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Crackdown on holiday lets urged as the number of second homes in London soars

Alarm sounded as official figures show many boroughs have seen huge rises in registration of domestic properties as non-primary residences since 2019

Evening Standard

Holiday lets nearly negate supply of new homes in tourist areas, study shows

Campaigners say second homes and holiday lets are taking homes away from residents in hotspots such as Devon and Cumbria

The Guardian - UK

Generation Rent: What type of London renter are you?

Tired of London, tired of the grind? No... you’re likely just trying to find a place to live. Laura Antonia Jordan unpacks the capital’s various vexing living styles

Evening Standard

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Yes, banning no-fault evictions is a good start. But renters are still at the mercy of rogue landlords

The renters reform bill is long overdue – but until the rules are enforceable the odds remain stacked against renters, says Dan Wilson Craw, the acting director of Generation Rent

The Guardian - UK

'We were pushed into a 100% mortgage - it almost left us with nothing'

Amid Skipton Building Society's Track Record Mortgage, homeowner Becky Stevenson warns potential buyers about the deal after regretting her 100 per cent mortgage on her first home

Daily Mirror

Dangerous levels of damp and mould reported in hundreds of privately rented homes across London

Research reveals the huge volume of complaints made to London councils over the presence of damp and mould in rented homes

Evening Standard

Private renters face ‘winter of hardship’ after bleak autumn statement

Private tenants hit out at lack of support while capital gains tax change puts further pressure on supply of rental homes

Evening Standard

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Protests planned in London as record numbers of private renters face eviction

The number of private landlord possession claims are now at the “highest level ever”, government data reveals

Evening Standard

Renters slam ‘tone deaf’ Tube ad for ‘encouraging profiteering’ amid property crisis

Renters have slammed a Tube advert as “callous” and “tone deaf” for encouraging homeowners to charge £800 to rent out their spare bedrooms as a means of making extra money during the cost of living crisis.

Evening Standard

‘It’s a total disaster!’ How soaring rents, cutthroat competition and unscrupulous landlords are breaking tenants

Want to rent a flat or house? Be prepared to queue in the street, get into a bidding war or put down a deposit for somewhere you haven’t even seen

The Guardian - UK

Selling up and raising rents: how landlords are cashing in and exacerbating the cost of living crisis

Young people and those from poorer backgrounds are now losing at least 30% of their monthly income to rent, says Ruby Lott-Lavigna of openDemocracy

The Guardian - UK

Seven energy bill bombshell warnings about how rise will impact you today

Ofgem will enforce a new price cap from October 1, with gas and electric bills set to hit £3,500 annually.

Daily Record

7 bombshell warnings TODAY about how energy bills rise will hit you

It's now 24 hours until Ofgem announces the energy bills price cap from 1 October 2022 - and annual gas and electricity bills are set to soar beyond £3,500 a year

Daily Mirror

Government to make it easier for landlords to evict people who fall behind on rent

Change comes as number of people in arrears expected to surge thanks to skyrocketing bills

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Bristol Post

Stop telling me to buy a house - here’s why I’m Generation Rent and proud

No, this isn't me deflecting because I spend too much money on the gym and Netflix

Wales Online

Holiday home boom is squeezing out renters

Research suggests rents have increased most in tourist hotspots

The Guardian - UK

At last, the government is clamping down on England’s rogue landlords

Michael Gove’s plans to overhaul the private rented sector are welcome, says Generation Rent director Alicia Kennedy

The Guardian - UK

Tourists to south-west England urged to check if rental affects housing crisis

Calls for ‘ethical consideration’ of short-term lets as 3,000 second homes registered in south-west in pandemic

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Liverpool Echo

Couple who can't afford to heat home sell possessions on eBay to pay bills

"To cope we have started selling possessions from around the house online just to be able to afford to eat. What else can we do?"

Daily Mirror

'Our home is so cold we can't open the doors - I'm having to sell my stuff to heat it'

Tens of thousands of tenants are paying eye-watering amounts to heat their homes because landlords and local authorities aren't following the law on energy performance regulations

The Guardian - UK

‘Can that be legal?’ UK tenants forced from their homes by soaring rents

Private renters already struggling with food and fuel prices are being hit hard as landlords raise prices in London and nationwide

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