Homeless at Christmas? Families facing eviction during rent crisis

The UK's housing minister was sacked after less than a year in office. Even that makes her one of the longest to serve in that role. There have been seven in the last two years.
Housing and renting is in crisis in Britain. Figures shared with this programme by housing charity Shelter show more than 800,000 adults are at risk of losing their home.
We met one family who are being evicted and could face Christmas homeless, and a man left with no choice but to live in his small car because he can't afford housing.
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[@csharpe5787]

This country is in a total mess. The government should be thoroughly ashamed.

[@you-know-who9023]

Unfortunately it increasingly looks that they are incapable of shame. It could take 20 years to rebuild what they have wrecked.

[@jessewetherell5275]

You mean thoroughly prosecuted?

[@you-know-who9023]

@@Kevin-mk6jo Then the public authority should buy it. Because a public purchase is more convenient for the owner the price can then have a built in discount to reflect this. As the property was rented out as a home the owner does not have a right similar to other property rights .In selling it to public authority a close to market price is fair because the owner is not paying full cost for an economic decision because circumstances have changed. The tenant still needs a home so there intention has not changed. The only party that has changed intentions is the owner. It is not the responsibility of government to guarantee risk free economic activity. It is the responsibility of government to get good value for taxpayers and efficiently manage housing for people who need it . Nobody seeks to deny rights to owners but they cannot be subsidised by policy which diminishes rights of taxpayer's and people in need. A home is a home to people who live in it taxpayer's need value for money while ensuring that property rights are protected but do not supersede the rights of two other parties. If owners advocate that a discounted price is unfair than the government has a right and a duty to impose a higher tax on a sale because the action of the sale results in a significantly higher cost to exchequer, economy and society. It is the responsibility of government to ensure that all three parties are protected . Not just one while also realising that a home is more than just a utility and homelessness damages society.

[@you-know-who9023]

This is how the Tories have fully demonstrated that they have wrecked the economy and society by ignoring and forgetting the basic responsibilities of Government. As a result they have put the economy and society in a position where it will take at least twenty years to recover.

[@Iranian.Shia-kurd]

Help your own people instead of giving money to Israel

[@mazybee9149]

Instead of reshuffling the government, they really need to help the housing crisis in the UK as a top priority, this is cruel and so heartbreaking. 😢

[@doriswaddington2418]

You obviously don’t understand the housing crisis in this country

[@jeannemillsom9300]

@@doriswaddington2418 I do , CUT ALL IMMIGRATION!

[@seanbrown6655]

They don't care, that's the truth... They better give money on the lost war in Ukraine...

[@johnlawrence2757]

@@doriswaddington2418 the housing problem is the result of Tory values being implemented by both parties in local government due to how marvellous everyone thought the butcher’s daughter was. Also the favouritism given on waiting lists to women many of whom should still be living with their parents. And, of course, immigrants with large numbers of dependents who jump the queue. For a single male it’s virtually impossible unless you have a mental sickness certificate

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

They can start by donating their unearned salaries.

[@andym87]

It's almost like relying completely on the private rented sector for housing isn't a good idea

[@monikawiedmann8594]

That's a radical thought there...

[@hanselmansell7555]

You leftist communist taxing hard working billionaires 😮

[@beepboopbeepp]

Not really a lot of options, however the issue with this is not housing in itself rather urbanisation, government should put incentives for people to live in more of the country not just major cities. If everyone gathers in one place no wonder things get expensive.

[@jamescaley9942]

It is an even worse idea to rely on the PRS and then persue policies to drive out investors right in the middle of a housing crisis.

[@ChrisLitton]

Renting is very common throughout rest of Europe. Yet we don't hear of these problems elsewhere.

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

I assume many people don’t watch the full video. She has 6 months worth of rent upfront and a full time proper job. It’s not like she’s so broke that she can’t pay her rent because of having 4 kids. Stop saying she shouldn’t have kids. She has to leave because of the landlord not because she can’t afford the rent, okay?

[@jamescaley9942]

The landord is doing exactly what Shelter and Generation Rent wanted: selling up. Countless thousands are doing the same and it is a disaster for many tenants. In many cases their rent was below market rent and it will be near impossible to find alternative accommodation. This tenant may be in a "full ltime proper job" but imagine if HMRC said to her "I can see you earn 25k, but you will need to pay tax on 30k". How insane would it be, to tax people on money they haven't even made? That is what is happening to many landlords which is another reason they are selling up. Laughably Shelter blame seciont 21 for the current evictions when in fact it is the plan to ban S21 which is triggering more landlords to sell up. If section 21 is banned and landlords seek possession on alternate grounds (which are the tenant's fault) the tenant will be "intentionally homeless" and not eligible for local authority support. More homelessness and another win for Shelter.

[@tommiealdridge]

Well said 👏

[@mikecohen2400]

With six months rent up front, that in the U.S. would be more then enough money for a down payment on a house, with a 3% down 30 year loan.

[@pellier08]

Well, having 4 children is as much a reason why her life is difficult as the landlord wanting to sell the house! It takes two to tango. Stop accusing only one party. You don't know why the landlord is selling.

[@thomasen927]

No! I want to read the title and make my own wild accusations about this woman to support my own agenda!!

[@WilliamDavis-hs8zu]

I hope this family can find a new place. This woman is a single mom and also a counsellor for the NHS, which means every single day she is a hero. Absolutely despicable what is happening to her.

[@coderider3022]

Landlord could be in same situation and needs to sell or they could be homeless too.

[@monty3335]

It's not about the Landlord it's about the economy, how can a counselor for the NHS can become homeless, are you crazy? Is insane!!!

[@jou3883]

The govt could pay billions to Big Pharma for covid clot shots and the NHS promoting jab but can’t sort out housing for their counsellors. Crazy world we live in. Worse, we have crazy people supporting the powers that be.. don’t people ever wonder, when they buy into deception, it hurts themselves. The money for the vax could’ve helped the nation but instead they helped corporations make profits and people suffer in every way possible, health, financial..

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Google Drive Game Design

[@vernevens1598]

Where is her husband. She probably left him because she was bored and though there was better out there now she's crying on TV.

[@mstt3530]

No social housing, I’m guessing the government is super happy because those in parliament are the biggest landlords. They want this demand in private housing.

[@michelledavies2197]

Exactly

[@skruppy222]

House of Lords

[@braxxian]

Same problem down here in Australia. Most of our “leaders” own multiple rental properties and are more than happy for there to be a housing shortage nation wide so they can cash in. Tells us all we need to know about our so called system.

[@DarylSolis]

The future is very dark for this country. I cannot see it getting better for people. This is gonna get worse and worse.

