Press releases and statements
Shelter reacts to government U-turns on no fault eviction ban and social housing
Shelter reacts to government U-turns on no fault eviction ban and social housing
Posted on 11 Oct 2022
Shelter reacts to government U-turns on no fault eviction ban and social housing“Rent wall” battleground: fed-up private renters could swing the next election and two thirds say housing is key to their vote
Private renting voters could be critical in deciding the outcome of the next General Election and housing policies, like fixing private renting, will influence how they vote, according to new MRP polling carried out by Stack Data Strategy on behalf of Shelter.
Posted on 30 Sep 2022
“Rent wall” battleground: fed-up private renters could swing the next election and two thirds say housing is key to their voteShelter says the Chancellor has missed his shot to prevent a rapid rise in homelessness
Shelter says the Chancellor has missed his shot to prevent a rapid rise in homelessness
Posted on 23 Sep 2022
Shelter says the Chancellor has missed his shot to prevent a rapid rise in homelessnessMore than a million private renters hit with a rent hike in the last month
More than a million private renters hit with a rent hike in the last month
Posted on 23 Sep 2022
More than a million private renters hit with a rent hike in the last monthBailiff evictions rise by 39% in just three months as private renters run out of options
New government figures released today reveal that as the cost-of-living crisis bites, 3,405 households in the private rented sector were evicted by bailiffs in England between April and June 2022 - up 39% on the previous quarter.
Posted on 11 Aug 2022
Bailiff evictions rise by 39% in just three months as private renters run out of optionsShelter responds to fears some tenants could miss out on the government's £400 energy rebate
Shelter responds to fears some tenants could miss out on the government's £400 energy rebate
Posted on 03 Aug 2022
Shelter responds to fears some tenants could miss out on the government's £400 energy rebateHomelessness in England rises by 11% in just three months
Shelter responds to the government's quarterly homelessness statistics
Posted on 28 Jul 2022
Homelessness in England rises by 11% in just three monthsShelter calls Renters’ Reform Bill White Paper a “gamechanger” for private renters
On Thursday 16 June 2022 the government will publish a White Paper on its forthcoming Renters Reform Bill setting out the reforms to private renting that it wants to make.
Posted on 16 Jun 2022
Shelter calls Renters’ Reform Bill White Paper a “gamechanger” for private rentersShelter responds to Prime Minister’s announcement on Right to Buy
Shelter responds to Prime Minister’s announcement on Right to Buy
Posted on 09 Jun 2022
Shelter responds to Prime Minister’s announcement on Right to BuyShelter responds to the Chancellor's cost of living support package announcement
Shelter responds to the Chancellor's cost of living support package announcement.
Posted on 27 May 2022
Shelter responds to the Chancellor's cost of living support package announcement