All around the country people are stuck in the rent-trap. High rents mean they are unable to save up enough money to get a place of their own. Instead England’s 9 million renters face years of unstable, expensive and unpredictable renting, where poor conditions and huge price hikes are the norm.
It’s official, house prices are out of control. Working hard and saving for a deposit? See you in twenty years… Renting? You’ll be paying through the nose for a dingy flat share, so good luck with saving... It’s clear that something needs to be done about our housing crisis, but what?
Everyone hates January, right? A New Year rolls in, Christmas excess means cash flow is a bit tight, back to work blues hit and you’ve forgotten that the glowing orb of fire in the sky called the sun even exists. To top it all, the first bills of the New Year are also dropping on the doormat…
