Tag Archive: Renting 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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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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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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Jul 04

Government plan to build 80,000 affordable homes at risk of falling short

Report says half of homes are scheduled to be built in 2015 – the scheme’s final year – and there is no room for manoeuvre

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Jun 13

UK housing shortage turning under-30s into ‘generation rent’

Study predicts 1 million more youngsters will be ‘marginalised’ as many face up to living with parents well into their 30s

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Apr 25

Send Newham families to Stoke? It reflects a broken housing policy

Affordable homes are being demolished, while the budget for new builds is halved and the building industry stagnates

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