:
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The government has been warned that continuing with its rollout of the new Universal Credit benefits system risks plunging claimants into hunger, destitution or even homelessness over Christmas.Read more:
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People over the age of 60 are now twice as likely to register with local councils as homeless than they were seven years ago, with the figure having risen from 1,210 in 2009 to 2,420 last year.
The Government must lift the cap on housing benefits or see a million households facing homelessness within the next two years, politicians and campaigners have warned. Read more:
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