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- With rents and council house waiting lists at record highs, more and more working people in England are finding themselves homeless.
Of those who became homeless in England in 2022, one in four households had at least one person in work.
New data released today reveals 72,790 households where someone has a full or part time job became homeless or were threatened with homelessness.
For those in full time work, the numbers facing homelessness at the end of 2022 increased by 22% compared to the same period two-years-ago.
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The root of the problem is that houses are seen as investments, not homes for people. Until that changes, nothing will improve.
good point!!
Immigration Is the cause along with capitalism
@@rookiej5587Exactly... most are vacant too.
This is what happened with past generations making profit from buy to let to "round up" their income from pensions etc. Fair enough they might not have huge money coming in but al of this is insane and it's even more insane the fact that it was allowed. People with 10 ongoing mortgages.. Insane
@John Doe And what makes you think I support mass migration ? You are prepared to make an assumption about me because I have stated that since properties are seen as investments, the market has over inflated the prices !
You know there is something systematically wrong when people working full time cannot afford home.
State agencies fulled the high price market for rental as the make 10/15% a month for every property they let so why is even allowed and never mentioned???
Relocate, I did and owned more than one residence afterward,
Starting by going east of the Mississippi River and then back
to the West Coast,
There's a simple logic that makes relocating to solve housing problems not an option for most people in these times. If somewhere is more affordable, and those places are few and far between in the UK, it's likely because the employment opportunities and general economic situation of that area mean it's most likely not somewhere worth relocating to. The UK isn't like the US where because of it's size different states/large areas have differing economies that are somewhat detached from each other. The UK is small and compact. London area asides, from top to bottom there isn't much difference in the economic situation and living costs between different parts of the country. In short if you're at a level where you're struggling in one part of the country it's more than likely you'll struggle just as much in another part.
They can, but their expectations are so absurd (they must have their own private residence, in a big expensive city .. etc etc) that nothing is likely to change for them.
@@pm2886 You sound ridiculously ignorant!
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I was at the gas station and noticed a car full of belongings and a lady with her dog. I gave her $20 and she just started bawling and was extremely grateful. When I was in my 20’s I was homeless for 2 months and lived in my car. I know how it feels to be in that situation.
I always wonder how can the typical family with average income afford a higher rate+ more expensive home? in my area multi generational home is becoming the norm . Don’t forget to add the inflation which just this week was 9.1 on the CPI , producers index 11.3, it’s going to be a rough ride for sure
This is why being informed pays off. I see any financial market condition as a plethora to make wealth. I had my $80k diversified and it has grown by 3x in the past 7 months with compounding, venturing doesn’t necessarily boil down to funds but you also have to be informed, be patient and back it up with good guidance
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And they wonder why people aren't having children! We can't even live
This. I want to have kids, but i can only afford a studio apartment with these insanely high rents. There is no sign of improvement because all politicians that have real power are in the pockets of the real estate industry.
Unless you come off a boat
Yeah it's exactly why I am horrified with America saying no abortions after six weeks what if the woman is already struggling to feed herself and a child or two? They don't think social issues influence other social issues?
@@blastproces Same in Australia.
This is the plan: for those they call the rabble to feel so depressed they stop having kids.
The government is a disgrace. How can hardworking people be left homeless. The government should be ashamed of themselves. The government need to start treating hardworking people with respect
It's starting to look like our system is rigged with preference skewed towards the wealthiest citizens. While the rest of us - working or not working, can go to hell. Our concerns are ignored and we're being (mostly) gaslit by powers that be. (While their profit margins rise astronomically).
They won't tho 😂
@@ralphhowton3286 Yeah we heard what Liz Truss thinks of us
It's funny that people still believe the world governments are set up to help the little people. They aren't
People like you always blame the government
The fact that there is already an excessive amount of demand awaiting its absorption, despite how everyone is frightened and calling the crash, is another reason why it is less likely to occur that way. 2008 saw no one, at least not the broad public, making this forecast, as I'll explain below. The ownership rate was noted to have peaked in 2004 in the other comment. Having previously peaked in the second quarter of 2020, we are currently at the median level. Between 2008 and 2012, it dropped by 3%, and by the second quarter of 2020, it had dropped from 68 to 65.
Investing in both real estate and stocks can be prudent choices, particularly when backed by a robust trading strategy that can navigate you through prosperous periods.
You're not doing anything wrong; the problem is that you don't have the knowledge needed to succeed in a challenging market. Only highly qualified professionals who had to experience the 2008 financial crisis could hope to earn a high salary in these challenging conditions.
@@TomD226 Recently, I've been considering the possibility of speaking with consultants. I need guidance because I'm an adult, but I'm not sure if their services would be all that helpful.
@lowcostfresh2266 Actually, I'm not sure if I'm allowed to mention this, but I'd recommend looking up Laurel Dell Sroufe because she was a big deal in 2020. She manages my portfolio and serves as both my coach and my manager.
@@TomD226 Thank you for this tip , I must say, Laurel appears to be quite knowledgeable. After coming across her online page, I thoroughly went through her resume, educational background, and qualifications, and I must say, it was quite impressive. I reached out to her, and I have booked a session with her.
Back in the day, when I purchased my first home to live-in; that was Miami in the early 1990s, first mortgages with rates of 8 to 9% and 9% to 10% were typical. People will have to accept the possibility that we won't ever return to 3%. If sellers must sell, home prices will have to decline, and lower evaluations will follow. Pretty sure I'm not alone in my chain of thoughts.
If anything, it'll get worse. Very soon, affordable housing will no longer be affordable. So anything anyone want to do, I will advise they do it now because the prices today will look like dips tomorrow. Until the Fed clamps down even further, I think we're going to see hysteria due to rampant inflation. You can't halfway rip the band-aid off.
Home prices will come down eventually, but for now; get your money (as much as you can) out of the housing market and get into the financial markets or gold. The new mortgage rates are crazy, add to that the recession and the fact that mortgage guidelines are getting more difficult. Home prices will need to fall by a minimum of 40% (more like 50%) before the market normalizes.If you are in cross roads or need sincere advise on the best moves to take now its best you seek an independent advisor who knows about the financial markets.
@@martingiavarini I will be happy getting assistance and glad to get the help of one, but just how can one spot a reputable one?
