A shortage of private rented sector housing is putting pressure on living standards, according to a new report
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Sep 29
First-time buyers increasingly rely on the bank of mum and dad
Tough mortgage criteria and high house prices mean family help is the only way many people can get a mortgage
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Aug 25
One in 10 tenants barred from changing energy supplier
Research from uSwitch shows that landlords and letting agents are illegally stopping 10% of tenants switching utility provider
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Aug 14
The sorry state of student housing
Students are easy prey for unscrupulous landlords, who are cashing in by charging huge rents for shabby properties
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Aug 01
House prices hit by sharpest drop since 2009
Nationwide building society figures show a 0.7% decrease in July and a 2.6% annual fall
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Jul 19
Cap private rent and build more council homes
The government’s response to the housing crisis has been to attack exploited tenants, rather than deal with abusive landlords
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Aug 18
Britain wins no medals for building homes
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by eJay
August 18, 2012
With people unable to afford to buy and renting becoming ever more expensive, this national housing shortage is catastrophic market failure
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