Press releases and statements
No-fault eviction court proceedings up 41% on pre-pandemic levels
New government figures, released today, reveal that 5,890 landlords in England started no-fault eviction court proceedings against tenants between January and March 2022 – up 41% compared to the same period in 2020 before the pandemic.
Posted on 19 May 2022
No-fault eviction court proceedings up 41% on pre-pandemic levelsShelter responds to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill and government housing targets
Shelter responds to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill and the 300k homes target
Posted on 18 May 2022
Shelter responds to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill and government housing targetsShelter responds to the housing elements of the Queen's Speech
Shelter responds to the housing elements of today's Queen's Speech
Posted on 10 May 2022
Shelter responds to the housing elements of the Queen's SpeechTwo million private renters put up with poor conditions to find a home
More than one in six private renters in England – equivalent to two million people – were forced to accept poor conditions to find somewhere they could rent, new research from Shelter shows.
Posted on 06 May 2022
Two million private renters put up with poor conditions to find a homeShelter comments on government's "hare-brained" idea to extend Right-to-Buy to housing association homes
Shelter comments on government's "hare-brained" idea to extend Right-to-Buy to housing association homes.
Posted on 02 May 2022
Shelter comments on government's "hare-brained" idea to extend Right-to-Buy to housing association homesHomelessness due to no-fault evictions up 37% on pre-pandemic levels
New government figures show 5,260 households were threatened with homelessness in England as a result of a no-fault eviction between October and December 2021 – up by 37% compared to the same period before the pandemic.
Posted on 28 Apr 2022
Homelessness due to no-fault evictions up 37% on pre-pandemic levelsEvery seven minutes a private renter is served a no-fault eviction notice despite government promise to scrap them three years ago
Every seven minutes a private renter in England is handed a Section 21 no-fault eviction notice by their landlord, new research from Shelter shows.
Posted on 26 Apr 2022
Every seven minutes a private renter is served a no-fault eviction notice despite government promise to scrap them three years ago‘There is a people’s case for the reform of social housing – more and better’ says Michael Gove at Shelter conference
Charity warns 40% of private renters are being held back in life by their housing
Posted on 21 Apr 2022
‘There is a people’s case for the reform of social housing – more and better’ says Michael Gove at Shelter conferenceMary Foulkes appointed as Shelter’s Director of Equity, Inclusion and Culture
Mary Foulkes has joined Shelter as Director of Equity Inclusion and Culture
Posted on 07 Apr 2022
Mary Foulkes appointed as Shelter’s Director of Equity, Inclusion and CultureLove Island star Kaz Kamwi teams up with Shelter to put the housing emergency out of fashion
The influencer took part in an exclusive fashion shoot at the charity’s flagship boutique shop.
Posted on 30 Mar 2022
Love Island star Kaz Kamwi teams up with Shelter to put the housing emergency out of fashion