Tens of thousands of homeowners have become accidental
landlords in the last year, as homes in the notoriously expensive South East
and London struggle to sell. Around 80,000 homes formerly for sale in the
previous six months have come up in the rental market this year, research from
estate agent Countrywide reveals. The decision by owners to keep hold of
properties and let them, in order to move home, has come despite a tax
crackdown on buy-to-let - and Countrywide said one in 12 homes available in the
rental market has previously been up for sale. Read more on the Daily Mail
website.
‘Those two weeks felt how the world should be’: the young single mums who
took on the housing crisis – and won
-
When a group of teenage mothers were evicted from their homeless hostel,
Focus E15, they took over a tower block of empty council flats in protest.
Ten y...
2 hours ago
No comments:
Post a Comment