[@yofinance1777]

Absolutely, society will become more distracted, divided and dependent! Absolutely shameful what we allow these so called elected officials to get away with, and then the puppet form a nice orderly queue at the next GE to vote in again! I used to blame governments and their policy, I now look at those voting this new way of life in!

[@CameronFussner]

Asking a real estate agent whether you should buy a home right now is like to asking an alcoholic whether they think you should have a drink lol. Homes in my neighborhood that cost around $450k in sales in 2019 are now going for $800 to $950k. Every seller in my neighborhood is currently making a $350k profit. Simply unreal. In all honesty, deflation is what we require. The only other option is for many people to go bankrupt, which would also be bad for the economy. That is the only way to return to normal.

[@leojack9090]

@@hasede-lg9hj She appears to be well-educated and well-read. I ran a Google search on her name and came across her website… thank you for sharing.

[@leojack9090]

Home prices will come down eventually, but for now; its best to offset some of your real estate investments and get into the financial markets or gold. The new mortgage rates are crazy, add to that the recession and the fact that mortgage guidelines are getting more difficult. Home prices will need to fall by a minimum of 40% (more like 50%) before the market normalizes. If you are in cross roads or need sincere advise on the best moves to take now its best you seek an independent advisor who knows about the financial markets.

[@hasede-lg9hj]

Personally, I can connect to that. When I began working withVivian Carol Gioia, a fiduciary financial counsellor, my advantages were certain. In these circumstances, I would always advise getting professional help so they can steer you through choppy markets and just give you indicators and strategies for knowing when to enter and exit the market.

[@lowcostfresh2266]

@@hasede-lg9hj I'd be glad to get the help of one, but just how can one spot a reputable one? How did you spot this Vivian ?

[@hasede-lg9hj]

Vivian Carol Gioia maintains an online presence that can be easily found through a simple search of her name on the internet.

[@JusCals]

Hey, I am in Australia and this situation is very real here. Rent is unaffordable and if you do find a house or flat there will be around 80-120 people applying for the same place. The owners of my place now have sold and I must move. I deffinately cannot afford rent anywhere, I was lucky to get this place 11 years ago at a really cheap rent that was never raised. I have purchased a tent and have been giving away my possesions to prepare for the homeless situation ahead for me.

[@EE-uj6tw]

I’m so sorry to hear. I’m also Australian. My rent went up from 560 to 900 a week and was told to “get out,the students are coming” and given 30 days to move. I’m living in a store room,showering at a gym and washing my clothes at a laundromat. I feel like I’m living in shame,friends ditch you and you’re paralysed with fear about your next move. Like you said,get rid of things and only keep what you REALLY need. I’m too old for people wanting 20-30 year old flatmates and too young for a retirement village. What a horrible time to be alive. I hope you’ll be ok❤️

[@shauncameron8390]

Which is probably the reason the owner sold the place. He could no longer keep the rents cheap in the face of mounting costs to maintain it and cover basic operating expenses.

[@muffinsmcgee9248]

I’m an Australian. The housing situation started being a problem during Covid. I thought there was some sort of street festival happening in my street because there were so many people dressed up and walking to the end of the block. Turns out it was a rental. There’s someone sleeping in their car down the road from me. It’s really difficult right now and do scary. People can’t afford food or a roof over their heads. .

[@mikecohen2400]

In a country the size of a continent, why is there a housing shortage, not like there is a shortage of buildable land.

[@alixcroll6385]

Praying for you 🙏🏻

[@starrwinter]

Not accepting even though she had 6 months of rent/emergency fund already saved is criminal

[@moosky7344]

Another 1.3 million arriving next year from big continents will ease the problem 😂

[@robertjones2053]

6 months of rent is irrelevant to a landlord as what is she going to pay the rest of the rent with in the next year or so. She is only having to leave in the middle of winter because her case is going to court. The landlord would have waited 18 months for that court date and she will likely be forced out by bailiffs with 2 weeks notice now. Court dates are the last stop before forced eviction. She wants to be housed by the council as she easily could of found someone to rent in 18 months.( idea: why not rent in your budget)... She wants a council houses. These channel 4 videos are so suspect its hilarious people actually buy these stories. 😂

[@navygf86]

It’s the same for me in Ireland .had rent all up front working full time decent job and got nowhere ! It’s madness .made me feel same and still working full time and more 24 hour shifts some days for 3 days and save more money get rental and can’t get picked ! It’s mental in Ireland too !

[@starrwinter]

@@robertjones2053 yet they’ll rent to people with no emergency fund saved up front just because they have a higher income but blow or spend it all on the side. Housing is a human right and reduces costs all around on health, crime, and other costs when people have a sound place to live.

[@robertjones2053]

@@starrwinter that's because the landlord can make a claim for unpaid rent against a salary. The court can and do award the money to be paid by your employer straight to the landlord (the debt). If the income is lower the court award the landlord a lower amount and it takes years to recover the debt. Having 6 months rent saved is irrelevant if her income will not cover the rent in the long run. Shelter is a right housing is not. A room in a hostel is a right a nice bungalow in a pricey part of the uk is not a right. 🤡

[@louise2209]

And Suella Braverman and Co would have us believe that homelessness is a lifestyle choice.

[@innageorgievadoychinova578]

Perhaps that's what the Tories mean when they say that they will fight for British rights :P Nobody shall infringe upon your sovereign right to die to hypothermia on the streets! Ugh... Sovereignty...the warmth it must give at -20C in winter... Don't forget they also advanced people's rights in relying on food banks! Instead of relying on the government to feed your poor, like some dirty commies, you now get to have your own selection of charities that you can beg for food! Doesn't that just fill you with national pride?

[@braxxian]

Who even bothers listening to politicians anymore?

[@yofinance1777]

Your comment is irrelevant, we were told more women, more of those with different race so the house of commons looks more representative and inclusive. They won, we lost! policy does not matter any more. Covid, debt, corruption, illegal wars, you name it, they get away with it as the puppet electorate continues to vote them in! Shameful!

[@Aminur48]

So sad and unfair. This government is disgusting

[@pellier08]

The government is not responsible for everything otherwise it would be different in other countries. But it's not. And other countries have other governments, now don't they!

[@ashotofmercury]

@@pellier08 That is one of the dumbest nuggets of 'logic' read in a while, congrats! 🤦🏻‍♀🤣

[@pellier08]

@@ashotofmercury 😆 And that's the one you decided to reply to! 😆 🤣 😂 Talking about dumb!

[@Aminur48]

@@Craig121000 I understand where your coming from. The public constantly vote for these fools

[@huiflora2188]

It’s not fairy land😂 you want kids, you plan it carefully before you even conceive one. Before I gave birth to my first child, I bought 2 properties, one for rental one to live, it’s called being an adult, an independent adult

[@Tymbus]

But Cruella Braverman told me homelessness is a lifestyle choice?