@@Oly_laura Personally, I can connect to that. When I began working with “Catherine Morrison Evans’’ a fiduciary financial counsellor, my advantages were certain. In these circumstances, I would always advise getting professional help so they can steer you through choppy markets and just give you indicators and strategies for knowing when to enter and exit the market.
@@martingiavarini There are advisors in cities around you but I needed services of one who can guide me irrespective of location. "“Catherine Morrison Evans’' comes highly recommended especially in times like this. I am hedging and haven't lost much to the recession. I found her in 2020 when the market was at an all time low. Look her up and thank me later.
Everyone is saying move out of London.. the problem isn’t just in London.. it’s everywhere!
True, but if you work in London you can save hundreds of pounds per month by going 30-45 mins out and commuting from surrounding counties.
Yes it is everywhere
Yes and how much is the commute and how many hours spent travelling on top of the working day does that add on. @@teainortakoy I know as my daughter is faced with the exact challenges and additional cost from moving that bit further away.
@@xsentfromuk8938 agree its not easy. I was able to buy but on my own with a limited budget so my house hunting consisted of checking property prices and season ticket prices together and a handful of areas to pick from. Since covid, we just do one day a week in the office so I'm grateful for that as not all can work from home.
I work in London and drive 2 hours each way because I couldn't afford to live there, neither would I want to
Housing shouldn't be a competitive market, people like Nicole need an affordable house. It's insane.
It’s affordable if you’re job pays what it costs to live in the area. It not just about building houses.
Something that should be a secure standard for raising a family has become a profit making venture for mega-rich to pillage the 'less able'.
The government turned on us landlords so must of them sold up tax changes, regulations changing all the time if I own the house I make the rules
No fault evictions = less properties
@@paulmessenger9836 Thats one good thing they did do. You landlords are greedy charlatans and the ones who caused the housing crisis in the first place. Theres no such thing as a good landlord.
You turned a basic human necessity into a profit making business.
Why should the government build more houses so you landlords just buy them all up to rent out? First they need to ban landlords from buying properties and then make houses available to purchase only to families and first time buyers who will actually live in the property. Then and only then will it be a good idea to build more houses
People need to realize its the government, councils, and greedy landlords are the problem. Its not down to people not working and/or being lazy. Everyone deserves to have a place to call home.
So the problem is not that we voted right wing so that the bankers and investor could buy everything?
Work hard you'll never be homeless eat clean train hard you'll never be obese....
Nothing is owed to you in life. You do not deserve a home if you can't buy one. Like builders, surveyors, solicitors etc will work for low money 😂
@enochpowell8607 working hard doesn't mean you won't be homeless. Pull your head out of your ass.
No one 'deserves' housing. What a greedy sense of entitlement you have! Everyone has to earn their keep. No one is so special that they should be given what they need, just for existing.
it’s hard to nail down specific predictions for the housing market is because it’s not yet clear how quickly or how much the Federal Reserve can bring down inflation and borrowing costs without tanking buyer demand for everything from homes to cars.
Nobody knows anything you need to create your own process, manage risk and stick to the plan, through thick or thin while also continuously learning from mistakes and improving.
@@fresnaygermain8180 A 2022 Northwestern Mutual study found that 75% of U.S. adults admit their financial planning needs improvement. However, only 29% of Americans work with a financial advisor.
@@belobelonce35 Very correct; the bear market has contributed significantly to the growth of my investment. I was able to quickly increase my portfolio from $180K to $572K. Essentially, I was just doing as my financial advisor instructed. You're good to go as long as you get competent assistance.
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Unless you have deflation to counter the decades of inflation not much will change. Only people learn to live with less and gets normalized. At some point though to jumpstart economy, Fed has let inflation go again. That is how our financial system.
Same thing happening in Australia. Forget neoliberalism, this is neo-feudalism.
Same in the USA
It’s clearly a globalist agenda to dissolve any kind of nationalist identity and demoralise people.
@@visibletoa11usersonyoutube Neo-liberalism eventually leads to neo-feudalism, because it leads to policies that concentrate wealth and things like apartments become investment vehicles rather than assets that are required for modern regular living.
@@noway8662 neo-fuedalism? Do you guys even know what feudalism even is?
you just hit the nail on the head. when one stripped away all the political noises, one would see, it's always been about haves (feudal l0rds) vs have nots (peasants), except today, the feudal l0rds are all hiding behind mega c0rporations and have total influence over any and all western govts.
This government does not care about it's own people shameful
Its never been about the people, it’s always been about the power and totally and shamefully abusing it, this government are an absolute disgrace, they belong in the sewers with the rats, apologies to the rats
You sound very entitled
@@lesleywright2823 Even the rats wouldn't want them the government are that dirty
@@agnosticevolutionist3567 It is there job to care otherwise why do we even have a government? It is exactly there job to make sure everyone has a good standard of living
I'm surprised everyone hasn't had enough of them all together.
Our previous landlady told us she wanted to live in the property, then the 2 faced woman let it out again, we were paying £925, it's been relet for £1,400, absolutely disgusting 😡😡
It's all about money
What possible business is it of yours, why a property owner wants you out? It could be for any reason, or no reason at all. It's HER property, and she can do whatever she likes with it.
It’s her house, she worked hard to buy it, she paid the money, she gets stiffed with bills from the government for renting , she has bills to pay, so if she wants to be smart and let it for market value then good for her
Yes shut up if your not happy renting buy your own property
greedy landlord
The incompetence and corruption that runs through this administration are getting more ridiculous. I feel for people with disabilities not getting the help they deserved. Thank you Arleth Toledo, imagine investing $1000 and receiving $4,300 in a few days
Arleth's success story is everywhere no doubt. Got a chance to benefit from the service few weeks ago and it has been a massive return.
Investing is more better than saving, when you invest rightly, it helps you bring more money in the nearest future.
This is not the first time I have heard about Ms. Arleth Toledo and her exploits, but I have no idea how to contact her.
Please how can I reach her??🙏🏻
SHE MOSTLY INTERACT ON TELEGRAM!
Housing is a basic human need. If you work full time and still can’t afford it, then what is the point in going to work knowing it isn’t going to be enough for even the rent? Never mind having enough for small luxuries.
