There are 11 million people in the private rented sector
In 2009/10 there were 3.4 million households renting from a private landlord and this has risen to 4.5 million in 2017/18. Read
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Homes
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Economy, Business & Finance
Viral post about Conservatives’ record in government gets lots of things wrong
It incorrectly claims that child poverty is up 50%, crime is up 30%, and public sector pay is down 15%. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How much more difficult is it to buy a home?
Jeremy Hunt said since the mid-90s house prices have gone up threefold while incomes of people in their twenties has gone up 20%. That underestimates income growth. Read
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The estimated number of homeless people in Britain is broadly comparable to the population of Iceland
The calculation includes the number of people living in temporary accommodation, hostels and those sleeping rough. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What’s happening to rented social housing in England?
Social housing is low cost rented housing and low cost home ownership for people who may not be able to access the private market. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The state of social renting in Scotland
The number of social homes started in Scotland each year has been slightly higher under the SNP than the Labour-Lib Dem coalition. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How many households have been rehoused since the Grenfell Tower fire?
184 households from Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk have accepted an offer of permanent housing. Not all have moved in yet. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is home ownership on the up?
Home ownership in England rose slightly last year following year-on-year falls since 2004. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Two thirds of former Grenfell households are not in permanent homes
How many households made homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire have accepted permanent or temporary accommodation, and how many are in permanent homes? Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Affordable homes: comparing Labour and Conservative records
346,000 affordable homes were added in the seven years of coalition and Conservative government to 2016/17. That’s slightly more than the last seven years of Labour. Read
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