More than 5,300 new households contact Threshold out of fear of homelessness

 Threshold chief executive John-Mark McCafferty: 'By proposing an NCT-style system, Threshold hopes to make a real change to the living standards of private renters.' 

More than 5,300 new households who contacted a national housing charity in recent months are threatened with homelessness, while the number of complaints about poor rental accommodation is rising sharply.

The third quarter report from Threshold said it prevented 900 households representing 1,333 adults and 939 children from becoming homeless. Threshold advisors dealt with around 10,000 queries overall.