A major new report from Citizens Advice Cornwall highlights the scale and human cost of hidden homelessness in the county.A public survey of 111 adults carried out by the charity over the summer found 29% did not have their own bedroom, 71% felt their living...
A pilot scheme to help tenants threatened with eviction to stay in their homes has been extended after Cornwall Council was successful in a bid for further funding. Up to £5,000 is available from the tenancy sustainment and rescue project to help tenants of privately-owned properties...
Citizens Advice Cornwall and the Nationwide Building Society are launching a pioneering £48,000 initiative to stem the tide of homelessness in the county.Project Roof aims to help tenants and homeowners stay in their homes by:Working with people to stop potential problems becoming a crisis by...
Social housing tenants in Cornwall are waiting months for repairs they feel are damaging their health and causing stress and anxiety, according to a report by Citizens Advice published this week.The charity launched the investigation after a growing number of people contacted its advisers with...
In the first two months of this year, the Citizens Advice Cornwall saw a 77% increase in people seeking one-to-one advice on issues relating to the private rented sector compared to the same period in 2020, outstripping the national rise of 40%.New research by Citizens...
Citizens Advice Cornwall is urging landlords to seek help if their own homes and finances are at risk because of tenants’ non-payments of rents during the coronavirus restrictions.The lockdown restrictions have meant many tenants have been unable to afford their full rents, while the Government...
Citizens Advice Cornwall is working with the Legal Advice Centre University House to help those people in Cornwall most at risk of losing their homes.Free representation is available for those facing possession proceedings in court, and staff working on the project will be on hand...