[@allykhan8594]

Isn't that a beach?

[@cocofluff]

She is insane. I can hear her saying 'Are there no workhouses?'

[@leahkeyworth]

Yes I'm guessing those tenants that are homeless due to landlords selling up, plus with low housing stock and an increasing UK population; must be her idea of a 'Lifestyle choice'. Suella is so deluded and out of touch with reality. Even a meatball would be a better option to replace her. She is a disgrace in every way!

[@shauncameron8390]

@@leahkeyworth That low housing stock due to government over-regulation.

[@cristiona22]

I can’t believe she said that ! I like to see her try it for a while .

[@icosthop9998]

6 months saved up. Unreal ❕️

[@marlonblade007]

Insane

[@whatsleft100]

and the estate agents STILL won't accept her

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

@@whatsleft100 nowadays many ask for 1 year rent upfront.

[@whatsleft100]

That should be the mortgage criteria, one year of the equivalent in rent. ok, you can have a mortgage !!@@user-bi8ko7kc6h

[@shauncameron8390]

@@whatsleft100 So much for housing being a right.

[@paulbrown4649]

Good thing the asylum seekers don't have to worry about being homeless. The government has plenty of money for their hotel rooms.

[@leahkeyworth]

Yeah but ironically they, and Suella, do not seen to see illegal immigrants giving traffickers thousands of pounds and spending days at see travelling to their chosen destination, as being a 'Lifestyle choice'! Their whole logic is deluded!

[@kjlav9425]

The Local Government manages to House African's in brand-new builds here in Sunderland yet we have people who are bearly adults sleeping on the streets and quite often get arrested for simply being down on luck. You know it's bad when the beggars ask you for food and not money.

[@CryptoChrisCard]

and plenty more of (our) money to pay Serco and other contractors to outbid this lady and other Brits in the private rental market.

[@CryptoChrisCard]

@Craig121000 why like? and even if we should why should our people suffer?

[@CryptoChrisCard]

@Craig121000 13 years? What you on about?

[@napalmholocaust9093]

The important thing is that the forign investors that own your home and the property managers are okay. The actions of the government is proof of this.

[@nnyv0040]

foreign investors? my landlord is selling up and is a local. he can't afford the rate rises!

[@djm2189]

​@@nnyv0040are you not aware.... All over the west foreign investors are buying homes for cash. Shesh get educated.

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

@@djm2189 and from Asia as well. There are lots of YT tutorials teaching people how to do it overseas without visiting the properties here in the UK.

[@atix50]

I've friends (40s) kept their tiny starter apartment and levelled up into a house. Rented the apartment out to a nice couple for a few years to cover the remaining mortgage. They've had to sell. Management fees, insurance premiums, interest rate hikes, and maintenance costs are astronomical. It would cost them thousands per year to keep them. They explained to the couple that they simply couldn't afford it on top of everything like childcare and the cost of living for their own family.

[@atix50]

Do foreign investors pay taxes on rental income at the same rates we do? Here in Ireland, if we were to rent out our house, we'd pay nearly 60% tax on top of insurance, house tax, and the maintenance money you're supposed to set aside. It's madness. We'd have so done that to move into something smaller, but between high taxes and high rent on a 1 bedroom cottage, We'd lose money. A lot of money. Do you think our governments can count?

[@annaclaire9927]

This is totally shocking and unacceptable.

[@midnull6009]

...a home owner can't sell their home is shocking and unacceptable? They got a notice. It's not last minute. And you don't know why they want to sell the house. Maybe it's to pay medical bills? Help put their grandkids through college. Stop being so selfish and look at the big picture.

[@muselive100]

Housing should never had been made a business to profit off,homes should be just that, a home. Other countries have lifetime mortgages so far easier for ppl to afford their own home, we should be the same

[@braxxian]

It’s the age old problem for Humans, greed. Throw politicians into the mix and you were guaranteed to get the mess you see today.

[@margaridamdl]

Agreed! Want to speculate? There is the stock market open Monday to Friday. Homes should not be allowed to participate in the world of capitalism

[@cassiejacobs4197]

Last year, I was working full time, budgeting groceries, unable to afford date nights, and missing time with my kids. Now I learned how to make money online. Now am a SAHM, homeschooling, and making profits every week.

[@ningyen1444]

Am looking for something to venture into on a short term basis, I really need to create an alternate source of income, what do you think I should be buying?

[@cassiejacobs4197]

​Cryptocurrency investment, but you will need a professional guide on that.

[@cassiejacobs4197]

Facebook 👇

[@cassiejacobs4197]

Evelyn C. Sanders

[@cassiejacobs4197]

Telgrm.....

[@MIRIAM-bm5sn]

So sorry and sad for you hope is works out for you ❤

[@pattyfarghaly1821]

My Daughter and her 3 Children here in the USA is in the same position. There is nothing and they cost a ton of money. Charity won't help in her state . I wish them luck. It's too cold ti sleep in a tent.

[@renarich4942]

Please help her

[@debbieframpton3857]

Can't you take your daughter and grandchildren in?

[@monipenny408]

welcome to america, nobody cares.@@debbieframpton3857

[@elbertmoreno2159]

Texas is open for business 🌵! There's gotta be some program that can give her a hand to get back on her feet...

[@kevinwilliams1768]

I didn't know things was so hard in the UK . I hope she gets a place before winter sets in

[@harpsailorharp6716gg]

it's 1500 rent for a 2bedroom house in Sussex

[@CCOMAT]

It's bad, but if you have a child you won't be technically homeless you will be placed in temporary accommodation. To be fair most people are given temporary accommodation if they become homeless. The problem is many people spend years in temporary accommodations such as hotels because they can't find anywhere to rent privately. The problem is population growth some through immigration and not enough houses.

[@MrsHippy1961]

I am also in this position. A no fault eviction order. Nowhere to go and 63 years old

[@rsviews2167]

I'm 61. Never found a reliable lady to buy a house with. My rent is fine and super cheap compared to what's available these days. I have a bit of savings, but I know sooner or later I will be in trouble. Even the 1 1/2 so called appartments here start around $1100/a month, which pretty much means I will eventually end up in the streets. Honestly, I hope I die before I get there. Working a lifetime to turn homeless. Nahhh. Not for me. I sincerily wish you the best of luck.

[@nonawolf7495]

I used to own a rental unit... but the skyrocketing cost of homeowners insurance, HOA fees, utilities, and property tax meant I had to raise the rent by $500 a month just to cover the mortgage. I was forced to sell my income property because it was no longer viable. Renters and landlords both got screwed by inflation.

