Private tenants in Scotland are facing huge rent hikes and potentially eviction as emergency protections are soon to expire, campaigners are warning. Living Rent’s national campaigns chair Ruth Gilbert says the Scottish government has “in effect rubber-stamped rent increases from April”. Ms
Michael Gove has promised that no-fault evictions will be banned by the time of the next general election. Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday programme, he confirmed that the Renters Reform Bill “ends section 21” no-fault evictions and added: “We will have outlawed
Others have been advised to use bleach, open their windows or put the heating on. The residents live in properties managed by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) – responsible for the flat where two-year-old Awaab Ishak died in December 2020. A coroner ruled
Laws abolishing “no fault” evictions, which allow landlords to remove tenants without a reason, will be debated by MPs tomorrow after the Government chose to press ahead with the change despite opposition from some backbenchers. It follows claims that tenants in privately-rented
Police in Ontario, Canada were involved in a negotiation with a landlord who allegedly shot and killed two of his tenants following a landlord-tenant dispute then barricaded himself indoors for hours. The Hamilton Police Departments shared in a press release on Saturday,
Comment on this storyComment Pat Blake, who manages two mobile home communities in Utah, began to notice some of the children who lived there seemed hungry after parents came to her to inquire about food assistance. Blake was one of seven siblings
A debate has erupted after a landlord suggested in an online clip they should be tipped in a similar way to restaurant staff when being paid rent after offering “24-hour support” for tenants. The video was originally shared on TikTok but has