Tag: renting

Landlords for good
Landlords for good
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Here at Shelter, we often hear from landlords who are making a positive difference in their tenants’ lives and playing a part in addressing the housing emergency. We wanted to celebrate these great landlords, who show that owning houses is about more than making profits – it’s about providing homes.

Alison’s story

I became a landlord at the age of 36 when I met my partner and together we bought a two-bed house in south London without selling the flat … Read more

Six take aways from our polling in marginal seats
Six take aways from our polling in marginal seats
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With party conference season in full swing, we have today published the results of some polling with marginal voters. Conducted for us by respected pollster Matt Singh of Number Cruncher Politics (NCP), and covered by The Sun this morning, to our knowledge this is the first such public poll of voters in swing seats in a while.

Matt’s take is here.

First, a quick note on methodology: it’s an online poll across 60 Conservative or Labour held seats … Read more