renters rights

Housing

North East renters worst hit in UK as soaring rents leave families without essentials

No one should have to choose between paying the rent and putting food on the table. Yet for thousands of low-income families across the...

Housing

Landlord concerns raised as Kirklees prepares for Renters’ Rights Act reforms

A senior Kirklees Council director has defended the new Renters’ Rights Act after councillors raised concerns that tougher regulations could drive private landlords out...

Barking & Dagenham

Father protests after lift failures leave him and his daughter with disabilities stuck in third-floor flat

A man with a disabled daughter says Barking and Dagenham Council has left him stuck in a third-floor flat where lifts repeatedly break down. Mohammed,...