Q: Who ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ?
#HousingCrisis #SocialHousing #GenerationRent #KeirStarmer #UKLabour
Q: Who ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ?
#HousingCrisis #SocialHousing #GenerationRent #KeirStarmer #UKLabour
Important policy research on the private rental sector and affordability (or rather lack of it) in Wales.
#housing #housingpolicy #Wales #renting #privaterenting #generationrent
The ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ monthly private rents increased by ๐ฏ.๐ฑ%, in the 12 months to Jan 2026! (๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ: ๐๐๐)
-> The average monthly rent in England is now ยฃ๐ญ,๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต!
๐ฆ๐๐ข๐๐! Labourโs ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ to make private rented homes in England fit for habitation will not be enforced for almost a decade - Campaigners have described the news as "๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ".
% of MPs by political party, who are registered landlords:
Labour: 10.6%
Conservative: 22.7%
Liberal Democrats: 9.7%
Green Party: 25.0%
Reform UK: 0%
The UK rental crisis is officially shrinking our lives. Nearly 1/3 of advertised flatshares now have NO living room, as landlords convert lounges to bedrooms to cover costs.
-> Is a communal sofa too much to ask?
โ#UKHousingCrisis #GenerationRent #NoLoungeLife
Renters in Wales (social and private) make sure you get your voices heard through the Annual Tenant Pulse Survey
https://www.tpas.cymru/blog/calling-all-renters-in-wales
Important with the upcoming Senedd elections in 2026 - and you know the landlords WILL be making sure they get their voices heard!
๐คฏ SHOCK STATS: UK housing affordability ratio hits 11.1x average salary. A record high!
-> The property ladder is now a fantasy for #GenerationRent.
-> We need urgent action to build affordable homes.