Why London’s private rental market is broken ...The Leader Podcast

London’s renting crisis isn’t going away anytime soon.
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Figures show that annual rent growth has risen by 20% in the capital, the shortage of affordable rental accommodation is increasing, and the lack of protection for private tenants means the much-needed Renters Reform Bill can’t come quickly enough.
Prudence Ivey, the Evening Standard’s Homes & Property Editor, explains the current issues and trends in the London rental market.
In part two, Conor O’Shea from Generation Rent, a campaign group led by and for private renters in the UK, reveals what happened when they sat down with Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, to discuss the Renters Reform Bill.

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No right to blame private landlords. Blame the government for letting all the immigrants rich and poor for sucking up housing stock from the people whose country this is. A Hong Kong millionaire let in to the UK just because he doesn't fancy his country anymore.