The rentier economy should be Labour’s priority in this Budget
The manifesto promise on leasehold reform must not be broken.
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How can Labour create a fair deal for renters?
The UK's housing sector is broken, with millions of people now spending at least half their monthly income on rent.
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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.
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In my renter’s mind, a broken boiler valve means I might have to rethink my entire life
I collect, compulsively, stories from friends of rents being raised in response to maintenance requests.
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Michael Gove’s Renters Reform Bill is “unenforceable”
Local authorities don’t have the resources or skills to uphold regulation of the private rented sector.
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Could new regulation kill off short-term holiday lets?
The government is currently consulting on whether to regulate holiday rentals commonly advertised on platforms like Airbnb.
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A generation locked out
Those who cannot afford to buy a property have been forced into the under-regulated private rental market.
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If you rent in England, its crumbling courts are screwing you – here’s how
Ending no-fault evictions could put extra strain on an already overstretched courts system.
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MPs call for 90,000 more social homes every year and a new housing court
The Levelling Up Committee has said the government needs to step up its plans to protect renters and punish rogue…
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Good riddance to the buy-to-let landlord
As small-scale owners are pushed out, now is the time to professionalise the sector.
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Why is my rent so high?
The failure of the state to build homes is the biggest cause of the affordability crisis, not restrictive planning laws.
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Why rent controls would solve everything
They would reflect the true purpose of houses as a place to live, rather than as an asset to generate…
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