Press releases and statements
116% annual rise in no-fault evictions shows why Renters (Reform) Bill is vital
New figures published by the Ministry of Justice on court eviction proceedings in England today demonstrate why yesterday’s Renters (Reform) Bill and the banning of no-fault Section 21 evictions is sorely needed.
Posted on 18 May 2023
116% annual rise in no-fault evictions shows why Renters (Reform) Bill is vitalShelter responds to ‘once-in-a-generation' Renters’ (Reform) Bill
Shelter responds to ‘once-in-a-generation' Renters’ (Reform) Bill
Posted on 17 May 2023
Shelter responds to ‘once-in-a-generation' Renters’ (Reform) Bill50% rise in homelessness due to no-fault evictions in a year
New government figures released today show just how overdue the government's reform of private renting is as homelessness and evictions increase.
Posted on 10 May 2023
50% rise in homelessness due to no-fault evictions in a yearPrivate renters who complain about disrepair more than twice as likely to be slapped with an eviction notice
Private renters who complained to their landlord, letting agent or local council in the last three years were two and a half times (159%) more likely to be handed an eviction notice than those who had not complained, new research from Shelter reveals.
Posted on 30 Mar 2023
Private renters who complain about disrepair more than twice as likely to be slapped with an eviction noticeAfghan children and their families abandoned in remote hotels following High Court ruling
Afghan families remain trapped in remote hotels following today’s High Court ruling that the Home Secretary did not act unlawfully by moving them from a London hotel to hotels in a city in the north of England.
Posted on 24 Mar 2023
Afghan children and their families abandoned in remote hotels following High Court rulingLandmark case finds ‘no children’ policies breach letting agent Code of Practice
The Property Ombudsman has determined that blanket bans on renting to families are in breach of its Code of Practice after a mum of four won her landmark case against an estate agent who discriminated against her family.
Posted on 21 Mar 2023
Landmark case finds ‘no children’ policies breach letting agent Code of PracticeShelter says Chancellor sticking his head in the sand over homelessness crisis
Shelter responds to the government's Spring Budget
Posted on 15 Mar 2023
Shelter says Chancellor sticking his head in the sand over homelessness crisisAlmost half of children who become homeless forced to move schools
Shelter’s landmark research reveals how temporary accommodation disrupts every aspect of family life
Posted on 09 Mar 2023
Almost half of children who become homeless forced to move schoolsRough sleeping climbs 26% in a year, while more than 72,000 households face homelessness in three-month period as England’s homelessness crisis deepens
Two separate sets of government figures released today reveal the growing homelessness crisis in England.
Posted on 28 Feb 2023
Rough sleeping climbs 26% in a year, while more than 72,000 households face homelessness in three-month period as England’s homelessness crisis deepensSection 21 no-fault evictions by bailiffs up 143% in a year
New government figures reveal the number of households living in privately rented homes in England who were evicted by bailiffs as a result of Section 21 proceedings has increased by 143% in a year (from 792 households between Oct and Dec 2021 and 1,924 between Oct and Dec 2022).
Posted on 09 Feb 2023
Section 21 no-fault evictions by bailiffs up 143% in a year