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Cuckoo funds are pricing families out of housing market

Families are being pushed even further away from home ownership by cuckoo fund investors, according to a report. Figures compiled by BNP Paribas Real Estate show institutional buyers paid as much as 32pc more for each residence that they bought last ...

09 Feb 2022 at 21:33

National News

Cuckoo funds are pricing families out of housing market

12 Feb 2022 at 18:33

Millions ‘putting their lives on hold’ as UK sees record rent rises

Millions of people have delayed major life decisions such as starting a family because of uncertainty about housing, a poll has found. A quarter of people in England, around 14.1 million people, said insecure housing had led them to put their ...

17 Jan 2024 at 12:06

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Facing homelessness mum-to-be 'cried out and stressed out'

A young Derry mum-to-be fears she will go into early labour due to the stress of being made homeless in three weeks’ time. With just five weeks to go until her baby is due, she told Derry News she was “cried out and stressed out”. “Three ...

25 Sept 2023 at 12:33

Scotland

Two-fifths of older private tenants living in poverty, charity warns

A charity has warned that nearly 40% of older private tenants are living in poverty, with more than a 10th scared to ask their landlord for repairs. More than a fifth of older people rent (22%) in Scotland, with 177,000 in the social ...

12 Feb 2024 at 00:01

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One private rented household made homeless per day in Derry

Broken down by council area, Derry City and Strabane had the second highest number of social housing applications where “loss of private rented accommodation” was given as the primary reason for homelessness, in the last three years,...

25 Sept 2023 at 11:33

Households at risk of homelessness after no-fault evictions up by 37%

The number of privately renting households at risk of becoming homeless after being served a so-called “no-fault” eviction notice is up by more than a third from before the coronavirus pandemic, figures show. Some 5,260 households ...

28 Apr 2022 at 14:55

Personal Finance

Plans to create fairer private rental sector in England take a step forward

Plans to create a fairer private rented sector in England are taking a step forward with the publication of a Government White Paper on Thursday. Tenants will have stronger powers to challenge poor practice and unjustified rent ...

16 Jun 2022 at 01:01

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Landlord fined for unlawful eviction of tenant from privately rented property

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has successfully prosecuted a private landlord for the unlawful eviction of a tenant from privately rented accommodation at an address in Coleraine. On Friday, September 1, Coleraine ...

07 Sept 2023 at 12:33

Personal Finance

Ministers urged to address ‘extortionate rent hikes’ amid cost-of-living crisis

Ministers have faced questions about why plans to reform the private rented sector did not do more to address rising rents amid the cost-of-living crisis. The Government published a White Paper on Thursday setting out its ...

16 Jun 2022 at 16:28

Local News

Cuckoo funds are pricing families out of housing market

09 Feb 2022 at 14:33

Property

Cuckoo funds are pricing families out of housing market

09 Feb 2022 at 23:33

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