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Rachael Burford

YOU WONT BELIEVE: London homeless crisis warning as private rents soar - What They Never Told You

Rents in the capital are now higher than pre-pandemic levels in every borough

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London faces a huge homelessness spike without “urgent action” as the cost-of-living crisis hits tens of thousands of private renters, councils warned on Friday.

Rents in the capital are now higher than pre-pandemic levels in every borough and have increased by an average 15.8 per cent across the capital over the year to June 2022, data shows.

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