private rented sector

Beyond Housing has hired a dedicated caretaker to maintain the Church Lane North estate, Eston, during a “significant” regeneration project.

Britain’s rental market has seen a growing divide since COVID-19, with the number of homes let in affluent areas rising as activity in deprived areas drops.

The Shelter poll also found 35% of private renters were living in poor conditions during lockdown, such as those caused by electrical hazards and damp.

The UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper also says that it is young households who will suffer most in the aftermath of COVID-19.

According to Generation Rent, as many as 55,000 private renters are thought to have been given an eviction notice between March and August.

The NHF findings show 1.6m households are currently in need of social housing – 500,000 more than the 1.16m households recorded on official waiting lists.

Seddon has started work on a new development of 63 homes for private rent in Stoke-on-Trent, after being appointed by Sigma Capital Group.

The change, announced by Housing and Local Government Minister Julie James, aims to provide greater protection against homelessness for tenants in private rented and housing association accommodation.