Lol you all want open borders
What’s the point in even living?
Modern day slavery
People assume that they have worth in the eyes of the powers that be. But, in truth, the population is just one big farm to satiate the greedy pigs
this is why you cant blame people taking part in criminal activities they saw how rigged the system is so they take the risk in order to make way more money. its not what you know its who you know working hard wont get you anywhere its all about working smart
This is happening all over the world. In Toronto, Canada where I live, a one bedroom apartment is $2500-3000/a month. The fact that there is very little affordable housing for lower middle, working class and folks at or below the poverty line in so many countries is criminal.
I am a supply teacher and make a decent living, and I can't get an apartment to save my life. I now live in a room in a condo sharing with a couple and their baby, paying 40% more than my original rent. I was evicted, to no fault of my own, by my landlord because they want more money for my studio apartment.
What is Canada doing with their homeless as they will die in the freezing winter?
Middle class people earn at least a millionaire a year under that and you are just pretending you are in the middle :P
collapse of the west and collapse of capitalism collapse of corrupt civilization/society
I am originally from Canada ... does rent control no longer exist there?
@@anneroy4560 it depends on the province. I live in Ontario, and here rent control only applies to rental units that were built before November 15, 2018. So, any new builds have no rent control. So, many tenants have been scammed by landlords with huge rental increases after the yearly lease is up. Also, if a tenant moves out of a unit that does have rent control, the landlord can raise the rent to anything they want. Right now in Toronto, a one bedroom is anywhere from $2200-3000/a month.
Unfortunately, long standing tenants are being evicted, because landlords have found a loophole in the tenant laws. One of them is taking back the unit for personal use or relatives moving in. The other is renovations where they want you to move out in hopes that the tenant doesn't know the laws on renovations, by getting them to sign an agreement to move out with zero compensation. The compensations are negotiating keys for cash deal or returning to the unit after renovations are complete at the same rental rate.
Sorry, for the long explanation, but I wanted to be thorough in my answer to your question.
I'm 58 years old and really feel sorry for these young people who are struggling to make it today's economy. Most of them will never know the good life. I can understand why birth rates are falling all over the world. I certainly wouldn't bring a child into this world nowadays.
Well said. It's not fair for kids to have a rented house or be homeless
You overpopulated the country and now these mass competition and everything goes up because the demand has gone up for homes.
I live in Colchester too, rented a 1 bed house for 7 years & handed in my notice a couple weeks ago. I'm simply done.
I'd rather be homeless, and walk our beautiful country till it naturally takes me, than be a systematic slave to this completely corrupt economy that dies alone, paying for places I can barely live in & never wanted for another 40 years. (Which they'll probably arrest me for as wildcamping is also illegal).
It's even worse for Independants that have no family or support structures to rely on for a Care Of Address or guarantor. As an independant we literally have NO chance. I'd love to live in a van, but in order to live in that van I'd have to rent or own a home just to use for the address, it's absurd. So if you as a dependant, who has family or friends that support you, & you still feel trapped, just imagine how trapped independants feel. For example: The couple in this video who live in the renovated caravan, are only able to do so because someone is supporting them and letting them use their care of address. If they didn't have that, they'd be straight street homeless.
I can almost guarantee that the next step will be to turn the screws on anyone attempting to flee the plantation in this way, off-grid living situations and the like. It's evil.
@@shrunkensimon There's companies like "VanPost" that you could pay monthly for a Care Of Address which was amazing for independants and one of the only solutions. In 2022 the government made it illegal for companies to provide care of addresses. They have been turning the screws for years. It's systematic slavery.
Outrageous, the money England spent in the King’s coronation while we are in crisis. It is not acceptable!!!!
I totally agree,all that money was spend on that Freeloading Bunch ,disgusting.
I totally agree and money sent to third world countries.
@@DamiensTrainsandTravels I thought you wanted to be a Global country. Global means aid to poor countries as well as the lack of trade caused by Brexit.
It is estimated that the monarchy brings in about 2 billion British pounds a year to the British economy. How is that freeloading?
@@asavannah7439 Go in the Libary and read
I rent in the US in California. I can empathize with what these people are going through. I feel like I am 1 paycheck away from being homeless and constantly worried about receiving an eviction notice. People who don’t have to struggle are cruel and judgmental preaching that if you can’t afford to live where you do, just move. It is truly shameful that good people who are working are paid so poorly that they can not afford to live in a decent home. It’s amazing to me that some view housing as a privilege that must be earned.
Move or stop complaining
i agree, even in Sweden everything goes up, just too live make many poor as the payment not match the costs. Rents sky high, food, energy etc...
I hear you
@@OrganizationXIII And why are you here trolling if you think that we’re all complaining and you don’t want to hear it?
@@OrganizationXIII easier said then done. you can't just pick up your life and move on a whim
My son still lives at home he is 42 there is absolutely nothing out there …
my gran told me years ago it use to be 10 people to a house and it wasn't only young kids it was adults too the english did it like pakis do today....she says there is nothing new there.....she still remembers washing in the tin bath like it was only yesterday and walking up and down cobble highstreets...
Seeing people like these 3 who seem sensible, sociable and willing to work, yet can’t find proper accommodation is alarming! That should put off many thinking of living in the UK.
I live in my Van full time on the farm where I work and I've never been happier,,all the money I earn is mine to do what I please with,no rent,no bills,more security than renting a dilapidated freezing cold dump th should be condemned.
First time in my life I was able to save money, enough to buy another, bigger van you can keep your bricks and mortar, I was just funding someone's lifestyle and paying extortionate bills for non existent services . never felt so trapped in my life, but now I'm free and better off than I've ever been in my life
THE SCUMS IN GOVERNMENT SPENDS BILLIONS FOR THE IMMIGRANTS AND NOTHING FOR THE THE PEOPLES BORN HERE , A BULLIT IN THEIR HEADS MIGHT CHANGE THIER LOW LIFE MINDS !
Van life! Nice way to save money, but boy is it ever hard work sometimes if you need to spend the night in a city or... If you like daily showers haha.
Sounds nice, but you're lucky that it's only yourself you need to look after. The same can't be said for families.
