The latest findings from BDRC Continental’s Landlords Panel research reveals that 15% of private landlords say they will stop offering Local Housing Allowance (LHA) tenancies in response to the government’s changes to the way LHA scheme payments are now being calculated.
A new report by Dr Stephen Battersby (current President of the CIEH) questions whether Local Housing Authorities are adequately protecting private sector tenants.
The report entitled ‘Are Private Sector Tenants Being Protected Adequately?’ (The Battersby Report), was prepared by Dr Stephen Battersby for Alison Seabeck MP, Shadow Housing Minister and Karen Buck MP, Shadow Work and Pensions Minister.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today (14th July) published the latest Annual Report on Fuel Poverty Statistics 2011. The headline figures refer to fuel poverty levels in the UK and England in 2009.
New research from Shelter highlights just how powerless private tenants feel when facing problems with their landlord.
The YouGov survey, commissioned by Shelter, revealed that:
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