[@dominicsmith5588]

Maybe you should not have been such a disgusting parasite in ever thinking it's was ethical to get over people to pay your mortgage for you? Tell me, how would you feel if you were not privileged enough to be able to either afford the massive deposit you now need or were just not lucky enough to have been in a position to buy when Estate Agents were offering 100% mortgages and instead you have to spend most of your wages paying off someone else's mortgage leaving you with nothing in the end? It is a mark of hour utterly delusional the renter class in this country have become that they expect people will empathize with their "struggles" and not not the workers they are exploiting. God I wish we have a strong communist government in power who would seize these rented houses from you people.

[@user-mm2ls6wd3o]

My landlord did this last year, and unless you are going through it you will have no idea what the stress is like. My heart goes out to this lady and her children. I hope that they find somewhere soon. Private landlords are just parasites.

[@tillydown3358]

We're going through this now, and we're at breaking point. Can't see any future at the moment.

[@user-mm2ls6wd3o]

@@tillydown3358 My thoughts are with you. I know that it is no consolation but some good will come out of this. We were lucky to find a 12 month rental, but that is up just before Christmas and hopefully it will be extended, otherwise we'll be back to square one. I wish you all the best and may I be the first to wish you a merry Christmas and I hope you have nothing but good luck in the future.

[@evalon9129]

Some tenants are parasites.My in-laws rented their house to the single mother of two for really law rent.In returned she damaged the bathroom and the kitchen,took a mattress,a hoover and other bits.Needless to mention that she did not even bother to clean the house! Seriously I’m sick of hearing how all landlords are terrible,and how innocent all tenants are! Also,where is the the father of the children to help them out!I don’t understand why taxpayers have to pay for her children.

[@Knight-ph7ii]

​@@evalon9129so true I agree with you many bad tetants out there.

[@Julia36D]

@@evalon9129completely agree with you. The people who lived above me did the same and in the process of destroying the flat they lived in, they also did major damage to mine (think flooding the upstairs and what that did to my ceiling). I worked hard to buy my place and the mortgage needs to be covered when I rent it out. I don’t owe anyone cheap rent when I become a landlady and I will certainly be good and fair, but this is my place, my investment, and it needs to be covered. The entitlement I see in comments like the original one drive me nuts and I’ve heard it from employees at my job as well who are super disgruntled because their rent has increased and “all landlords are greedy”.

[@claudiamariebermudez6727]

What a disgrace .....throwing people out in the street!😡

[@Lifeisgood479]

Fr these landlords are heartless

[@user-tl4oe4dt3w]

I am a landlord and have not increased my tenants rent in the last 2 years as I am covering the expenses and have a very good tenant. I know costs have gone up but a good tenant is worth keeping . There has to be some balance and as most workers seem to need some sort of universal credit the levels at which the govt pays rent should be increased to ease the pressure on tenants, My tenant is brilliant but when she moved in she had 5 kids including one disabled and so was allowed a 4 bedroomed house . The older ones have left and she only has two girls so the govt says the family only need two beds but in this area they would pay virtually the same for a two bed property and this is nearly 300 pounds over the govt allowance.

[@yofinance1777]

Thank you! Thank you for taking the risk of mortgages whilst being up against all the negativity and hate! If you didn't buy up property, companies like Lloyds bank and Blackrock would so the next time you get the usual negative hate of being a landlord, educate them on this.

[@Babu-kr3cr]

Is the government going to make them move?

[@user-tl4oe4dt3w]

No But as the tenant is partially reliant on benefits she would not be able to afford the current market rent for this house as the benefit she receives for her rent is far below the actual rent as rents have increased but the rent element is benefits has not kept pace. If I were to charge a market rent she wouldn't be able to afford to stay. @@Babu-kr3cr

[@pearlsswine]

>"brilliant" tenant >single mom to 5 kids Nice!

[@user-tl4oe4dt3w]

your judgemental attitude does you no credit. Her eldest son got a first at uni and the second is also on target to achieve a first at uni. Her third son is disabled and her two younger children are still in primary school. She keeps the house beautifully and is always touching up the paintwork and wiping away any scuffs. The garden is well kept and there are no issues with the neighbours. She has never ever been even a day late with the rent and if all tenants were as good I am sure more landlords would be willing to carry on. My neighbours rented their house when they went abroad for a year and despite their tenant being in full time work with children at private school and having horses the tenant only ever paid the first months rent and it took a court order to get the house back. It just goes to show you can't judge a book by the cover! @@pearlsswine

[@aidonger42069]

Crazy how absurd the housing bubbles are in the UK, and Canada.

[@animalmother5287]

Here in canada it's nuts homes are have gone up 300% and the clowns still buy the sad part is it's canada lol nobody in their right mind would move there

[@moosky7344]

America is worse, the higher the migration from all corners of the world the bigger the crisis

[@cloudy_xDD]

Don’t forget the US.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@Alexis47620 Namely where all the Trump-haters live.

[@monipenny408]

capitalism is the best system there is, ....for feudal landlords

[@waynecmontgomery]

According to Mrs. Braverman, this is a lifestyle choice. "Living rough is a lifestyle choice"

[@braxxian]

Take note peasant. Your “leaders” have spoken😉

[@yofinance1777]

Her policies are irrelevant, we were told a more inclusive looking house of commons would be successful and they achieved theat.

[@songoku9348]

Your got her name wrong, it’s ‘Cunterman’ not Braverman

[@laoup26]

In France you can't force someone out during the winter. I thought it was the same in the UK.

[@cynthiameyers7529]

I feel so bad for this family and those like it. May someone please help them.

[@aidonger42069]

Rabbits have a hard time adjusting to a new environment. Especially rabbits as well cared for as those. Makes me really sad to think they might have to be given away so they can keep a roof over their head, absolutely ridiculous it has come to this for a women who has that many children and a solid job

[@myoldvhstapes]

@@aidonger42069 : I think the reporter asked the girl how the rabbits would do at Granny's. Hopefully that means Granny is adopting them permanently instead of strangers.

[@midnull6009]

Why? She has enough money to find another place.

[@yofinance1777]

They can only help themselves with their commnity. We need to stop pretending this system is here to serve us and has our best interests. Stop being divided by race, religion, gender and views. Form communities and wake the sheeple up to realise it is us against the 0.1%.

[@italianlifestyle7911]

Tough times😔

[@TashHarrisb]

Why can’t the government temporary put them in a hotel? Like the other people who come across on a boat …why is our government neglecting our own British citizens. Absolutely disgusting treating people like this. 😔😡

[@yofinance1777]

WHY do our communities continue to vote this system in, be distracted by celebs, gossip, sport, social media and the likes, why are we so divided, why is society so sheeple.. These are some of your questions to be really asking

[@lorrainei1622]

They put asylum seekers in hotels on the tax payers dime and leave citizens suffer. Same thing is happening in the u.s. it’s a shame & disgraceful.

