Posts Tagged ‘private’
Private tenants struggle to pay rent.
According to a recent article in The Guardian, the charity Shelter say that over half of private tenants are struggling to pay their rent. The survey revealed that 15% of private renters are worried about paying their rent this month and that nearly a third, have had to cut back on winter essentials such as…
Read MoreAverage rents fall in October
Rents reached an all time high in September of £816 a month across England and Wales, October saw a small reduction down to £806 a month, just a dip of 1.2%, however rents are still 4.7% higher than a year ago, this is according to Your Move estate agents. Despite the slowdown in rent rises…
Read MoreCorbyn and Social Housing
The result of the labour leader contest was announced on saturday, against all the odds we saw the selection of Jeremy Corbyn, most commentators and many inside his party are dubious as to whether the right person was selected. This major swing to the left has suprised many, how will it affect those moderates in…
Read MorePrivate sector rent controls in Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon is an advocate of rent controls, she has outlined plans in the Scottish Parliament to introduce them through a Private Tenancies Bill, personally I have always thought some form of rent control would be the most sensible way of keeping a cap on private sector rents, however this method of controlling rents should…
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