Robert Mellors: From being homeless to housing homeless people

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In the run-up to Christmas, there was a reader’s question on Property118 about landlords setting up a charity to help house the homeless and one of those who responded was Robert Mellors.

He runs Choice Housing Trust which is a not-for-profit housing association that works with landlords to offer vulnerable people somewhere to call home.

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Affordability will hit tenant demand and rent rises in 2023

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The prospect for big rent rises in 2023 is slim with affordability already hitting a tenant’s ability to pay rent, one analysis reveals.

According to Zoopla, rents rose by 12.1% in 2022 but rent now accounts for 35% of a renter’s income.

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Does a freeholder extension automatically become communal?

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Hello, The freeholder of a block of flats in which I own one (20 in total) built an extension in order to access two additional Penthouse flats which he built and then sold on. The only way to access the new flats was for him to build this extension in which he housed a fire escape usable by all tenants (communal??) but is the only access for the penthouses.

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Government names and shames three failing social landlords

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The government has named and shamed three more failing social landlords – with Michael Gove urging lawyers to direct tenants to the Housing Ombudsman to save them time and money.

Mr Gove is now demanding answers and action from Orbit Housing

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