[@TashHarrisb]

I agree!

[@scas2955]

they're replacing you if you haven't already noticed. and I'm pretty sure voting is what got everyone in o this mess and it's funny that people think voting will get them out of it.

[@levibull6063]

​@@yofinance1777at this point I don't know who to even vote for Labour and Conservative are just two sides of the same coin Voting either one won't change anything I've honestly lost faith Doesn't help when it comes to finding jobs 1 in 3 jobs are just fake They are their to say "we are looking for workers" so the government can pay some bits This country is becoming a joke

[@user-pv8iw4mz7w]

Me and my family are in temporary accommodation after being given a section 21 back in March. We are a family of 4 where 3 people are disabled. We lived at the property we were evicted from for 8 years, the house the children spent most of their childhood at. Private renting doesn't suit us anymore as we need adaptations due to health deterioration but with not enough homes "in the housing stock", the waiting times to be housed, even with the highest priority, are 2 or more years plus. Families that can rent privately and are on low income, are the worst affected because the local housing allowance has a cap and said cap, doesn't match with the current cost of living such as high rents and mortgages, making finding an affordable house almost impossible even when you work full time earning between 30-35k per year. This country is crumbling while the people in parliament live in their luxurious apartment/houses and claim their rent as expenses, all while still getting a chunky wage. We are all doomed!

[@CryptoChrisCard]

'not enough homes' - there are more than enough homes in Britain for all British people.

[@greenearthblueskies8556]

Sorry, but not" ALL".... I'm definitely not doomed. ".... As a man thinketh - so is he"

[@potatopower1967]

Just wait till you get old or injured. then you will be discarded like the rest of us.@@greenearthblueskies8556

[@mrECisME]

YOu can't expect fewer and fewer healthy people to support a sicker and sicker population......

[@Bandita2024]

@@CryptoChrisCardI agree - too many homes (social housing) are being given to the people coming over the channel - they should be pushed into private rentals and Brits prioritised. It’s just wrong that this lady and many others like her have worked for years are now without a home. It ruins people’s lives.

[@expreso109]

I know the feeling all to well except this happened to me in Vancouver, Canada. My heart goes out to your family including your precious bunnies ❤

[@marko-1987]

Appalled by this. Someone needs to step in and help these people.

[@doriswaddington2418]

Can they move in with you?

[@onengkusumah2905]

why someone? you do it, take them to your home.

[@NHJDT]

Always someone else's problem to solve

[@GodFormHermet]

i can. I can make policy to help these people. But I will never get to be voted

[@ConDuiler]

Ideally it should be the grandparents and they move in with them and build an annex but due to generational divorce and ridiculous planning laws peoples options are too frustrated. People should be able to buy land and put an 80k caravan on it but you can't because the system doesn't work like that and no one wants to admit it, The system is created in such away for people to fall between the cracks and in this way pay out the countries debts, Everyone wants to pretend that everything is fine and everything is there to work for us. I think people need to be honest about the situation we are in, and then people will not end up in this situation in the first place because we will be educated to understand the reality of the consequences.

[@martynsutherland3170]

Where I live there are 30 people on average going after every single property for rent. Rents are sky-high and wages are low. What a total mess and no one seems to care

[@user-zo6mh8gn3f]

Me and my wife, getting evicted on 20th December, rent increased by 35%

[@rsviews2167]

Absolutely shameful. I pray you make it.

[@joanweightman2275]

It is a divided heart problem. Not enough social housing but equally excessive 2nd/3rd home ownership being let as holiday accommodation. We need to return to B&B, at least that way there is space for family life and tourism. Same story; too much grabbing at the top

[@einseitig3391]

Joan, yes. The ‘right-to-buy’ stripped councils of their housing stock. Sadly this buttress was a ‘natural’ control on rents, without it, buy-to-let financed by bank loans mean rents will always head north especially when interest rates are rising. Right-to-buy and the privatizations are the main two Tory (Thatcher) policies of the last 44 years. Unfortunately, right-to-buy can be seen as the worst Conservative policy given it’s far reaching effects whilst privatizations are patchy at best and at worse have not worked at all for the utilities of electricity, gas and especially water. The most amazing aspect of this is we know the solution; allow local authorities to buy houses and flats but this prohibited whilst the government allows them instead to by commercial real estate which is now bankrupting many. Just as the small boats has become a problem because we can no longer return these people to France or otherwise as we could when we were in the EU. Now Rwanda is off the agenda we need to return to finding a way join in the Dublin agreement’s successor so that we can once again return migrants to the EU. But that would be a failure for those who will, without blushing, tell you; Brexit is working.

[@mrmeldrew693]

Is demand through massive inward migration not a factor at all? 606,000 net in the last twelve months.

[@jofrances3296]

I’ve experienced this first hand it’s horrendous my heart goes out to people this should never be happening.

[@robertdavies8305]

There is a problem in the private rental industry. As more and more landlords are selling their properties off. Some are leaving it all together because of Councils wanting money for having rentals in their county. For one county, charges £500 pounds per property. It is a license to have a property in the country. It is supposed to get rid of bad landlords. But when you as a landlord complain about another one the council does nothing so it is all about making money for them.

[@wayneperry7413]

There is a huge rental crisis here in Australia at the moment, lots of reasons of course,but a big part of it is people with investment properties previously renting out that property now find it more profitable to use their properties as AirBNB stays (which tend to not let to same person more than a month at a time). That is the private rental market of course, but also huge waiting lists here too for social housing

[@michelledavies2197]

​@@wayneperry7413spot on, do glad someone mentioned AirbnB, this is a huge issue and needs addressing.

[@robertjones2053]

​​@@wayneperry7413its tax and regulation in the UK. They changed the tax laws just for rental property. So say you have 10k left of the 20% tax bracket and your rental income is 12k. Its all taxed as a 40% tax payer. So you taxed at a higher rate than if you earned the money on the investment another way. Also you can no longer offset the mortgage just the interest and only at 20% not at the 40%. Also they take the mortgage interest relief off after the tax has been calculated so you can now be taxed on a loss. As they tax the rental income and not the profit...

[@midnull6009]

Well, it's not a problem us renters created. Here in the US we were forced to sell some of our properties cuz moratorium...and ppl refusing to pay rent for the whole year while banks still expected mortgage payments...

[@MbisonBalrog]

I dont understand what you are writing.

[@VoiceSriLanka]

*Instead of looking after own citizens Sunak and politicians giving my to Israel*

[@lefish5277]

Sorry to hear it, cousins. It’s like that in the US, too. Real sorry about it :(

[@midnull6009]

only cuz you all made it this way through moratorium...

