Joe Lepper 26 March 2026

Increasing homelessness blamed for council company failure

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London Councils has blamed ‘increased homelessness rates' for the failure of a company formed to procure properties to tackle the issue.

It comes after an evaluation of Capital Letters, which was formed in 2019 but was forced to close last year, found it was ‘over optimistic to the point of being unrealistic' about the commitment of councils involved to the firm and its ability to buy properties.

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