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Jacob Shteyman

Study opens door on negative health aspects of renting

A study has found housing circumstances can have a significant impact on biological ageing. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Housing unaffordability not only harms people's finances but also their health, with people in the rental market ageing faster than those who own their own home.

A joint Australian-UK study has found living in a privately-rented home has a greater negative impact on biological ageing - the cumulative damage to the body's tissues and cells, irrespective of chronological age - than being a former smoker.

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