[@gella958]

it's hard to find a rental property that accepts a pet, broke or not. That's unfortunate

[@jencrecelius3565]

Same in the US, just heartbreaking... :(

[@N_May1]

Couples even with dual income struggle. Single parenting is just suicidal at this point.

[@pearlsswine]

Wear. A. Condom.

[@kennethvenezia4400]

How come every single time I watch a short clip or documentary on the homeless, the hungry, or people struggling, KZbin always interrupts with most decedent, extravagant, absorbed in greed commercial ad they can find.😮

[@tsunamis82]

It’s not just landlords putting up rent, councils increase pensioners flat rents too.

[@csharpe5787]

But it's still Subsidised.

[@turpasauna]

Pensioners rarely have kids to take care of.

[@Musician7831]

The house will be sold and someone who has less income will buy it and rent it out and then not pay as much tax as their profit will be less and then it will be on the market again. But the main problem is too many people not enough houses. The extra juggling of properties doesn't help at this time. But it is not the main causation of problems.

[@kingbush9328]

Everyone needs more than their salary to be financial stable. The best thing to do with your money is to invest it rightly, because money left for saving always end up used with no returns.

[@lukeben1596]

Who is your financial coach, do you mind hooking me?

[@kingbush9328]

​@@alicemark5918Cryptocurrency investment, but you will need a professional guide on that.

[@kingbush9328]

Facebook 👇

[@kingbush9328]

Evelyn C. Sanders

[@kingbush9328]

Telgrm....

[@drafiro5945]

They give home for immigrants but cant get one for some nice familly's, what a shame for the British gouvernement.

[@rachelbishop1617]

I’m 5 weeks today in a B and B with my 3 children. No signs of getting anywhere soon. We can’t private rent as no one will take anyone on benefits. I work part time and have been a single mum since pregnant with my 4 year old not once did I miss a payment. My landlord said he was selling up but I think he’ll rent again but for more money . The whole system is in need of changing/ looking at

[@radz9214]

Hey did yoy had to wait for bailiff to come and tell you to get out I got section 21 and still waiting for the letter how did yoy get the temporary housinh

[@sharkeishatwerks1731]

Yes the entire system does need to be changed. First change definitely needs to be regarding entire families living off benefits for their entire lives.

[@ghadeeralkhamees8752]

That’s the catastrophe when British citizens are not prioritised very sad 💔

[@Hfgh564]

Illegal Immigrants are.

[@moosky7344]

How can 1.3 million people arriving annually find housing so easily with hardly any money, jobs etc, it's baffling 😮

[@Hfgh564]

@@moosky7344 some can/will sleep on the streets I guess..

[@moosky7344]

@@Hfgh564 no the British are on the streets, new comers take the housing stock, they get given help by our government and have first in que priorities like always

[@Hfgh564]

@@moosky7344 yeah, I was talking about brits...😟

[@larrydickman5936]

Plenty of money to send to fund foreign wars. Sadly, very support for ordinary people

[@saagisharon8595]

America keeps the ordinary people poor hoping that the kids might grow up to want to fight said wars. How many upper class kids choose military service?

[@Musician7831]

I do post this every now and then, but it is not lack of housing, it is overpopulation. In the case of the people interviewed I imagine if there was more availability to move to London or other such cities and afford to live, then some of their younger peers would have moved freeing up the housing market for them. As it happens we keep flowing in 700,000 incomers a year and then allowing too many externals to purchase properties. It is a overpopulation and external forces issue and until this is sorted this cycle of pain will continue. They need to tighten the cycle of of external investment and movement pushing up prices and down availability. The official population figures will be wrong, we will be at least 5 million people more overpopulated than is even recorded.

[@kirishima638]

Do you think British people don't have children and families of their own? Even if you could stop every asylum seeker, and deport every immigrant from the last decade, the same problem would remain. Home building has stalled across the country since 2009. Developers would rather build student accommodation than homes or flats because it's more profitable. And whenever developers do propose building more flats, they face intense opposition from the locals who do not want to see new developments spoil their view or lower the value of their own properties. And even by some miracle a new development goes ahead, it's rarely affordable.

[@ILovePancakes24]

Such a broken nation. With six months in hand why nobody can accept her?

[@MoistCrumpet]

This is hard for me to watch because I know how real this situation is. Here in Australia my family and I have already lived in two rented homes in two years and are moving into a new one in about a week’s time because surprise - our landlord decided to sell and the new owners want to move in. Its kinda sad that all I wish for now is to be able to live in a home without having to worry about it being sold as soon as our first lease runs out. The rental crisis is very real and very scary. If I didn’t have heaps of money saved up along with a good paying job my family and I would be screwed. Even though the agency we’re with have done a great job getting us into a new house really quickly, we still have to pay the three months in advance, the bond (because we have to wait a while to get our old bond back), and removalists which costs a fortune.

[@scottandrewhorne4655]

God Bless You Amen xxxxxxx XXXXXXX And God Bless Your Earthly Life Time And Earthly Family Amen xxxxxxx XXXXXXX

[@Suplee2]

Brought to you by, how the government handled Covid. Just to save old people and businesses that took advantages of free money, therefore putting inflation in motion. Plus letting migrants (from China) and students to buy houses and not even live in them. Letting other State members to come and sell their house and come to other state to buy 4 houses. There are more causes of course, Wars etc. But can't ignore the lockdowns, fucking up the economy because of the lockdowns. Instead of some old unhealthy people to pay the price, the rest of the population (Younger generation) are now to suffer for years to come. Time to wait for a year or two to see the more side-effects of the "Covid Jab". There is probably way more to this too. Australian Government is currently (slowly) selling out the country right under our noses, without us ever noticing it.

[@jamescaley9942]

When section 21 is abolished landlords will have to use other grounds to gain possession such as non payment of rent or anti-social behaviour. This will mean the tenant will can be classed as "intentionally homeless" and therefore not be eligible for local authority housing. Sounds like a win, win: more homelessness and a great success for the lobbying groups like Shelter.

[@user-tb7qz7id6t]

if someone causes ASB and/or doesn't pay their rent why shouldn't they be evicted? if i didn't pay for my rental car, they will take it off me, same stands.

[@nameundefinedname5307]

why does the landlord need to sell *right now* it's not like the winter months are known for quick transactions.....

[@shauncameron8390]

His property, his choice.

[@nameundefinedname5307]

of course just odd timing @@shauncameron8390

[@Lifeisgood479]

@@shauncameron8390landlords that kick families out during winter are evil and people like you that defend them are just as bad greedy leeches

[@shauncameron8390]

@@Lifeisgood479 Whatever, welfare queen!

