In most parts of the UK, the price of renting a home has risen steadily, while public sector salaries… well, they haven’t. Read more: https://www.unison.org.uk/news/ps-data/2018/07/just-much-public-service-workers-spending-r...
The number of tenants looking for new homes in the UK’s private rented sector fell in May but those seeing rents rise increased. Read more: http://bit.ly/2L128Hx
Housing association representatives have called for urgent changes to Universal Credit after a survey revealed housing association tenants in Wales are in over £1million worth of rent arrears debt. Read more http://bit.ly/2uu3WhB
Airbnb is a fairly modern phenomenon which allows you to rent out a spare room or your entire house as a short-term let. Read more:http://bit.ly/2L2K8w9
Why? Because renting in London is full of confusion, mystery, and dodgy listings of ‘roomy studio’ flats with just enough room for a fold-out single bed
What I Rent is a weekly Metro.co.uk series aiming to provide a bit of clarity to proceedings.Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/26/rent-paul-mike-1350-flat-tooting-7660270/
In our first flat, we didn’t have a dining table, so we were eating on the floor, sometimes seeing the odd mouse running past us”, Sam remembers. Their flatmate Alex adds that it was, however, the best flat they have lived in so far as stud...