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29 September, 2021

Scottish Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee launches consultation on licensing scheme for short-term lets

Consultation seeks views on draft legislation to be laid before Scottish Parliament

28 September, 2021

27 September, 2021 Open access

Scottish Government confirms £10 million funding to provide grants to tenants in rent arrears as a result of Covid-19 pandemic

Local authorities will use their discretion to determine whether a grant payment is 'appropriate' in individual circumstances

27 September, 2021

Labour Party sets out ‘bold, radical and forward thinking’ New Settlement to tackle housing crisis

Party will restore the link between wages and housing costs, tackle the 'thorny issues' of quality, affordability and security in private rentals, and end rough sleeping, says Shadow Housing Secretary

23 September, 2021

Judges left with no scope to take a tenant’s circumstances into account in vast majority of recent possession court hearings

Analysis by Bureau of Investigative Journalism also finds that impact of Covid-19 was explicitly mentioned in a third of cases where possession order was granted

23 September, 2021 Open access

Kerslake Commission calls on government to develop longer-term homelessness strategy built on success of Everyone In

Final report concludes that, without urgent action, benefits and lessons learned from joint working during the pandemic will be wasted and numbers of rough sleepers will rise again

23 September, 2021

17 September, 2021 Open access

Despite the gradual reopening of the economy through 2021, StepChange polling finds that private rent debt has not reduced from the £360 million owed in November 2020

Debt advice charity also warns that more than 200,000 private renters now expect to lose their homes as they can't keep up with their rent

16 September, 2021

Devolved governments call for UK Government to offer physical proof of immigration status to vulnerable EU citizens

Joint letter to Borders and Immigration Minister says current digital-only proof risks discrimination, making it difficult for some EU citizens to prove their status to employers and other service providers

16 September, 2021

16 September, 2021

Numbers of households presenting as homeless, accepted as homeless, or in temporary accommodation in Northern Ireland all increased in first six months of 2021

Department for Communities says variation from previous quarters can be attributed to the impact of Covid-19-related restrictions implemented since 23 March 2020

15 September, 2021

Michael Gove appointed as new Secretary of State with responsibility for housing

Former Cabinet Office Minister replaces Robert Jenrick following Cabinet reshuffle

15 September, 2021

Communities Minister says she will have no part in ‘inhumane’ rules targeting rough sleepers for deportation

Housing executive and homeless providers in Northern Ireland will continue to ensure that any person rough sleeping is engaging with support services to protect them from this 'ill-conceived and cruel policy', adds Ms Hargey

15 September, 2021

Renters’ Reform Bill must include a National Landlord Register that makes landlords fully accountable for illegal behaviour, says Shelter

Housing charity's call is backed by new research showing that 45 per cent of private renters have been victims of illegal acts by their landlord or letting agent

15 September, 2021

14 September, 2021

9 September, 2021 Open access

Reversion of notice periods required for landlords to seek possession to their pre-pandemic position

However, new regulations issued in England retain power for government to impose longer notice periods until 25 March 2022

9 September, 2021

Number of rough sleepers approaching local authorities in England for housing assistance up by almost 40 per cent in 2020/2021

New annual homelessness statistics also show a 6 per cent increase in households owed a relief duty at initial assessment compared to 2019/2020