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Rent controls

One in four renters struggle to get full deposit back from landlord: 'We're getting a raw deal'
house keys being passed between hands of renters and landlord
Renting

One in four renters struggle to get full deposit back from landlord: 'We're getting a raw deal'

Rent campaigners call for deposits to be ‘passported’ between tenancies in a bid to stop tenants borrowing cash from friends and family or using credit cards to cover initial costs
Paying off your landlord's mortgage can't be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way
John Bird

Paying off your landlord's mortgage can't be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here's why
Cost of living

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here's why

Renters' Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told
RENTING

Renters' Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told

'We are sick and tired': Hundreds of renters demand 'rent controls now' in Christmas protest
RENTING

'We are sick and tired': Hundreds of renters demand 'rent controls now' in Christmas protest

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Labour's Renters' Rights Bill will 'put decency in the heart of the private rented sector'
Labour housing secretary Angela Rayner
RENTING

Labour's Renters' Rights Bill will 'put decency in the heart of the private rented sector'

Landlords are worried about rent controls. Will Labour introduce them to cap record-high rents?
Activists from London Renters Union hold up placard calling for
Rent controls

Landlords are worried about rent controls. Will Labour introduce them to cap record-high rents?

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: 'We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants'
Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru, speaks at an event
Politics

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: 'We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants'

Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls 'can't be allowed to go with him', campaigners say
Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf is set to resign
Humza Yousaf

Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls 'can't be allowed to go with him', campaigners say

Sadiq Khan promises 6,000 rent control homes for London key workers: 'I'll be a renters' champion'
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
Housing

Sadiq Khan promises 6,000 rent control homes for London key workers: 'I'll be a renters' champion'

Renters in Scotland face 'tidal wave of evictions' as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end
Scottish renters want Patrick Harvie and other ministers to take action to protect them from end of the rent cap
RENTING

Renters in Scotland face 'tidal wave of evictions' as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end

'The leadership we need': Humza Yousaf confirms plans for rent controls in Scotland
Humza Yousaf
Rent controls

'The leadership we need': Humza Yousaf confirms plans for rent controls in Scotland

Sadiq Khan wants a rent freeze to give renters ‘badly needed respite’
London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants a rent freeze
Renting

Sadiq Khan wants a rent freeze to give renters ‘badly needed respite’

Landlords pocket £1.6bn in housing benefit for providing renters with horror homes
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is calling for more support for renters
Renting

Landlords pocket £1.6bn in housing benefit for providing renters with horror homes

Government will pay landlords 5 times more than it will spend on affordable housing in next 4 years
affordable housing
Housing crisis

Government will pay landlords 5 times more than it will spend on affordable housing in next 4 years

Bristol Council to ask government for powers to bring in rent controls as costs spiral
Renting

Bristol Council to ask government for powers to bring in rent controls as costs spiral

Three quarters of Brits back rent controls to solve England’s housing crisis
rent controls
Renting

Three quarters of Brits back rent controls to solve England’s housing crisis

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