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We've seen some encouraging steps from Government towards tackling this issue with the Renters Rights Bill and additional funding for social housing. We also need to see more decision active to make private renting more affordable.

There are now twice as many children living in temporary accommodation as when Labour were last in Government. Arresting this escalating crisis needs to be a key priority for Government.

Homes with low energy efficiency ratings were much more likely to have damp. Residents were far more likely to report being unable to keep their home warm if they were living in homes with damp.

Homes in more deprived areas are more likely to be of poor quality. There are stark trends in the types of homes that tend to be non-decent, with much higher rates of non-decency among converted flats and terraced homes.

Unsurprisingly those living in a poorer quality or damp home was associated with much lower levels of satisfaction with that home. Living in a non-decent home is associated with a 30-40% increase in expenditure on average energy costs across tenures.

New English Housing Survey analysis out today, some findings ⬇️. 'Vulnerable' families, those receiving a disability benefit or other means-tested benefits, were much more likely to be living in poorer quality and damp homes.

Support for private renters remains from at April 2024 levels. With rents continuing to climb at approximately twice the average rate of inflation, increasing numbers of renters on low-incomes are going to be struggling to meet their housing costs.

Interesting also to see the trends in London - a few spikes and dips in rental growth in inner London boroughs. Rental growth in the outer boroughs has been climbing steeply.

Average rents in England have reached a stonking £1400 a month, and averages rents in Scotland almost at the £1000 a month mark.

Could it be delayed feed-through of the high levels of rental growth seen elsewhere in earlier periods? . Or potentially some impact of increasing demand in these areas, esp. with the growth in use of temporary accommodation in some of coastal / seaside areas in particular?

Some interesting trends in private rental inflation stats. Rental growth is currently highest in areas where rents have typically been much lower - e.g. in parts of the North East of England (9.7% growth - joint highest rate for the region), and seaside areas.

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