Fact checks related to house prices, the number of new homes built, landlords and private renting
Economy, Business & Finance
Boris Johnson was wrong to make this claim, according to the government’s own definition of affordable housing. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Both food insecurity and fuel poverty are serious problems that affect many people in the UK, but almost certainly not 40 million. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford and Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes said the countries would not be receiving more money as other areas of their provisional budgets are being revised down. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Data from estate agent membership organisation Propertymark estimates in November 2021 there were 29 buyers per house. This is probably too high. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A quarter of over 65s live in households with wealth above a million pounds. Read
A chart on Facebook compares two different measures, which makes the rise in income look smaller than it was. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The real number of people who might be financially affected by new fire regulations may be about a tenth of Labour’s claim. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Housing charity Shelter says there has been a spike in evictions due to all reasons, though not as large a spike as found in a recent survey. Read
Health
A quarter of private renters agree that housing worries have made them ill. The Guardian claimed private renting is the cause which confuses correlation and causation. Read
This article is part of our Ask Full Fact series on the 2019 general election, answering your questions about the election, from claims the main parties are making to what happens on polling day. Read