[@ameliafatface7995]

Exactly the same thing is happening in Australia right now 😢

[@evangelesong6319]

Canada too. Deliberate.

[@CCOMAT]

Australia is worse, she will be given temporary accommodation until she finds somewhere especially because she has a child. In Australia you would be on your own.

[@johnallen7807]

And with 1.2 million people being brought in every year what is that going to do to the housing market? When my mortgage expired I could not get a new one because of age so I had to move 200 miles to the NE, the only area I could afford.

[@vickimarlene4905]

My landlord is kicking me out too. I’m in shock. I’m 68 yrs old and I’m so depressed at having to move. I have three pets. No one wants to rent to me. On the flip side I did manage to find a new unit. Outrageously expensive, smaller than my current house and $65 a week dearer. How do they expect people to pay for it! I’ve been moving my things for nearly four weeks. I’m totally exhausted and overwhelmed. It’s all too much. I feel for people.

[@historiqueafricaine1225]

I'm really sorry for you. Having been evicted from a home once I know too well how it feels💯 what truly saved me is my faith in Christ. I prayed with biblical verse like Matthew 21 verse 22 and saw the hand of God in everything I needed❣️from housing to healing I was restored👏🏾he does exist if we seek for him and believe in him in good AND bad times😊

[@larrygerry985]

Maybe get rid of the pets

[@JohnHuxleySavage]

The "prioritizing home ownership and landlords are selling up so renters don't have rental options anymore" argument seems a bit thin. If the rental units are being sold then the people buying them were likely renters and are therefore leaving the rental market. The principal failure is the lack of investment in housing, *particularly* social/affordable/community housing and the policy of viewing housing as an investment rather than a basic human right.

[@shauncameron8390]

Housing is not a right as the woman in video proved. Even the government denied her.

[@23pinkpear]

It’s frightening here in Tucson Az the house across the street from me is up for rent again last year 2k this year 3 k. Just sitting empty for weeks

[@jvane28]

This is so sad to see how many people can't afford housing. Something needs to change.

[@midnull6009]

..but she can.

[@jesterday2222]

She _can_ afford it. She even offered to pay 6 months rent up front. But the landlord wants to sell the house and wants her out.

[@yofinance1777]

What needs to change? 1. Governments who world wide continue to prove they do not have their 'voters' best interests at heart 2. Divided and distracted communities who continue to pretend that their so called elected officials will come and make change and save them.

[@justgeneric2876]

1st suggestion change the rules so that mortgages for fixed rates last the entire length of the mortgage just like in the US. Then those on mortgages will be unaffected by interest rate rises. People will get mortgages they can afford and you can wrack up interest rates to stop new mortgages. That will also mean rents do not get increased when buy to lets interest rate rises.

[@viorelpiscanu9425]

Well... Is Something new about it!? Each & Every year there is news for public... To keep them busy... Little PEOPLE pay always the PRICE for politicians../ Everywhere ... Not only in UK....

[@honeymcdonald9120]

Same in Australia and NZ so not necessarily just the government lack of social housing over time. Our problem is immigration - far far too many very suddenly.

[@GabrielleTollerson]

same here in the US 😕 We really need to stand up to our governments!!

[@SamiSolman]

This has noting to do with immigration; immigrants themselves are victims of the housing problem; it is the result of systemic injustice and mismanagement of public resources.

[@karenmbbaxter]

For anyone thinking about moving to Australia just to give you a head's up that our rental options are really bad too......even though we have all this land. It's 18 years on the public housing waiting list. We do have smaller cities and regional towns (bigger that country towns) that are affordable to rent but I would avoid out 3 biggest cities and look elsewhere......There is no such thing as council housing here. It's all pretty much privately owned but most states have a law letting you keep pets etc.

[@heatherwatson9564]

Regional rents in Australia are also sky-rocketing. There's simply not enough housing to go around The vacancy rate in South Australia is .65% Our prime ministers answer is mass immigration which puts more pressure on the already tight rental market It seems to be a global problem and having a full-time job is no longer enough to afford to rent a property anymore.A high income is required

[@Aaine784]

I live in a regional town in Australia. Let me tell you, rents are even WORSE here. We're getting all the people being forced out of the capital cities. The vacancy rate in my regional area is 0.7%

[@mrECisME]

Australia has barely any habitable land...... Its 90% barren desert wasteland......

[@elbertmoreno2159]

Texas is open for business 🌵

[@yofinance1777]

Blame Breixt for Australia's problems.

[@dragonslayerbond]

We are in the same situation, being forced out of our long time family home because our landlord wants to sell. Really wish I'd get to spend another christmas here but I guess that's not happening.

[@pearlsswine]

Lol it was never your family home, sweetie pie. You simply rented the place. It's legit hilarious how grown adults don't even understand the concept of renting. You signed a lease indicating your limited residency and you just told yourself "i kno u say dat, but im finna live here 4eva". 😊

[@harpsailorharp6716gg]

There are 2 people sleeping in tents in Sussex ...Two minutes from a block of flats where immigrants are housed ...how is THAT FAIR ..?

[@killamrbxb1151]

You can't put this on landlord's. Renter's are only borrowing the property, renting is only ever a short term solution. If the government makes it impossible for people to sell their second homes because of laws being implicated that allow tenants to stay, all you'll see is a massive decline in properties for rent. Landlord's won't want to get involved in a system that penalises them heavily. The immediate problem lies with our government and a massive shortage of affordable housing...this has been neglected for decades and now we are witnessing the fallout. Things will undoubtedly get worse before anything gets better.

[@davelydon1982]

So Sad 😢

[@manonvorstenbosch3445]

There is so much going wrong in the UK 😟😟

[@bubba842]

The lady works full time for the NHS and doesn't earn enough money to rent a property in Bournemouth. That is just crazy. I've been saying for years now that when we see normal people, not junkies or people with mental health problems, loosing their homes, then we have reached a crisis point.

[@vivrowe2763]

Well it's everywhere this is, not in just a country, but in Australia, USA and the UK!

[@Victoria-gq8gt]

Britain's not ON the brink, its way past that, and IN the abyss.

[@djrichylaurence8991]

Go to the council, they have to help you by law as you have children. Can't the owner wait until spring?

[@Hfgh564]

They busy with illegal immigrants, sorry!

[@greenbyrd3665]

Same in the U.S. and I'm seeing the same complaint in the comments section in Canada and Australia. What the heck is going on right now? It seems greed has taken over the whole world!

[@jerrymccorkle5779]

Im currently homeless im a medical assistant full time and im a student with ongoing education the last rental increase of 14 percent now has me sleeping in my car

[@fatherofthenoo]

Just want to thank successive governments for their decisions which have led to this.

