The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has announced a new partnership with Crisis, the national charity for homeless people.
With Crisis already working with many landlords in order to place individuals and families in accommodation, they now stand to benefit from the many advantages of NRLA membership.
As a result of this new relationship, Crisis will be able to work more easily with private landlords to house people. These individuals will receive enhanced support to sustain tenancies, including training and telephone advice line services.
The NRLA is set to assist with the recruitment of more landlords to the scheme. Though this collaboration, both organisations will be able to play an even greater role in helping reduce homelessness across the UK by improving access to the private rented sector.
Ben Beadle, chief executive at the NRLA, said: “This partnership recognises the importance that the private rented sector and responsible landlords play in providing safe, decent and secure accommodation, and gives practical support to both renters and landlords to sustain tenancies.
“We are delighted to be starting this innovative project with our friends at Crisis. Unlike some housing charities, Crisis works practically to assist homeless individuals to secure homes, get back on their feet and maintain tenancies for the long-term.
“We at the NRLA identify closely with this approach and believe that by working together we can go some way towards ending homelessness across the UK.”
Matt Downie, chief executive of Crisis, added: “If we have enough secure, affordable properties for people to rent, thousands of people can avoid falling into homelessness.
“That’s why we are delighted to work with the NRLA, drawing on their wealth of experience to support and identify landlords who want to be part of the solution to ending homelessness, while improving the experience for tenants and landlords alike.
“Together we’ll be offering a range of tailored services and advice to landlords, supporting them to take on tenancies, with confidence and security, with people who have previously been homeless.
“This includes a designated point of contact throughout the tenancy, matching the right tenant to the property, mediation and tenancy breakdown prevention and free rental insurance.
“This partnership provides an important opportunity for Crisis and the NRLA to join forces to make the Private Rented Sector a better and fairer place for all involved.”
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This is great to see. I hope it makes a difference. Intelligent collaboration for everyone’s benefit.
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“Unlike some housing charities, Crisis works practically to assist homeless individuals to secure homes, get back on their feet and maintain tenancies for the long-term”
Nice one Ben!
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This is a very constructive and smart collaboration that assists landlords, tenants, and industry bodies to work together to not only reduce homelessness, but also maintain tenancies.
Practical help at a time of crisis is always the best and most effective form of help so bravo! to all involved and all landlords who get on board with this.
With landlords leaving the sector in droves, it has never been more needed either.
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I welcome Crisis in wanting to work with the NRLA. I won’t quite be supporting them until they have proved their genuine intentions as in the past they have attacked landlords. I do regard this a step in the righy direction and more positive than the wholehearted demonising of landlords shown by Shelter and Generation Rant in particular. The vast majority of landlords are good decent people risking their money to provide housing and not the devils put out by these so called charities that harm landlords and tenants for their own political gratification in my personal opinion. I must admit i have previously suggested anyone wishing to specifically donate to a housing charity should avoid Shelter like the plague and choose Crisis who do provide real shelter and housing to homeless people.
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