There have always been criticisms of the new Local Housing Allowance (LHA) scheme, for example see this report here I did in October 2007. Shelter have now issued further criticism of the scheme after surveying “more than 450 LHA claimants” (although perhaps not the most comprehensive survey – 1,000 would have been better). Their findings…
Housing charity Shelter are jubilant after succeeding in saving the home of Paul Amanda Jackson of Shrewsbury, where they had lived for over 20 years. According to the BBC report, Mr and Mrs Jackson entered a sale and rent back deal with a company, Repossessions Stopped, in 2005 after getting into mortgage arrears. However two…
According to a report on the Shelter Scotland web-site, one in four rented properties in Scotland is not covered by the Scottish registration scheme, which came into force three years ago today. It is not all bad news. The report says that the registration scheme has been an impetus to set up landlord training and…
Shelter is a great force for good in this country and thousands of tenants and homeless people will be forever grateful to it for its help. As they say on their web-site “Shelter believes everyone should have a home. We help people find and keep a home. We campaign for decent housing for all”. They…
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