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Rental market
Homeless charity turns to landlording to fix ‘catastrophic’ housing crisis
Crisis, a charity that has long criticised the rental sector for its shortcomings, is to build and manage homes itself as rental property supply collapses.
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Agencies & People
Letting agency is ‘first’ for property industry, say founders
Good Place Lettings is a joint venture between Crisis and Homes for Good and offers landlords ethical management model with profits reinvested to help tackle homelessness.
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Agencies & People
Chestertons and Chase Buchanan join forces in call for winter clothing donations
Two Champions Group estate agents are working together to collect as many coats as possible to help keep the cold at bay for some of the capital’s poorest people.
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Regulation & Law
New Shelter campaign targets Britain’s ‘broken rental market’
Hard-hitting video from housing pressure group reveals the grim fate of families forced into temporary accommodation by soaring rents.
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Rental market
WARNING: ‘Disastrous exodus’ of landlords accelerating
The NRLA says there is an increase of nearly 20% in the number of tenants at risk of homelessness as landlords sell up.
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Agencies & People
Estate agency director becomes homeless in central London
'Wilf' Wilson from Wilson Tominey Group in Dorset packed up his sleeping bag and took on the daunting challenge of spending 31 days on the streets of London in January.
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Latest property news
Owners of empty homes to pay double Council Tax
The owners of long-term empty homes in Haringey will be forced to pay double their Council Tax to help tackle the housing crisis.
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Latest property news
BLOG: ‘We’ve got the Renters (Reform) Bill – now we need a Landlords Reform Bill’
LRG's lettings boss Allison Thompson says a Bill would recognise landlords' essential role in preventing homelessness and provide necessary safeguards.
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Latest property news
Removal of Section 21 won’t see a big reduction in tenant evictions
PayProp UK boss Neil Cobbold says no amount of rental reform will bring down homelessness if the Renters (Reform) Bill causes landlords to exit.
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Latest property news
Agent and landlords ‘face eviction delays and bigger bills’, solicitors warn
Evictions firm says a new government service to help tenants at risk of homelessness will hinder landlords.
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