Just before the General Election, a new poll of future
MPs has revealed that nine in 10 (89%) are worried that most under-30s in their
constituency will not be able to afford to buy a home in a decade’s time. This
echoes young people’s concerns that they will be renting for life. The ComRes
poll of sitting MPs and parliamentary candidates most likely to win their seats
also found that almost seven in 10 (68%) future MPs would like the leader of
their own party to do more to tackle the county’s housing challenges. Renting
for life is an increasingly realistic prospect for many young people as the
average deposit required soars to almost 10 times the deposit required in the
1980s (adjusted for inflation). Over the last two decades, the private rented
sector has almost doubled; one in five households (18%) is rented from a
private landlord. Read more on the NHF website.
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