@@ianhansen6840 ~ With all the money he saves on rent I'm sure paying for a hotel for a night or two would be no problem if he wanted to stay in the city. That was an idiotic, imbecilic statement.
A different type of freedom
We had a two bedroom rental for 10 years in Cambridge, we both worked full time, we paid the bills and rent on time in full. One day, he didn't renew the tenancy. We had two cats at the time, and 3 months to find the money to clean his flat, find another flat that would take pets, and pay the new deposit and moving costs. We found somewhere in the nick of time that took pets, in a village near Cambridge. We couldn't afford Cambridge anymore. Our rent is going up every year, our bills are through the roof. Our cats are dead now, and it may be, working full time, we will become homeless, because we cannot keep up with the ever increasing rent. Until rents are capped and bills are capped at reasonable prices, or pay goes up every year by 15%, working full time equals homelessness.
I agree . Working full time to pay rent and council tax hiked up to have no holidays no savings and poor health. Yet continue to work due to option left with being homeless.
If are contract isn't renewed next year we have no savings due to high outgoings we will be stuffed. Do not drink do not smoke have a vape that's it. Don't have holidays , don't pay for hairdressers for myself hardly buy clothes and still on the breadline.
Work for employers = have nothing
Sad to see this happening in the UK. This is how it has been in the US for years. They have special parking lots sponsored by churches and organizations for people to park safely overnight who live in their cars...and work full time. There were 20k people in Los Angeles county living in cars, vans etc..in 2020.
Ridiculous….I’m from Cambridge but live in Bristol now. I left Cambridge 25 years ago but back then could afford a one bedroom flat off Mill Rd easily paid for by working at pizza Express on Jesus lane. Bless my lucky stars I’m now 52 you totally have my sympathy.
At least you’ve got 3 month’s notice. Many contracts stated only 1 month notice.
Sadly capping rent isn’t the answer either. It’s a supply and demand issue…. Even if they cap rents, they are still too high at the moment for many people. It would also make the problem worse as many landlords would be left with no option but to sell with the ever growing costs.
There is only one answer to this problem, build more homes. The more that are built the less they will cost as the demand goes down
This problem is sadly happening all over the world in the last year and a half , the cost of purchasing a property or renting is insane the governments need to act QUICKLY....
From Australia
State agencies fulled the high price market for rental as the make 10/15% a month for every property they let so why is even allowed and never mentioned???
Govts are not going to act at all, much less quickly.
Anyone who's spent the last ten years imagining that they didn't have to do anything to save themselves from this situation .. because daddy govt would save them .. is in for a rude shock.
One might ask why it’s happening all over the world at the same time.
@@mtmt9899 Please do not think this is a smart answer: the number of houses built has not kept up with the number of people. - Where the blame for that lies, I have an opinion, but I won't say. But if the government, today, were to really serve the people: they would build houses like their hair is on fire - including apprentice schemes and allowing innovations for long-term, institute a liveable minimum wage, cut out the bureaucracy for builders, and start to reduce the number of houses any one individual or entity can own. (- starting with those that own 500+ houses.) ...(It takes the infastructure of a nation (built by all) to create a house; why should that commodity be only for the personal gain of one sector at this time when the nation as a whole needs housing.) ...Or do we want the new medieval system?
Why nobody is mentioning that councils all over UK are buying multimillion properties (hotels) to house boat people but then say to locals there's no social housing for locals?
That's happening in my town!
Thousands of more council houses need to be built in high homeless areas especially where people are working. This is so unacceptable.
they will be given to 2 days of good weathers worth of boat people before homeless let alone working homeless people
This is beyond unacceptable. It's downright criminal.
The british left wing protested for europeans and africans to invade our country and have rights,millions have come in and now you are wondering where your jobs and houses have gone? Lol
who we build billions of pounds worth of cheap income/low yield property the government won't councils can't, the private sector can't afford to..? i think we will soon regress to caveman times the way things are going human beings can only take so much before they lose all sense of civility reason.
@@mcjiba oh please.. I guess you voted Tory 🐑
Full time workers are suffering. The government are shocking
No the immigration system is shocking !
Yes. Our system is failing the people. Only the wealthiest are doing well now. Very well. It's disgusting.
@@egris00 just on a practical scale its just not sustainable
They do not care
It "is" shocking not "are" shocking. Organisations are singular not plural.
When my Mum married my Dad he earnt £2000 a year. With that wage he bought a £3500 house. That house is now worth ten times my annual wage and it is not in a wealthy area. My grandparents bought a house for £1000, cash on the nail!
I’ve struggled in London’s for over 10 years, house sharing. Terrible houses, dirty tenants. At the end I had an anxiety and depression. Until I found a partner to live with. Such a nightmare and it’s not from now. The economy depends on low income people but they are barely surviving
Don’t live in London 😂 rent is cheap in the midlands and north
@@KyphraNo it isn't, you are deluded.
@@Hamassholes yes it is. Stop crying
@@Kyphra Grow up child
@@Hamassholes keep crying more and victimising yourself
In Sweden, rents among commercial landlords are regulated and don't depend on supply-and-demand. The rent for a 2 room apartment is not more than 1/3 to 1/4 of your net income even if you have a low-paying full time job. I am not a fan of regulations but when it comes to something as basic as a house it's a good thing.
This basically passes on the responsibility of housing people to private citizens.
@@Jamie-nt3eh How do you mean? The largest landlord in each city here is usually a company owned by the municipality.
Six million population in Sweden big difference
@@paulmessenger9836 Actually we are 10 million, I don't see how that matters?
💜Sweden
Rent is ridiculous in the UK, rent needs capping. If you’re on under £40k a year it’s almost impossible to live on your own with other utilities and essential shopping.
Capping rents will make things even worse, as landlords will make less profit and not enough to justify remaining as a landlord.
Rent capping was done before, it failed. Landlords all sold up putting people on the streets. History will always repeat itself.
Property agents won't allow anyone to rent a property that has a salary below £40k.
You need to be earning at least £40k to rent a 1 bedroom flat in London.
@@perolagrande but in the long term will this not sort out the housing market. My landlord owns multiple properties and keeps upping my rent, I've rented privately from them for 10 years and treat it like my own property, yet they barely look after it or fix anything. I'm a single parent and struggle so much, I can't find anywhere else to live, it's not easy to move and I will never afford to buy. If greedy landlords didn't own all these properties, then perhaps everyone would have a chance to buy, there has to be something put in place so more people can have an opportunity to buy
@@x-starlight-xexactly, time to put restrictions on how many properties one can own. Hate greedy landlords.
