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UK
COVID-19 Projects
Rooms 4 NHS
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://www.rooms4nhs.com/
Finding accommodation for NHS staff who have lost their homes.
Organisations offering housing advice & support
Shelter: Scottish Housing Advice
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/scottish_housing_advice_coronavirus_COVID_19
๐ฃhttps://scotland.shelter.org.uk/about_us/contact_us
Shelter Scotland webchat (Mon-Fr 10-4), Shelter Scotland free housing advice helpline
๐ 0808 800 4444 (Mon-Fri 9-5).
Shelter Scotland also has a COVID-19 housing advice page, that will be updated as and when any initiatives are announced by SG or Westminster.
London Renters Union
๐๐ฌ๐งhttps://londonrentersunion.org/coronavirus-qa/
Information and advice
Haringey Housing Action
๐ฌ๐ง๐http://haringeyhousingaction.org.uk/
Haringey Housing Action Group (London, UK)
Older People and Housing Action
๐ฌ๐ง๐ https://housingaction.blog/
Older People and Housing Action encourages and supports action by older peopleโs groups to improve housing and related services for an ageing population across England.
Advice for tenants and homeowners
London Renters Union
๐https://londonrentersunion.org/coronavirus-landlord-letter/
Template for writing to your landlord
Moving house in a pandemic
๐ฌ๐ง๐ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-advice-on-home-moving-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak
Official advice on moving house during or the COVID-19 outbreak, including buying & selling, dealing with estate agents and removal businesses while on lockdown.
Guidance for Landlords and Tenants during COVID-19
Advice for Landlords
National Landlords Association advice
๐ฌ๐ง๐http://nla.landlords.org.uk/coronavirus-information-for-landlords
What landlords need to know
National Residential Landlords Association FAQs
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://nrla.org.uk/newsletters/202004/coronavirus-frequently-asked-questions.html
FAQs from the NRLA
Briefing papers & policy advice
UK government
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8867/
This briefing paper explains measures the Government has put in place during the Coronavirus outbreak to assist households in retaining their homes and to enable local authorities to tackle the specific challenges faced by rough sleepers. The paper has been updated to take account of further measures introduced after 26 March 2020.
Practice briefing for housing and care in specialist housing
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Housing-and-Care-in-Specialist-Housing/
This Housing LIN Practice Briefing (No1) sets out at a number of practical things for providers of specialist housing to consider when seeking to reduce the risk of an outbreak of (COVID-19)
Practice briefing for housing sector to support people with dementia
This Housing LIN briefing (No3) sets out a number of top tips on supporting people affected by dementia during the Coronavirus pandemic. It is specifically written for the housing sector, operators of specialist housing - such as extra care or retirement housing - or general needs housing. It also signposts to a selection of useful links and further practical advice.
Homes, health, and COVID-19: how poor housing adds to the hardship of the Coronavirus crisis
๐http://www.smf.co.uk/homes-health-and-covid-19-how-poor-housing-adds-to-the-hardship-of-the-Ok coronavirus-crisis/
USA
Advice for tenants and homeowners
Housing Justice for All
๐บ๐ธ๐https://www.housingjusticeforall.org/covid19
Campaign for rent, mortgage and utility suspension.
Tenants' Rights Telephone Hotline
๐บ๐ธ๐Tenantsโ Rights Telephone Hotline
What to do if you can't pay your mortgage or rent during the Coronavirus outbreak
๐บ๐ธ๐https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/rent-mortgage-payments-coronavirus-outbreak-36737830
Support Needed for Renters
Mortgage break government policy news
US orders up to a year long break in mortgages
Moving during COVID-19
๐บ๐ธ๐https://moversearchmarketing.com/blog/moving-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-epidemic-what-you-need-to-know/
Are movers essential services? Moving during the COVID-19 crisis
Guide to coronavirus mortgage relief options - what to do now, what are your options for mortgage, rental relief, and utility disconnections.
Advice for Landlords
Center for Risc
๐บ๐ธ๐https://centerforrisc.org/lease
Rent deferral template for landlords to help keep tenants by modifying commercial leases.
How Coronavirus is impacting the housing market
๐https://www.curbed.com/2020/3/6/21163523/coronavirus-economic-impact-housing-market
April 23: Curbed. Economic impact on housing market
National Multifamily Housing Council
To help support renters who may be out of work, the National Multifamily Housing Council released a statement encouraging the apartment industry to halt evictions for 90 days.
Policy
National Low Income Housing Coalition
๐บ๐ธ๐https://nlihc.org/coronavirus-and-housing-homelessness
Webinars, congressional recommendations, updates.
Eviction During a Declared Public Health or Other Emergency
๐https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/lrb_reports/evictions_health_emergency_4_1.pdf
Ireland
Community Action Tenants Union (Ireland)
๐ฎ๐ช๐https://catuireland.org/
CATU Ireland is a community based union for tenants, including people living in emergency & precarious accommodation, and mortgage holders.
Irish Housing Network
๐ฎ๐ช๐https://www.facebook.com/irishhousingnetwork/
Irish Housing Network (Ire FB)
Dublin Housing Facebook groups
๐ฎ๐ช๐https://www.facebook.com/dublincentralhousingaction/
Dublin Central Housing Action (Ire)
๐ฎ๐ช๐https://www.facebook.com/NDBhousingcrisiscommunity/
North Dublin Bay Housing Crisis Community (ire FB)
๐ฎ๐ช๐https://www.facebook.com/Dublin-South-West-Housing-Action-477375192693647/
Dublin South West Housing Action (ire FB)
India
Landlord communication template
๐ฎ๐ณ๐Landlord Communication Template
Template to request for a rent reduction during the crisis. (Unattributed, low quality)
New Zealand
๐ณ๐ฟ๐ https://covid19.govt.nz/individuals-and-households/home/renters-and-homeowners/
More advice for renters and homeowners, about waste collection and animal welfare.
