Writing in Inside Housing, Caroline Crawley, National Committee member of Living Rent (a renters union in Scotland) says that the ending of the Rent Freeze at the end of March “spells disaster for Living Rent’s members and all social housing tenants”. “Our members believe that the government’s decision displays a disregard for social housing tenants … Continue reading Social tenants will be left out in the cold when Scotland’s rent freeze ends
Category: Rent
Leicester West CLP calls for rent freeze
Leicester West CLP has passed a resolution calling for a rent freeze. Two branches sent the resolution in. The government has now set the maximum social housing rent increase at 7%. Council or housing association landlords cannot set the rent increase above 7% but they have discretion to set it lower. Given the fact that … Continue reading Leicester West CLP calls for rent freeze
Government social housing rent consultation: deadline October 12th
The deadline for responses to the government's social housing rent consultation is 11.45 p.m. On October 12th. This will determine a maximum rent level for next April's rent increase for 4 million council and housing association tenants in England. Face with the prospect of tenants having a double-digit rent increase the government has recognised that … Continue reading Government social housing rent consultation: deadline October 12th
Government rent consultation: rent freeze required
The government is holding a consultation on its rent policy for 'social housing', i.e. council and housing association homes. It's existing policy is a maximum increase of CPI+1% each year for five years. In the light of the current inflation level (9.9% in August) it says that its policy objective is “to ensure that social … Continue reading Government rent consultation: rent freeze required
4 million ‘social housing’ households face threat of double digit rent increase – time to campaign for a rent freeze
Labour Campaign for Council Housing Media Release August 3rd 2022 More than 4 million council and housing association homes are facing the threat of a double digit rent increase next April. The Labour Campaign for Council Housing has written to tenant unions and housing campaigns proposing a coalition to campaign for the government, as an … Continue reading 4 million ‘social housing’ households face threat of double digit rent increase – time to campaign for a rent freeze
Swindon council tenants reps call for rent freeze
Swindon Council tenant reps have written to the Cabinet member responsible for housing, calling on the council to press the government to fund a rent freeze for council housing. The media release is here. Picking up on the media release the Swindon Advertiser reported that more than 15,000 council and housing association tenants in the … Continue reading Swindon council tenants reps call for rent freeze
Freeze the rent, not the tenants
Can they afford to turn it on? The “cost of living crisis” is pushing more and more tenants to the edge. Already inflation has reached 9%. If it's at that or a higher level in September then next years increase for four million social housing households could be 10% or more. In the private sector … Continue reading Freeze the rent, not the tenants
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