Labour’s homelessness minister has been accused of ‘extreme hypocrisy’ after she allegedly threw out her own tenants and then increased rent by £700 a month. Landlord MP Rushanara Ali told tenants their lease would not be renewed and gave them four months’ notice to get out of the £3,300-a-month property, a renter has claimed. But just fourContinue reading “Labour’s Homelessness Minister ‘Threw Out FOUR Tenants Then Raised Rent On Her London Home By £700’”
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Starmer To Rent Out Homes To Migrants
The government is urging landlords to take in asylum seekers, and private contractors are assisting them by offering five-year rent guarantees. Private contractor Serco—one of three working for the Home Office —offers five-year guaranteed rent deals to landlords, with the taxpayer footing the bill. Their website states that the company is responsible for housing over 30,000 asylumContinue reading “Starmer To Rent Out Homes To Migrants”
UK High Streets Are Booming
Police have stated that drug gangs are taking advantage of the high street’s deterioration by occupying vacant shopfronts to cultivate cannabis illegally. According to the National Police Chiefs’ Council, vacant pubs, office buildings, cafes, and nightclubs in town centres are being targeted by the gangs for their operations. Before being raided by Gwent Police, overContinue reading “UK High Streets Are Booming”
There Are 200 Body Shop Stores In The UK, And Administrators Are To Be Appointed
Another blow to the British high street, The Body Shop has started the process of filing for administration, putting employment in danger throughout the 200+ UK locations of the business. The well-known brand presently employs 10,000 workers in its 3,000 locations across more than 70 countries, with an additional 12,000 employees working through franchisees. TheContinue reading “There Are 200 Body Shop Stores In The UK, And Administrators Are To Be Appointed”
New York Extends Its Eviction Moratorium
New York legislators voted Wednesday on extending an eviction moratorium for renters who are behind on rent because of the pandemic, as approximately $2.3 billion in rent relief funds go unused. The moratorium was also revised after the Supreme Court last month struck down part of the law. Governor Kathy Hochul called the Legislature toContinue reading “New York Extends Its Eviction Moratorium”
New York Air Force Veteran And Her Young Daughter Are Living Out Of Her Car
A landlord in upstate New York has been forced to live out of her car after the tenants of her three properties refused to pay rent for almost a year, while she’s powerless to evict them due to the state and federal moratoriums. Brandie LaCasse, who’s owed more than $23,000 in uncollected rent from herContinue reading “New York Air Force Veteran And Her Young Daughter Are Living Out Of Her Car”
Are We Heading For A Buy-To-Let Exodus?
The number of homes for rent in Britain could fall dramatically, as landlords leave the market thanks to higher taxes and more stringent rules. About a million landlords, more than a third of the total, will review their property holdings in the next year, according to the Nottingham Building Society, and the amount planning toContinue reading “Are We Heading For A Buy-To-Let Exodus?”
Letting Agents Turn Away Tenants On Housing Benefits
Shelter and the National Housing Federation found one in 10 agents in England refused to let to those on benefit. The covert investigation discovered the policy was implemented even if tenants could afford the rent. Stephen Tyler told the BBC that housing benefit discrimination had forced him to sleep in his car. The wheelchair userContinue reading “Letting Agents Turn Away Tenants On Housing Benefits”
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