Tag Archive: Property

May 16

Low income families forced to spend a third of net income on housing

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 18

Britain wins no medals for building homes

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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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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