The Resolution Foundation says four in five social
housing tenants either work in sectors directly hit by the government-imposed
lockdown such as hospitality and retail, are unable to work from home, or must
care for school-aged children. Only half of homeowners are in similar situations,
it added, with the figure 59% for private renters. Staying home to help slow
the spread of the virus will also “be particularly challenging” for the UK’s
1.8 million families living in overcrowded conditions – with 13% of social
rented households affected compared to 10% of private renters and just 2% of
owner-occupiers. Read more on the Resolution Foundation website.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
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