The Latest Breaking News from Alex Diner

The UK’s looming rental crisis

In the latest crisis to hit UK renters, private rents have risen at their fastest since 2016, according to new data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 

The Week · Jul 26, 2023

The UK housing crisis isn’t just about mortgages – private renters desperately need help too

The local housing allowance freeze is pushing many tenants into dangerous, poor quality accommodation, says Alex Diner, a researcher at the New Economics Foundation

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023

‘A national disgrace’: Thousands of complaints about damp and mould in England social housing

The Housing Ombudsman received 5,838 complaints about leaks, damp and mould in the three years to March 2022, figures show

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023