Two thirds of people living in private rented homes could
be trapped into renting forever as they are unable to put any money aside for a
house deposit, new research shows. Polling of private renters in England for
Shelter has found that 5m people – 66 per cent of renters - are stuck in the
"rent trap". The situation for is getting worse, with the proportion
of renters not saving anything towards a deposit jumping by 13 per cent in two
years, the YouGov poll shows. Of those who are planning to buy their own home,
more than a third think it will take them over a decade to save enough for a
deposit. Read more on the Independent website.
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