Renting
Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
Office for National Statistics’ analysis shows house prices have increased twice as quickly as wages in England with the average home costing 8.6 years’ worth of typical household incomes
Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it’s pushing them to their limits
Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it’s pushing them to their limits
Analysis from Zoopla found the average rental cost has risen by 27% since 2021 but rents are starting to rise at a slower rate as tenants struggle to keep up
‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
Shelter estimates 354,000 people will spend the festive session homeless in England – a number that has surged by 14% in the last year alone
Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: ‘Labour must get to grips with this crisis’
Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: ‘Labour must get to grips with this crisis’
Labour’s rent reforms will cost landlords just £22 a year – but some say that’s still too much
Labour’s rent reforms will cost landlords just £22 a year – but some say that’s still too much
How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
What to do about mould and damp in a rented property
What to do about mould and damp in a rented property
Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Mum-of-three hit with ‘revenge eviction’ after asking for repairs: ‘It felt like the end of the world’
Mum-of-three hit with ‘revenge eviction’ after asking for repairs: ‘It felt like the end of the world’
Surging rental prices are dwarfing inflation – and not enough people are talking about it
Surging rental prices are dwarfing inflation – and not enough people are talking about it
Renters’ Rights Bill ‘can’t come soon enough’ as Section 21 eviction claims at eight-year high
Renters’ Rights Bill ‘can’t come soon enough’ as Section 21 eviction claims at eight-year high
Autumn budget: Labour’s failure to raise housing benefit to keep up with rents is ‘deeply worrying’
Autumn budget: Labour’s failure to raise housing benefit to keep up with rents is ‘deeply worrying’
Labour must increase housing benefit in autumn budget or risk making pensioners homeless
Labour must increase housing benefit in autumn budget or risk making pensioners homeless
What is bedroom tax and how does it affect your benefits?
What is bedroom tax and how does it affect your benefits?
Will Labour’s employment and renting reform bills finally end millennials’ insecurity?
Will Labour’s employment and renting reform bills finally end millennials’ insecurity?
Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill will ‘put decency in the heart of the private rented sector’
Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill will ‘put decency in the heart of the private rented sector’
How Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill is aiming to save renters from ‘fear of eviction’
How Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill is aiming to save renters from ‘fear of eviction’
Renters kicked out by no-fault evictions pay thousands to find a new home: ‘It’s totally unjust’
Renters kicked out by no-fault evictions pay thousands to find a new home: ‘It’s totally unjust’
Homelessness soars in England due to sky-high rents and asylum backlog crackdown
Homelessness soars in England due to sky-high rents and asylum backlog crackdown
Renters should be compensated if they’re forced out of their home, campaigners say
Renters should be compensated if they’re forced out of their home, campaigners say
Landlords are worried about rent controls. Will Labour introduce them to cap record-high rents?
