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Housing in London is fuelling economic inequality and pushing poverty to the outer boroughs. We talk to BBC News about the effect this is having on private renters
Resonance broadcast a discussion put together by Good London, who asked what the new London Mayor should do to tackle power imbalances, gender, housing, the environment and youth opportunity. Our contribution, about private renting in London, starts at 33 mins
Cameron plans to demolish some council estates, which means many social tenants will be decanted into the private rented sector where renters have very few rights. At the same time, Shelter announces conditions for private renters are the worst they have been since the 1960s. We talk to BBC News
Council tax is based on the value of a property, yet private renters – who don’t own the property so can’t benefit from its value – are the ones who pay it. Is this fair?
Meet the private renters who are fighting back against price hikes, unhealthy homes and revenge evictions
Europeans enjoy more rights and stabler rents than people in the UK, who suffer from the uniquely British phenomenon of amateur landlords
We went to Zemos98 in Seville, where we discussed the London renting scene with campaigners from all over Europe
Dave Hill discusses our new Renters’ Index
We discuss the results of the Halifax survey that shows that young people are giving up on buying a home
How two MPs derailed a bill to protect renters from revenge evictions, despite cross-party support
We discuss why the new rules for letting agents aren’t strong enough