Call for stronger protections for financially vulnerable renters

14th March 2024 Consumer Collections | #renters

The UK’s leading debt advice charities StepChange, Money Advice Trust, Citizens Advice, and Christians Against Poverty, alongside the Law Centres Network, have today written to DLUHC Secretary of State Michael Gove urging him to prioritise the Renters (Reform) Bill in this parliamentary session and calling for stronger protections in the Bill for private renters experiencing…

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Number of middle-aged renters jump doubles in a decade 

6th December 2022 Arrears and Recoveries | #renters

The number of middle-aged households privately renting has nearly doubled in the space of a decade, with many set to remain in rented homes for the long-term, Paragon Bank analysis of Government data shows. The number of households in England where the lead reference person is aged between 45 and 64 has increased from 691,000…

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