Renters are facing damp outbreaks, pest infestations and dangerous disrepairs needing urgent reform, a leading think tank reveals.
Laying bare the stark crisis in UK housing, a new IPPR North report exposes the “ticking time bomb” of poor quality homes as the cost of energy skyrockets.
IPPR researchers investigated the private rented sector in Greater Manchester, where they found tenants living in poor quality, unsafe accommodation, with fly tipping in gardens and inadequate heating.
