Landlords are caught in a difficult position as the transition to Universal Credit proves to be challenging to all sides. The concern is that the six week assessment period is causing an unnecessary delay in…

Rent Smart Wales has been launched as the government’s solution to maintain control over the private rental sector. Cardiff Council was named as the licensing authority by the Welsh Ministers. What is Rent Smart Wales?…

Tenants renting a home in the West Midlands, whether private or social housing properties, are facing record high rental costs for 2015. Due to both the lack of housing as well as the demand from…

Loans sharks are on the look out as the Trading Standards enforcement arm, the Illegal Money Lending Teams (IMLT), are arresting hundreds of people across the UK. Over the last year there have been over…

The government is providing over £25 million to the Central Heating Fund. This scheme will allow thousands of families across the UK to both warm their homes and reduce their heating bills. The money will…

More families and individuals are homeless. Over the last five years, the total number of individuals without a stable place to live has increased over 40%. Most recently there was a 5% increase in the…

The number of adults under the age of 25 that are seeking free advice on paying down their debts has now exceeded over 100,000, which is over a 20% increase from 2014. The individuals are…

The government is accelerating the implementation of the Universal Credit. The often delayed welfare programme has now had many of its issues worked out and an increasing number of cities and districts will now be…

When totaling the amount of energy bill debt owed by all households across the UK, the total stands at just under £1 billion. There are well over 2 million accounts that are in arrears, and…

A new study that takes into account the cost of living in London shows that over 1 in 3 children are living in a household that is considered to be below poverty lines. The report…