In a special series, as the country prepares to vote for a new government, i speaks to those on the front lines of the housing crisis about what needs to change
Single mum Amy Daniels has faced rent hikes and insecure housing – now she wants more security promised by the government On Thursday 4 July, the UK will go to the polls for the first general election since 2019, with the state of public services high on the agenda. In a special series, as the country prepares to vote, thespeaks to those on the front lines of healthcare, finance, education, and housing about what a new government would need to change to improve the state of their sector.
I contacted my local council but they were very slow to respond. Eventually, I went on Shelter’s website and found a lot of helpful information. I also contacted my MP and he followed up with the council. By the time they replied, I had come to an agreement with my landlord. We need a cap on rents, more support for tenants, and a ban on Section 21 no-fault evictions. But after the election, my gut feeling is that nothing will change.
One of the big issues that people come to us with is no-fault evictions . There are conditions that this can be done under – some are legal, and some are not. Unless it’s illegal, there isn’t much that tenants can do about it. In the long run, we need a shift away from the heavy reliance on private landlords. Instead, we need to focus on the public housing sector through a mixed approach of building and buying back. I’d also like to see a landlord ombudsman introduced.Mairi MacRae, director of campaigns, policy and communication at Shelter
Even though the problems are huge, there is a solution. The next government needs to invest in 90,000 affordable social homes a year for the next 10 years. That is what’s needed to end the housing emergency. There’s a whole range of issues around service charges. The problem is that some landlords are profiting from those service charges when they shouldn’t be.
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