Press releases and statements
Households facing homelessness highest since records began
Shelter urges no more delays on the Renters Reform Bill as homelessness surges
Posted on 25 Jul 2023
Households facing homelessness highest since records beganShelter responds to Secretary of State, Michael Gove's "mixed bag" speech on housing
Shelter responds to Secretary of State, Michael Gove's "mixed bag" speech on housing
Posted on 24 Jul 2023
Shelter responds to Secretary of State, Michael Gove's "mixed bag" speech on housingRoyal Assent of the Social Housing Regulation Act is a historic moment for England’s nearly nine million social renters, says Shelter
Polly Neate, chief executive of Shelter, said: “The passing of the Social Housing Regulation Act is a historic moment for the nearly nine million people who live in social homes in England. Six long years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, this legislation is the result of tireless campaigning by Grenfell United and other activists to improve the way social tenants are treated.
Posted on 20 Jul 2023
Royal Assent of the Social Housing Regulation Act is a historic moment for England’s nearly nine million social renters, says Shelter172 families per day are served with a no-fault eviction notice
Shelter says the government is failing renters as progress stalls on Renters (Reform) Bill
Posted on 19 Jul 2023
172 families per day are served with a no-fault eviction noticeShelter welcomes the launch of the Royal Foundation and Prince William's Homewards programme to end homelessness
Shelter welcomes the launch of the Royal Foundation and Prince William's Homewards programme to end homelessness.
Posted on 26 Jun 2023
Shelter welcomes the launch of the Royal Foundation and Prince William's Homewards programme to end homelessness116% 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 ruling