Councils Tell Tenants To Stay Put In Buy-To-Let Properties When Landlords Ask Them To Leave

Councils are telling tenants to stay put in buy-to-let properties when landlords ask them to leave as they attempt to deal with Britain's housing crisis. Even owners who try to return to their homes after living abroad are finding that tenants have been told to sit tight until they are evicted. Going through the eviction process typically takes around four months and costs landlords hundreds of pounds. Experts said the problem is "becoming acute" in London, Birmingham and other areas, particularly in the south, where demand for rental homes is high. Read more on the Sunday Telegraph website.

Bishops Urge Peers to Block Welfare Changes

A group of bishops is calling on peers in the House of Lords to amend the Welfare Benefits Uprating Bill to protect children.  In a letter to the Sunday Telegraph the 43 bishops argue the bill will ‘hit the poorest hardest’ and note: ‘About 60 per cent of the savings from the uprating cap will come from the poorest third of households.’  Read the full letter on the Sunday Telegraph website.