I worked in social housing a good part of my life and 25 years ago many cities had a surplus of housing due to declining population. In 1996 I demolished thirty houses and flats I'd helped build 30 years before because they were being vandalized and we didn't want to add them to the surplus . Schools they were closing for the same reason now the same cities have a desperate shortage of housing and schools and we're not allowed to say why.
I'll tell you why, it takes 10 years to build social housing from start to finish but it doesn't matter because the birth rate gives you 20 years notice. Let in several million people in 5 years and you've got a problem because 5 is less than 10.
Its corporate greed that is driving inflation and making the poor poorer.
What will fix that? Communism?
Good reporting of the actual problem that doesn’t just focus on “families with young children” or single mums.
Single people working full time in a decent job are continually screwed year after year because of this ridiculous housing situation!!
I used to think when I was a child that when I grow up I’ll be able to buy a house. It’s no longer a dream…
I’ve just recently come to terms with the fact that it’s almost impossible, even if I could financially afford it while single it’ll be an uphill battle to even get a look in when 100s of people are bidding on the same house!
I grew up hoping I would one day blow the planet into oblivion. Fingers crossed 🤞
With 98 per cent of the bidders looking to rent it out again at an extortionate rent. Private Landlords have screwed the market and creates this problem.
I’ve relocated from London to newcastle, that dream of buying a house is now a reality 🙌🏾
THE SCUMS IN GOVERNMENT SPENDS BILLIONS FOR THE IMMIGRANTS AND NOTHING FOR THE THE PEOPLES BORN HERE , A BULLIT IN THEIR HEADS MIGHT CHANGE THIER LOW LIFE MINDS !
Owning or even renting a house is a nightmare being screwed by greedy landlords pushing up rent prices which pushes up inflation so you get screwed all round while government sits with its thump up its ass
We moved out of London 3 years ago and moved North.
We were able to rent a 3 bedroom house for next to nothing but, we are aware that we could do this as we are remote workers.
Rent in London and around it is insane and I feel awful for these people 😢
And this is exactly why I struggle to move back to my home city. You are helping push up rents sky high there too.
About to do the same. Remote working could actually help revitalise some of the destitute cities in the North.
Cities in the north are destitute due to lack of government funding, not a lack of remote workings being paid London wages but taking northern houses
@@cassie4994what a stupid freaking comment! 🤦🏻♀️🤣
@@cassie4994 so what’s your advice?
Become destitute in my home town and live on the streets, just so you can move home?
Oh, OK then, I will move out, stop contributing to the local economy and then the area will become more run down than it already is, because remote workers are making life hard and pushing rents up in small towns.
I mean, I don’t need a home. It’s fine!
Things are no better here in Canada. I pray for us all to find places to live and to keep being fed...keep going. Take care ❤
genuinely asking, is there an exact problem right now in Canada?
Ma'am I need your help
I'm from Pakistan
I’m sure that she’ll help you. Just give her a call…
Does anyone not believe that sooner or later this will all result in violence!
Thank you for bringing awareness to these important issues
Hey there! I came across your comment and I just had to reach out and say hi. Your perspective really caught my attention and I would love to get to know you better. Would you be interested in chatting sometime? Looking forward to hearing back from you!
God is not gopd
Nicole’s story is really strong - it’s incredibly tiring to be managing short and long term life admin as well as working all day…and it’s admin you have to do to be safe
We don’t talk about this enough
admin?
Maybe she can nove in with a boyfriend.
Where’s the reporting on how these working people are managing their income? The girl couch surfing should have the money not spent for rooms saved up for rent. Are they only working one job? I’ve worked two and three jobs at a time to make sure I always had enough to provide my family with shelter and food. I’m not about to rely on my government to house me and feed my family.
@@glcmranger421good for you, but take your judgement elsewhere! Unless you know how much she's earning and how extortionate London rents are then keep your BS opinions to yourself! 🙄
@@ashotofmercury You’re too Woke to hear common sense? Too bad! Go drink another shot of mercury.
Was working myself whilst homeless until I received a phone call telling me I have temporary housing but would have to stop working because the rent is £320 a week for en-suit bedroom.
It's all by design as we move into very dark days
I'm very grateful that I have a council house and sorry to see so many hard working people living like this.
Yes, I have a council flat & very grateful for it ... rec'd it quite quickly as I am disabled (multiple sclerosis) ... on a tiny dead end lane right here in town ...
It's just very very sad to see this situation in the UK.
Sad to see the situation anywhere that is why all we can do is protest against it. It will only get worse until we realize we have power to stop things before it gets out of hand. xoxo
I have always looked up to the UK, and it's social safety net.
Nothing new really as 1970s bbc documentary and book will tell you about, "Cathy come home"
@@scottdavis3571 Well, you are easily duped. It's apparent that you relied on the BBC for your information about the "safety net." The corrupt UK governments welcome Islamist immigrants and PAY for the privilege.These people are unskilled, breed like flies and are hostile to Western culture on all levels. The BBC is owned by the state, by the way. Most of London real estate is owned by Kuwait, isn't that interesting? People wait for up to years for necessary surgeries. You clearly have your head somewhere other than on your shoulders. The British public are the most surveilled and fined/taxed people in Europe.
It's happening everywhere. Even here in the USA
There are still too many empty homes which have just been adandoned, there's one property in my area, 2 council houses, now joined together but never finished and still stood empty years later.
There are entire apartment buildings that are empty. They are apartments made for investing, not for living.
Left closed because of inflation and/or it's not repaired or can't sell.
It took 4 months for manchester city council to put a street homeless refugee into a hotel after constant complaining ! The poor man could have died as we got into winter ! I'm proud to say he is now in a hotel ! God bless him and every homeless person
Full time wages that don't cover basic housing is indicative of a broken system, and it's only getting worse.
