On 12 November 2025, Crisis announced plans to become a not-for-profit landlord from 2026. This archive article records that announcement. It was reviewed on 16 October 2026 and does not treat the original targets as completed acquisitions.
What Crisis proposed
The charity said it would begin by purchasing one-bedroom homes in London and Newcastle for people experiencing homelessness who were accessing its services. It described ambitions to acquire 100 homes over three years and at least 1,000 over a decade. Those figures were goals, rather than a statement that the properties had already been bought.
Crisis also said it had established a limited company and was planning a targeted fundraising appeal. Its announcement connected the proposal with difficulties finding affordable, settled accommodation for the people it supported.
How to assess progress
The useful follow-up is to distinguish several stages: funding secured, purchases completed, homes ready to occupy and people actually housed. A single headline number should not be used interchangeably for all four. A future progress report should identify its measurement date and explain which stage its figures describe.
For housing organisations considering a partnership, prepare questions about responsibilities after a placement begins. Who manages repairs, how are support needs discussed and what happens if an arrangement becomes unsuitable? These are questions for due diligence, not claims about the scheme’s final operating arrangements.
What the announcement means for someone seeking help
An archived announcement is not a live property advertisement or a promise of eligibility. Someone seeking assistance should contact Crisis through its official services and ask what help is currently available in their area. Do not assume that the locations in the original announcement define all the charity’s services.
Keep any referral instructions and agreed next steps in writing where possible. Housing availability and individual circumstances need to be discussed with the responsible service. The significance of the announcement is the proposed move into direct housing provision; this report does not claim that the original delivery targets have since been achieved.