Tenants are being pushed to 'breaking point' as unscrupulous landlords hit them with rent rises that make housing unaffordable in the cost of living crisis, an investigation has found.
Homelessness charity Shelter found almost one in seven tenants have been told their rent was going to increase.
One in three are said to spend at least half their income on rent while almost 2.5m are reportedly falling behind on payments, up 45 per cent since April.
