Private Rented Sector Leader's Video

In this week's Leader's video, Cllr Satvir Kaur talks about the impact the national housing crisis is having on families and residents privately renting, and what the council is doing to help, from Houses in Multiple Occupancy regulation, to the Healthy Homes scheme, to a public inquiry into the sector.

[@sluglife9785]

Good to focus on this guys. We in Southampton and the UK can and must do better.

[@DragonFly3184]

12 years I've been on the waiting list and still waiting

[@stellafreeman7964]

Unfortunately, we are being made homeless with no fault of our own . The landlord (Private)is selling up....
I have been to the council to be Told that they can only help to put us in a Bed and breakfast

[@fredbloggs8436]

Only way to fix this is by building more council properties. How many are you building in the next financial year? No waffle please, just a number.

[@sluglife9785]

Either that, or buy up private properties and make them council lettings.

[@cyclocop1773]

And bring an end to right-to-buy unless capital generated is reinvested in housing stock.