{"id":99890,"date":"2024-07-23T01:35:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T01:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/23\/almost-half-of-private-renters-living-with-damp-or-mould-even-in-summer-citizens-advice-warns\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T01:35:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T01:35:06","slug":"almost-half-of-private-renters-living-with-damp-or-mould-even-in-summer-citizens-advice-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/23\/almost-half-of-private-renters-living-with-damp-or-mould-even-in-summer-citizens-advice-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost half of private renters living with damp or mould – even in summer, Citizens Advice warns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Almost half of private renters in England are living in homes that are cold, damp or mouldy, even in the summer, according to new figures.<\/p>\n

A survey by Citizens Advice found 45% of private renters are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home.<\/p>\n

And the research found 48% of these households have been living with the disrepair for more than a year.<\/p>\n

The charity’s data showed private renters on low wages were expected to spend 53% of their income on energy and housing costs this year – compared with 46% for those living in social housing and 40% for those who own their homes.<\/p>\n

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Citizens Advice chief executive Dame Clare Moriarty said: “A warm, safe home, free of damp and mould, should be a fundamental right.<\/p>\n

“Yet private renters are paying through the roof for increasingly decrepit housing which eats up their hard-earned cash and puts their health at risk.”<\/p>\n

Unaffordability and poor quality housing in the private rental sector was made worse by tenants’ lack of protection and security, the survey found.<\/p>\n

Citizens Advice said it was helping almost 100 people a day with section 21 “no-fault” evictions.<\/p>\n

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Dame Clare added: “The government must follow through on its promises and improve the lives of private renters.<\/p>\n

“This means raising the quality of privately rented housing, tackling runaway rents, and bringing in a watertight ban of section 21 evictions so renters aren’t afraid to challenge poor conditions.”<\/p>\n

Last week, the King’s Speech included a promise that Labour would “take action where the previous government has failed” on protections for renters – including ending no-fault evictions.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, property website Rightmove has said the average rent being asked outside London has hit a new record of \u00a31,314 per month.<\/p>\n

It also claimed each property was typically receiving 17 inquiries from prospective tenants.<\/p>\n

A year ago, the average monthly advertised rent across Britain, excluding London, was \u00a31,231, Rightmove said.<\/p>\n

Advertised rents in London have also risen to a record of \u00a32,661, up from \u00a32,567 a year earlier.<\/p>\n

Despite overall rental supply slowly improving from last year, the number of available properties is still below pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, Rightmove said.<\/p>\n

Its latest rental figures cover the second quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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