Record numbers of UK renters crowdfunding to cover bills
Rent donations on GoFundMe up 60% since 2022, with 100,000 donors helping people keep a roof over their headsJessica Murray (the Guardian)
Rent donations on GoFundMe up 60% since 2022, with 100,000 donors helping people keep a roof over their headsJessica Murray (the Guardian)
Influential IPPR proposes capping rents at whichever is lower of consumer price inflation or wage growthKiran Stacey (the Guardian)
Shock and fears for future, including possible homelessness, after landlords rushed to issue section 21 notices before 1 MayJessica Murray (the Guardian)
Advice charity also helping thousands of tenants before Renters’ Rights Act comes into force on FridayJessica Murray (the Guardian)
Housing secretary and housing minister latest to criticise idea, which has also been ruled out by No 10Kiran Stacey (the Guardian)
Downing Street says focus to remains on cutting bills, backing renters and lowering energy pricesKiran Stacey (the Guardian)
FTSE 250 firms Paragon and OSB Group, owner of Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages, slide on London Stock ExchangeTom Knowles (the Guardian)
Exclusive: Sources say chancellor is examining exceptional measures to protect household budgetsKiran Stacey (the Guardian)
More landlords having to cut prices to secure tenants, Rightmove data showsRupert Jones (the Guardian)
No-fault evictions made up one in three reports made to renters’ union Acorn in JanuaryIsaaq Tomkins (the Guardian)