High housing costs in the private rental sector: The case for action (opens in new tab)

In the UK today, 2.4 million households renting privately have unaffordable rents, an additional 250,000 since 2023. This is 45 per cent of all private renters in the UK. This is not just limited to those at the very bottom of the income distribution or to those receiving state support – 72 per cent of households struggling to pay rent currently get no government help for their housing.Without further intervention, affordability will continue to deteriorate. By the end of this decade, an addi...