£316 million for Homelessness Prevention Grant

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Tens of thousands of people will be protected from homelessness as a result of a £316 million funding boost, announced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

The government’s Homelessness Prevention Grant will support households in England who are homeless or at risk of losing their home.

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LATEST: Housing minister meets ‘pets with lets’ campaign leaders to hear concerns

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Housing minister Eddie Hughes (main pic) has met with two leading ‘pets with lets’ campaigners to hear why they believe the PRS needs a solution to help persuade more landlords to accept tenants who own cats and dogs.

The meeting in London at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities was attended by Andrew Rosindell MP (pictured) and Jen Berezai, the founder of campaigning organisation AdvoCATS.

Until now the Government has rejected calls for legislation to be amended to allow landlords to accept separate ‘pet deposits’, something the Tenant Fees Act outlaws, claiming that landlords can use the five-weeks’ rental deposit limit to mitigate the potential cost of pet damage to their property during a tenancy.

The meeting with Hughes followed Rosindell’s parliamentary question to the Minister at the end of November, which urged the legislation to be amended to make ‘renting with pets easier and fairer for all’.

Hughes, who was sent the #HeadsForTails report from AdvoCATS on the issues facing tenants who own pets in October, was also shown additional data from key organisations including Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Cats Protection, the NOAH, NRLA and the Property Redress Scheme.

Berezai (pictured) says the scale of the problem ‘seemed to resonate’ with the Minister, who promised to look further into the issues that were raised and meet again in the New Year.

“It’s baby steps, but being invited to attend a meeting in person with Eddie Hughes was an excellent opportunity to lay out our case. The door to the DLUHC is open and we’re talking – that’s definite progress,” says Berezai.

Rosindell adds : “Today was a positive step in the campaign to make it easier to bring pets into rented accommodation.

“As the Minister showed in the constructive way in which the meeting progressed, the Government is taking this matter seriously and is genuinely listening to proposals to remedy the situation.”

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What Next For The Property Market in 2022

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2022 is just around the corner, and here’s what’s next for the UK property market.

In this video, I deep dive into what will happen to the Property Market with plenty of examples and supporting evidence as well as what you can do as a savvy property entrepreneur to ensure you have a prosperous year in 2022.

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