
With its impossible rents, London is trying to spit me out
In June I replied to 22 adverts on SpareRoom and made it through to five viewings. The competition is wild.
ByIn June I replied to 22 adverts on SpareRoom and made it through to five viewings. The competition is wild.
ByI collect, compulsively, stories from friends of rents being raised in response to maintenance requests.
ByLocal authorities don’t have the resources or skills to uphold regulation of the private rented sector.
ByThe government is currently consulting on whether to regulate holiday rentals commonly advertised on platforms like Airbnb.
ByThose who cannot afford to buy a property have been forced into the under-regulated private rental market.
ByEnding no-fault evictions could put extra strain on an already overstretched courts system.
ByThe Levelling Up Committee has said the government needs to step up its plans to protect renters and punish rogue…
ByAs small-scale owners are pushed out, now is the time to professionalise the sector.
ByThe failure of the state to build homes is the biggest cause of the affordability crisis, not restrictive planning laws.
ByThey would reflect the true purpose of houses as a place to live, rather than as an asset to generate…
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