News – June 2013

Shelter responds to Comprehensive Spending Review 
26 Jun 2013
Housing benefit could face further cuts from 2015, George Osborne announced in today’s Comprehensive Spending Review.

Nationwide allows landlords to offer longer-term tenancies 
26 Jun 2013
The Nationwide Building Society Group is the first mainstream buy-to-let-lender to allow landlords to offer their tenants longer-term contracts.

'Generation rent' locked out of property market 
19 Jun 2013
Up and down the country, young people are finding themselves locked out of the property market for years – leaving them with little hope of owning their own home.

Letting agency fees force renters into debt 
12 Jun 2013
Shelter is calling for an end to letting agency fees, as our investigation shows that letting agency fees could be pushing renters into debt.

Homelessness in England reaches five-year high 
06 Jun 2013
Government figures released today show that the number of homeless households in England has risen by 6% over the past year, to the highest in five years.