Our new analysis sheds light on the ‘rentquake’ which has taken place across England since the start of the millennium. It shows that a growing proportion of people across all corners of our country are privately renting. While homeownership remains the preferred tenure for many, it has become ever more out of reach – and our stock of social housing has declined.
This is important because, right now, the loss of a privately rented tenancy is the number one cause … Read more
After news coverage suggesting the government plans to introduce longer tenancies in the private rented sector, the consultation has come out with full details.
For years, we have been campaigning to increase the protection private tenants have from no-fault eviction. With more households becoming homeless after being evicted from a privately rented home than for any other reason, new safeguards are long overdue. So, with legal change on the cards, this is a major step in the right direction.
As … Read more