It’s not lack of houses , we’re over loaded in Britain too many people now 😮 I work in emergency accommodation and all tenants are foreign. Education and health is also in turmoil dame problem
It’s terrible 😢
You can check the population of the UK in 1960. Over 65 million. You're overcrowded with your own people lmao. More than 50% of the UK population is on welfare, including chavs that never worked in their lives. No one cares about your tiny island. Enjoy
I have just been handed a section 21 by my landlord as he is selling up and getting out, can I even get emergency housing??? NO it's been given to the illegals as they come first , my council TOLD me this, they take priority. This Gov is playing a dangerous game with peoples lives.
The houses are there, but they are not affordable. That's what happens when you sell off all your housing stock and it ends up in the hands of private landlords.
THE SCUMS IN GOVERNMENT SPENDS BILLIONS FOR THE IMMIGRANTS AND NOTHING FOR THE THE PEOPLES BORN HERE , A BULLIT IN THEIR HEADS MIGHT CHANGE THIER LOW LIFE MINDS !
It's social cleansing.
Also BAN AIRBNB!
I can’t imagine working all day, then finishing exhausted but having no place to back to when you’re done.
Absolutely terrible. House owners should absolutely pay and their properties should be taken back by law and ruled back with fair ideas
This is a crime! It’s everywhere. My wife and I are lucky, but my heart goes out to people who just can’t get ahead. My parents took having a home as part of life. We truly need more random acts of kindness, God bless ‘em.
We don't need random acts of kindness we need dependable, people-centred structural change.
We need random acts of kindness too you retard..
Is this DT the woman beater
State agencies fulled the high price market for rental as the make 10/15% a month for every property they let so why is even allowed and never mentioned???
we don't want to know if you are lucky. humblebragger!
This is absolutely criminal. How are working people surviving?
Just like I did that's how
We aren't. Everyday is a miserable reminder of oppression
Aint thay the truth.@@anthonyharris2930
Work to have nothing
I deserve to be obscenely rich and stamp on those beneath me
@@hardlines2635 I spent one night on the streets many years and said never again. I feel for you greatly. It's literally crazy out here trying to find affordable accommodation.
12 months on and things are worse. My landlord just gave notice they’re selling my place. I’m now looking for something else but prices are more than double of what I can afford fully employed working 12 hour shifts. It’s insane!!
Managing money is different from accumulating wealth, and the lack of investment education in schools may explain why people struggle to maintain their financial gains. I personally benefited from the market crisis as I embrace challenging times while others tend to avoid them. Well, at least my advisor does too, jokingly.
I keep wondering how people earn money in financial markets, i tried trading bitcoin on my own made a huge loss and now I'm scared of investing more.
Personally, I would always advise getting a professional help so they can steer you through the choppy market.
I’m Glad i stumbled on this. Please, if its not too much of a hassle for you, can you drop the details of the expertise that assisted you and how to get in touch with him.?
@@Florencecoxx I get guidance from *Mr Gary Mason Brooks* . Most likely, the internet should have his basic info..
@sheilajensen This is the Fourth time I'm seeing someone talking about Gary as there are lot of testimonies about him on Facebook. Do you know him ? if yes , did you work with him.?
Meanwhile Richie Rishi spends £10k heating his swimming pool every year
We need a revolution in Uk. The salaries are miserable. I have a degree and got 2 year experience in project management and 36k is nothing, young people cannot live alone they need to share houses, cannot save cannot enjoy life. It’s frustrating the government is trying to keep everyone poor
36k is £10,000 above the median wage
Life has never been easy on islands. There was a time people booked a one way boat ticket to get a better life.
I don’t know where you live but £36K is a decent salary wherever you are, even in London. This talk of revolution is… bizarre.
Technically every family and their ancestors should be accumulating wealth, property, tools, skills and wisdom.... which should then be "wisely" divided amongst children once the parents pass away. At this stage in human history the wise families are able to provide their children with everything needed to survive easily. If for whatever reason you are struggling then one of the following has happened:
1) Your parents OR one of your ancestors either made foolish mistakes resulting with great losses
2) Your parents OR one of your ancestors were robbed of most of their wealth
3) You made foolish mistakes with what you've been provided.
Now your talking we do need a revolution, I am at the point of wishing I do not wake up tomorrow
24 hrs in a day. Work 20, sleep 4, and repeat. You will no longer be homeless.
Non working people on social benefits don‘t have the best of lives, but get provided housing and have time for their kids.
Working people on low wage are left alone when it comes to pay high rents, are left alone with expenses for their kids and don‘t have much time to spend with them.
Sad world. And so many are asking why some lazy people don‘t want to work.
This is pure GREED and you can blame it on anyone you like but at the end of the day it all comes down to greed ...... the wages are just the same as 3 - 4 years ago ( on indeed, total jobs etc ) but prices have grown like crazy.
Ok, sell me your car for what I can afford to pay you for it. Anything above my offer is pure greed and selfishness on your part 😂
The fact that they're full Time workers is really sad. Need council homes and private rent lowered. People can't cope with this. A full time worker should be able to afford a roof over their head.
This is happening the world over! So distressing to see people going through this! When are we going to get decent honourable people in government to tackle this problem!?!?
renting a room at a hotel where I live is unfeasible as a daily expense. Most hotels charge between $300 and $500 a night My wages are much lower than that even before taxes.
More affordable accomodation for key workers needs to be built.
Not everything is about key workers. Everyone should be treated with dignity.
JD wants government workers to have all the benefits and the private workers to live in the slums
Everyone who works is equally important as they are contributing to the economy - we are all humans with the same basic needs.
The key in Key workers is the key word that should be erased, “workers” period need more affordable housing.
Less economic migrants might help .
In London they ask for a minimum income of 60k. It’s disgusting, because you can afford some flats on 35k or 40k. But they have made it so hard.
Why people stick around in London, where there are places cheaper and can earn sometimes better
@@playthegame7445 I agree, I’m from Birmingham, I would love to move out of London, but I moved here when I got married. And it’s difficult for hubby to leave his family but we working on moving ☺️
Why is it disgusting? What entitles you to live in London, without having to pay for it like everyone else?
I’m not saying I don’t want to pay you idiot, I’m saying they make it harder to rent; by requesting and £60k income. When you can afford to pay rent on a £40k income. Please read the comment properly before assuming.
I earn £50k, I can afford rent, but they asking for £60k in some places.
