Renting
Renters protest outside London event helping landlords maximise profits
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Renters protest outside London event helping landlords maximise profits
‘A bad situation is becoming disastrous’: Number of homes for rent in London has plummeted since Covid
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‘A bad situation is becoming disastrous’: Number of homes for rent in London has plummeted since Covid
Renters pay their landlords' buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits
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Renters pay their landlords' buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits
The number of people sleeping rough in London has surged 20% in just a year
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The number of people sleeping rough in London has surged 20% in just a year
'Damaging' housing benefits are leaving low-income renters with nowhere to rent in England
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'Damaging' housing benefits are leaving low-income renters with nowhere to rent in England
Renters Reform Coalition urges tenants to call on MPs to strengthen renter reforms
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Renters Reform Coalition urges tenants to call on MPs to strengthen renter reforms
Renters are twice as likely to fall into problem debt than the rest of the population
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Renters are twice as likely to fall into problem debt than the rest of the population
Section 21 evictions more than double in a year as government lays out Renters Reform Bill to scrap them
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Section 21 evictions more than double in a year as government lays out Renters Reform Bill to scrap them
Will the Renters Reform Bill cause a landlord exodus? Does it matter?
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Will the Renters Reform Bill cause a landlord exodus? Does it matter?
More than 60,000 households faced homelessness from no-fault eviction since the Tories promised to ban them
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More than 60,000 households faced homelessness from no-fault eviction since the Tories promised to ban them
The Renters Reform Bill will finally be introduced to parliament today
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The Renters Reform Bill will finally be introduced to parliament today
Sadiq Khan wants a rent freeze to give renters ‘badly needed respite’
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Sadiq Khan wants a rent freeze to give renters ‘badly needed respite’
The number of households living in temporary accommodation in England is now at the highest point on record
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The number of households living in temporary accommodation in England is now at the highest point on record
First-time buyers will soon be able to get a 100% mortgage without a deposit. But is it affordable?
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First-time buyers will soon be able to get a 100% mortgage without a deposit. But is it affordable?
Renters Reform Bill set to arrive next week, Michael Gove confirms
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Renters Reform Bill set to arrive next week, Michael Gove confirms
Kieran Yates: 'I lived in 20 different houses by the age of 25. All I wanted was a home'
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Kieran Yates: 'I lived in 20 different houses by the age of 25. All I wanted was a home'
BBC Three’s Evicted shows the grim reality for young renters
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BBC Three’s Evicted shows the grim reality for young renters
‘I’ve had two eviction notices while battling cancer’: How Cornwall’s renters are facing homelessness
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‘I’ve had two eviction notices while battling cancer’: How Cornwall’s renters are facing homelessness
What is sex for rent and why are ministers proposing a new law to tackle it?
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