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Evictions

Should tenants get two-months' rent compensation from their landlord when they're evicted?
Renters from Acorn in Cardiff
RENTING

Should tenants get two-months' rent compensation from their landlord when they're evicted?

The Welsh government has rejected a proposal to allow tenants to be compensated for being kicked out of their home. Here’s what renters in Cardiff thought about it
Intentionally homeless: What it means for your housing rights
a woman wearing a coat and beanie hat stands with a suitcase and two large bags of belongings in front of a grey wall
housing

Intentionally homeless: What it means for your housing rights

Local housing allowance is finally going up. But is it anything more than just a short-term fix?
Jeremy Hunt announced local housing allowance rise
Benefits

Local housing allowance is finally going up. But is it anything more than just a short-term fix?

Housing legal aid ‘on brink of collapse’, experts warn
Justice

Housing legal aid ‘on brink of collapse’, experts warn

Renters in Scotland face 'tidal wave of evictions' as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end
RENTING

Renters in Scotland face 'tidal wave of evictions' as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end

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Teacher forced to sleep rough at Heathrow Airport calls on government to ban no-fault evictions
Steve is facing a no-fault eviction and could be homeless in Heathrow
End Housing Insecurity Now

Teacher forced to sleep rough at Heathrow Airport calls on government to ban no-fault evictions

‘I received a no-fault eviction notice on Christmas Eve – and I’ve been homeless ever since’
Renters have been campaigning against no-fault evictions to protect tenants from Section 21
End Housing Insecurity Now

‘I received a no-fault eviction notice on Christmas Eve – and I’ve been homeless ever since’

'The leadership we need': Humza Yousaf confirms plans for rent controls in Scotland
Humza Yousaf
Rent controls

'The leadership we need': Humza Yousaf confirms plans for rent controls in Scotland

Renters could face eviction every 15 minutes this summer in wait for Renters Reform Bill
Campaigners want Renters Reform Bill to be debated in parliament as more renters face eviction
Housing

Renters could face eviction every 15 minutes this summer in wait for Renters Reform Bill

Affordable housing is in short supply - here's what other countries are doing about it
Affordable student housing in Denmark
Housing

Affordable housing is in short supply - here's what other countries are doing about it

Evictions have increased by 400 per cent in a year
Renting

Evictions have increased by 400 per cent in a year

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