Renting

The housing market collapse has increased demand for secure tenancies, says Nigel Parkinson

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Rob Turner on the ongoing balance between punishing ‘buy-to-rot’ landlords, and helping those in difficulty

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Danny Philips reports on how a project in Glasgow has prevented more than 1,000 evictions and given tenants in trouble the confidence to get their lives back on track

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A new act is about to be implemented that provides a real chance to put private renting centre stage

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Penny Anderson fears that the entrance of ‘Mclandlords’ into the private renting market could be bad news for tenants.

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Could institutional investors succeed where HMO licensing has failed?

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Research in Scotland shows that social landlords are twice as likely to take legal action against tenants than lenders are against homeowners. Alexis Camble investigates.

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Can a national choice-based lettings scheme emerge from this recession?

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It’s time to suspend the temporary accommodation target

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Bob Miller and Roland Shanks report on how young tenants are being ripped off over their holding deposits

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Far from empowering homeless people, the local housing allowance has turned private renting into a location-based lottery, says Wil Horwood

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Jacky Peacock on why the real victims of the recession are those in the greatest housing need

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The introduction of security of tenure for four years has made the private rented sector in Ireland one of the most enlightened in Europe, says Aideen Hayden

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The recent redrawing of the housing benefit boundaries has left many claimants facing shortfalls, says Liz Phelps

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Shoving low-income families into private renting will not ease worklessness, says Jacky Peacock

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