Prayers for Nicole and for Lisa and her family too. They are all so devoted to their families and their work which makes me feel dreadful. May God protect them all.
instead of sending arms for proxy war, build homes for homeless and people on low wages.
people employed and homeless should be given first choice of hotel accommodation over illegal immigrants that arrive almost every day from France.
I am from the US and the same thing is happening here.
THE SCUMS IN GOVERNMENT SPENDS BILLIONS FOR THE IMMIGRANTS AND NOTHING FOR THE THE PEOPLES BORN HERE , A BULLIT IN THEIR HEADS MIGHT CHANGE THIER LOW LIFE MINDS !
you think that's the problem ??? I was living in london in 2010 and my landlords would raise the rent by 30 % every year ... THAT is the problem . Greed . For the people who paid back their mortgage , why should the rent be raised like that ! i live in Montreal now and the rent cannot be raised more than 3 % every year ... this is a society that cares about people not being homeless . Ps . Before talking about what illegal immigrants do to the UK please learn what the uk did to ... half of the world ... I am talking about looping . Including help looting / ' gave away to other people ' a country called Palestine ! this is the reason why I am a refugee because the British army forced my family out of their homes and their country WITHOUT ANY COMPENSATION ... not talking about India or South Africa ... or slavery . NO one is going to feel sorry for the UK and if one country cannot complain about immigration , it is the uk . you ILLEGALLY occupied half of the world and made billions of refugees .
It's not immigrants. It's not building enough housing, low wages, high profits, and a declining work force.
Thank Stocko54 even though I know that will probably never happen thats made me feel special today as a full time employee facing homelessness
I feel so sorry for these people 😢 I hope thy can find somewhere permanent to live 🙏🏾 💞
So pity. I’m from malaysia. I pray and I hope that the economic situation in my country is not as bad as in the UK. I also hope that the people of UK be patience while going through such situation.
In Malaysia you can live in a Kampung surrounded by nyamok 🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟
Here in the states , the rents too damn high ! It's shameful.
The cost of living and I flatiron had to be passed down the the consumer in this case the renter
@MEME Supreme Maybe in London, up North it aint 70%
They are pushing the Economy off a steep cliff.
‘You will own nothing and be happy.’ - World Economic Forum. Is this what they are planning to materialise by 2030?
@MEME Supreme, 70%??? How many jobs does the average household have in order to pay rent?
The continual unchecked rising rates of Bank of England on properties is what is behind this. Owners are being forced to raise rents in order to keep up with payments. My neighbour, a pensioner on low income pension, was paying £94 on her interest only mortgage last year this time. This month she has to pay over £600! (Almost all of her pension) She's in her 70s and might soon have to join the homeless statistics. Shameful lack of regulation of price rises is behind it all. Our govt is not governing.
No it isnt,what has caused this 100 percent so the fact that you need a house for a down payment if you want to rent a flat or house,what homeless people can get that? Years ago all you needed was a bond,what homeless person can get a down payment ?? Let alone that you need a place to love to get a job and some asshole thought it would be a good idea to let Europeans and africans invade our country while this is all happening,majority of london today doesnt even come from the uk
Why does she have a mortgage at all, let alone interest only, in her 70's?
@@bobjames6622 many pensioners have a mortgage for one reason or another. Maybe they had a good pension that would have covered it until the goal posts were moved.
@@daniindie9447 That still doesn't make it a good life choice.
Not everyone has a charmed life. Her life has been struggling through adversities and hard times. Then a late marriage that ended with nothing but the roof over her head that she's living on now. She has no children and no family members. So, it's not so simple.
They should invest in buying camper van first than house that cannot never be owned
I remember when Maggie Thatcher allowed tenants to purchase a huge percentage of the Council-House stock which they then mostly sold on for a profit. This single action accelerated the need for housing and it's got much worse since then - due to governmental (both sides) gross neglect. Perhaps the best thing they could do is mix with the immigrants landing on the south-coast!
The country can do better than this and the country deserves better than this. We need to be governed for its citizens and not for its corporations.
How do you do that, without becoming totalitarian?
If you mandate housing/welfare etc beyond what it currently is, you're engaging in tyranny. In order to do that, you must take from others by force .. which means violence .. which means tyranny.
That's me I'm on a full time apprenticeship and live in a hostel.Very tough to find affordable accommodation.
Any workers most key workers are not on minimum wage and no sick pay
Stay strong x
I pay 1375 for rent for a one bedroom duplex. In Cali. No garage. No drive way. A very small bit of a patio and storage.
We have this exact same problem here in Ireland where I am, and I honestly wish we had someone like Daniel Hewitt reporting on the crisis here. You can tell he truly cares about this issue and makes it his utmost mission that all voices of people affected are heard. I have great respect for him. This is the reporting we very much need here in my country.
Life truly is bleak…… but don’t worry the politicians have given themselves a raise, and we have rich boy rishi who totally understands the struggles of the everyday person
THE SCUMS IN GOVERNMENT SPENDS BILLIONS FOR THE IMMIGRANTS AND NOTHING FOR THE THE PEOPLES BORN HERE , A BULLIT IN THEIR HEADS MIGHT CHANGE THIER LOW LIFE MINDS !
And don't forget Charly boy, who doesn't know what to do with his billions, and all the other members of that enormous useless family!!
If Rishi does another one of them disconcerting smiles I swear I'm gonna throw a hammer at the telly
When realtors make 6k for a 100k home and only work 5 hours on the property over the span of 3 to 6 months, that’s way too much money.
Meanwhile there are people breeding 10 kids.
The government needs to take this housing crisis seriously!!!!! BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES! AND SCRAP RIGHT TO BUY! I am in a hostel for nearly 2 years with my 3 children this issue should be at the forefront of any other issue’s Government is dealing with! People have no homes! While they rich MP’s and PM are comfortable with more than one home they own! Its not about reforming private rented sector its simply build build more affordable affordable homes!!!! When is these people gonna get it!
do you support the monarchy? Where you cheering for the coronation and other monarchic events, I hope not, if yes please spread the word and make people next to you aware of this, so this madness can stop and family like yours can finally live how you and them deserve. I wish you all the best and strenght for your family❤
THE SCUMS IN GOVERNMENT SPENDS BILLIONS FOR THE IMMIGRANTS AND NOTHING FOR THE THE PEOPLES BORN HERE , A BULLIT IN THEIR HEADS MIGHT CHANGE THIER LOW LIFE MINDS !
