Royals of Rent are an excellent blog about the London rental market which I read avidly. Today they report some news from the Westminster City Council quarterly report that tenants struggling to pay their rent can get loans up to £5000 from the Council. The image links:
Royals of Rent
I think its good for council to take the bull by the horns but a shame that the local government is having to prop up the housing market in this way due to national policies that have led to overinflated housing costs at a time when unemployment is high and economic activity is low.