renting crisis
Young People Are Taking More Drugs Now Because Life Sucks
According to new research, one in five 16 to 25-year-olds are using drugs to "escape problems in their lives".
Berlin Backs Referendum to Seize Properties From Mega Landlords
Up to 240,000 properties could be expropriated from landlords, after voters overwhelmingly backed a nonbinding referendum aimed at tackling the housing crisis in Germany's capital.
1 in 3 Young People Victims of Illegal Behaviour by Landlords During Pandemic
Exclusive: 16-24-year-olds in England are nearly twice as likely to have experienced an illegal act from their landlord or letting agent since March 2020.
Homelessness Could Skyrocket Because of the Coronavirus Rent Debt Crisis
Housing campaign group Generation Rent say that over half a million renters have reported being behind on rent payments in England alone, which could send 45,000 households into homelessness.
Stories of Nightmare Landlords During Coronavirus
“The letting agents are still showing the room to new potential tenants, letting strangers into our house.”
I Live with Other People – How Do I Self-Isolate If I Get Coronavirus?
Here's what to do when you’re living in university accommodation, shared housing, or don’t have a toilet to yourself.
I Had to Move Out Because of My Housemates' Coronavirus Paranoia
My flatmates didn't give me much choice after I came back from a holiday in northern Italy.
Life For Rent: How Do I Get My Housemates to Turn Off the Heating?
Plus: what to do if your landlord wants rent in advance because you don't have a guarantor.
The Great Millennial Relationship Divide: How the Housing Crisis Is Breaking Up Couples
Moving in with a romantic partner was once a relationship milestone. Now, many couples are forced into shared living situations to save on rent.