Renting is dangerous 😢
Yes it is. Which is why it's so hard to understand those who are working or middle class, who choose to rent. What do they think is going to happen when they retire? Seriously? How can anyone go through an entire adult life, never once thinking about how they'll survive on a pension?
My 10 year old daughter overheard me watching this and her reply was “they don’t have homes for UK people, so why do they give homes to the foreign people?” Good question sweetheart and she’s 10!
Same in the U.S! I am working full time and cannot find or afford a place to live.
I think the government need to take this ‘in work poverty’ issue really seriously. Unless you even earn over say £60k per annum, even 1 bed PRS is unaffordable in some cities. Rent can even be as high as £850pcm for some 1 beds.
London is like 1-2 k a month, £850 is like North West
The biggest problem in society are rent and taxes. We need to abolish both for people to be able to live good lives. Honestly even working minimum wage would be okay if you didn't have to pay taxes
It's needs not "need". 😊
In London it's 850 to 1k just to rent a room!!
that normally for a double room in an HMO
I wholeheartedly pray that these peoples hardship is eased 😔
I was pushed out of London. Foreign investors buying property to make money. British people now treated like second class citizens in their own country.
Trash their unoccupied houses!!!
That's Terrible. I'm an American & I have that problem here & I really feel bad for those facing these problems.
It's the same here in the U.S.A. Luxury apartments have been popping up making affordable renting more scarce. It has become more about profit rather than giving someone a place to live. Sooner or later something WILL have to change.
When was housing ever a charity?
And no, nothing will change. At least not the way you hope it will. Housing will keep increasing in price.
🚩Have you all noticed how the richer countries such as America, England, Australia, New Zealand and France etc had stopped building social housing before the pandemic happened and now these countries have 'working class homeless people'.
The wages don't go up but food, petrol, rents, transport fares, electricity, gas etc etc go up on a weekly basis.
Let us get honest here, this is planned...this is no accident or fault of the pandemic. Social housing is being sold to investors and no new social housing is being built. Migrants are flooding in to these countries when they already have a housing crisis. Landlords have become greedy beyond belief and there is a rise in slumlords. The rents keep rising but there is bare to no maintenance done in these private rentals.
It's getting very close to Anarchy cos noone is controling the unfair prices on things. Something's got to give and it wont be pretty.
It's not anarchy, it's Marxism.
There is a video from a decade or so ago circling around predicting all these happenings, with the virus and all.
Only the rich will live in select cities! Yes it is deliberate!
This is 100 percent spot on
Stop whining and do something to improve your life. The government in Japan is literally giving away homes for like $1000 in many smaller cities because of aging population. Stop worshipping big city life and move to where it's affordable.
This is not happening only to working class but to middle class as well. They are making sure that only the super rich can enjoy this planet while they killing us softly due to the amount of stress we are going through.
As a nurse I never was in a position to buy/own a home. Still haven't!
Chooosing to have kids on a low income and renting is ridiculous
I’ve seen rents for shared houses go up 50% or more in less than 3 months. A room I once lived in went from £550 in 2019 to £800 in 2023 (45% increase) I moved as it wasn’t a good place. The room had just one electrical socket and it was cold. The shower didn’t work properly. In my current house rents have gone up 18% over 4 years. My wages in that time have gone up 16%. I’m one of the lucky ones as my last 2 pay rises were above average. But it I had not moved my rent would be unaffordable. In 2010 my mum said she needed a certain salary to cover the basics - mortgage, bills, and food. Adjusted for inflation I earn more than that now and can’t afford to rent on my own. We are going backwards as a country. We need council homes for everyone again. Sadly thatcher made everyone believe council housing is for a certain type of person. We need to bring empty properties back into use and stop the rise of holiday let’s, Airbnb, and second homes. We also need to build more council homes and in private investment builds set a quota of 60% affordable and the test is a person who earns less than 70% of an areas median wage being able to afford it
How is that legal to increase rent so much?
Do you expect landlords to cover all the insane interest rate increases?? The problem is immigration!
If working and middle class people had made the effort to buy their own place, this wouldn't be happening. The only way to stop corporate investors and AirBB etc, is to buy houses before they can.
So sad, especially when people are working so hard & can’t get a home! This is sad. And must be extremely stressful. I thank my husband who died every day for leaving me well enough so I could stay in our home. As Europe is extremely expensive!
The benefits system should prioritize the working, not the feckless and the illegal immigrants
Shouldn’t have voted against Corbyn then.
I think it is the people who have lots of money who are the problem after all it is them who control how we live❤️
This problem has been brought about almost entirely due to political dogma. The facts are these:
1) After WW2 Labour under Clem Attlee set about building Council Houses to give people bombed out of their homes by the Luftwaffe a safe, secure and affordable place to live. A few years later, when Harold MacMillan was the Tory Prime Minister, Council Houses were still being built - as they then were under Harold Wilson's Labour government. In other words, there was a CONCENSUS between both Labour and Conservative on such matters.
2) Fast foward to 1979 when Thatcher and Reagan came to power, and rather than continuing to build Council Houses, Thatcher sold them all off, forbindding councils to build any more. And John Major didn't build any either.
3) Property came to be seen as an investment, rather than a place to live, and prices have been rising steeply ever since. Where once an average property was only 3.5 times the average wage, now properties are 9.4 times the average wage. No wonder first time buyers are finding it all but impossible to buy a property.
4) Then in 1997 'New Labour' under Blair came to power - and Blair didn't build any more Council Houses either. And peroperty prices continued to rise.
5) The we come to the Tories, first Cameron and Osborne with their austerity measures, which continued with May, then Johnson, the Truss, and now Sunak - and of course, *they* haven't built any Council Houses either. And of course properties have continued to rise in price ever higher.
Sadly, it doesn't look as though a future Labour government under Starmer are going to build Council Houses either. What the UK desperately needs is a progressive government which goes back to the Mixed Economy model and abandons this rotten 'Free Market Capitalism (Neoliberalism) which has been followed by all governments since Thatcher.