[@midnull6009]

and the citizens who voted for these government officials :)

[@scottlomas5509]

It's a good idea to have a good size tent if you're a family and have all the basic stuff you would need for camping even if you don't even go camping because you never know what might happen. Iv got everything you need to live full time in a tent if it ever came to it in my life I do have everything needed. Get camping equipment and make at least two bug out bags first aid kits everything. And then put some money in the bags and forget about it. It's definitely better to have it then to be stood in a doorway or bus stop when it's raining. That's my advice 😊

[@MickeyMicrowave]

Smart man

[@jacquelinewilson2279]

It's unbelievable but you're right.

[@zahirmamodo358]

But the government doesn't like tents. It is a lifestyle choice they don't approve

[@Iranian.Shia-kurd]

Help your own people instead of giving money to Israel

[@rhysnolan6080]

Yeah, we are truely a 3rd world country when people casually take ideas like this seriously. Madness.

[@onlyfactsmatter8572]

This should be criminal no matter what country or reason.

[@user-tk7kz1fl2r]

I’m a landlord of multiple properties and I have had enough and will sell them. There are two sides to every story. As a landlord I have to deal with problems from tenants, complaints from neighbours, damage, useless agents who can’t even arrange a gas cert on time ( Agents are total useless yobs and their reputation is fully deserved. I have dealt with many lying, useless, greedy estate agents ), expensive council licences and so on. The private sector will vanish over the coming years. I can’t wait to get rid of my properties. In the past I have given tenants pristine properties and they have been returned in a mess. Most people who rent at the lower end are not house pride or very clean. I have been doing this a long time and I am confident in saying that. Most won’t even clean the toilet! There are always two sides to every story.

[@Lonewolf-oh2qy]

Sad story,if they were in Canada they could stay in my home for free I live alone

[@goodnightmyprince6734]

Are your motives pure?

[@robtheplod]

The Government are targeting private landlords making many see it as not worth it, forgetting they are taking up the slack due to lack of social housing by the Government..... its not the landlords fault, but Government policy failure... Private landlords are not responsible for social housing, they run a business.

[@hansiesma16]

Private landlords rent their home for all sorts of reasons. My husband took a job in France and our house insurance really penalised us for having an empty property. After 1 year we bit the bullet and rented our home, and garden. garden. Never, ever again. Every expat we knew in France had a beautiful home they had rented out in UK because they always intended on coming home.

[@belle4978]

I said to a few friends and family members at the beginning of the pandemic that the true deep rooted issues in many countries will surface and let's be honest, the situation is bad right now. I don't live in Europe but I keep abreast of news worldwide and the situation is dire now in wealthy countries. As an immigrant living in the United States, I can say that the situation is similar. Literally, the costs of rents or home ownership , food costs, healthcare costs, plus student loans....I wish anyone reading this strength and a good Holiday nonetheless.

[@yofinance1777]

Very true, this is just the start, these are the good times, that debt is not getting paid back therefore interest rates and inflation is here to stay and will get worse and governments borrow more QE (Money), everyone should be working towards building community progress whilst becoming the best version of themselves mentally, physically and financially. Put the odds in your favour.

[@user-ug6lh4tm3m]

I do feel for renters, but property owners have the absolute right to sell their property. Maybe the landlord is struggling and thats why he/she wants to sell.

[@VoiceSriLanka]

*This is all because of the government allowing landlords to have more one buy to let mortgages* My rent they’ve increase from £860 to £1150 when I refused they gave me section 21

[@VoiceSriLanka]

@@tvguy61 section 21 doesn’t need a reason. It’s called no fault eviction.

[@user-yb6tk1ru6x]

What happens if the landlord can't afford the mortgage repayments on your property and the bank reclaims it? Does the bank then become your landlord?

[@Lifeisgood479]

@@user-yb6tk1ru6xwho cares about landlords lol

[@shauncameron8390]

@@Lifeisgood479 Just like who cares about tenants that live beyond their means then have to cry about being broke and hungry?

[@kirishima638]

@@user-yb6tk1ru6x The vast majority of private landlords, around 90%, do not have mortgages.

[@victoriarichardson1471]

Sadly this is happening in the states also. Rent going up and it’s hard to afford a home. This is disgusting. I am so sorry to families like this. The UK and USA and other Western countries need more affordable housing and utilities. This is heart breaking.

[@nr1785]

Yeah funny that. The US, UK, Canada and Australia are all having the same housing crisis. Families, women and children ending up living in cars! Disgusting! The MAIN problem is it is driven by greed. Covid gave landlords and excuse to Jack up prices unrealistically and now no one questions it, it is so normal now. Same thing that the supermarkets have done with all the ridiculously priced food. Something drastic needs to be done like stopping most immigration and bringing in rent controls asap.

[@jamiesmith27]

Tory Britain since 2010 party with record homelessness and poverty this is their biggest achievement

[@moosky7344]

Labour would make it way worse allowing millions more in 😂 Remember who was in power when the recession hit *Labour* * They bankrupt the country within a year, councils run by Labour are going broke!!

[@shauncameron8390]

@@moosky7344 Which was why Thatcher sold them off in the first place.

[@Musician7831]

Just let that sink in 55% of landlords don't have a mortgage, could it just be that there are too many external landlords and that we are overpopulated....hmmm hmmmm... it seems this question is dodged every year and then things get worse every year hmmmmm ... hmmmmm.

[@Barksyyy]

Conservative donors who have collectively given the party more than £21m since 2001 have been declared as the ultimate owners of UK properties held through more than 150 offshore companies in a new government register. Nadhim Zahawi and his wife have a UK portfolio of properties between them valued at 100M. Accounts show just under £30m has been provided as unsecured loans (sources undisclosed) to a company called Zahawi & Zahawi, which has paid £60m for a property portfolio that includes commercial and retail premises in London, Birmingham, Brighton and Walton-on-Thames in Surrey. Nearly one in five Conservative MPs are currently landlords, according to research by campaign group 38 Degrees, a surprising figure given the Government's anti-landlord stance in recent years. The study counted 87 MP landlords - more than 13% of the Commons - of whom 53 claimed rental income from one home and 34 from two or more properties, according to a report in The Guardian Of the 68 Conservative MPs, chancellor Jeremy Hunt has seven flats in Southampton. There appears to be an interesting patern forming here.

[@nifty3000]

Hhhhmmmmmm

[@moosky7344]

1.2 million legals arrived in 2022 to Britain ,about 50k ilegals. Next year another million plus will be allowed to live here, meaning less housing etc to go around, it's disastrous, same for other western countries Ain't globalism Great!!! 😢

[@Iranian.Shia-kurd]

Help your own people instead of giving money to Israel

[@is17a985]

These peasants are useless.

[@Isabellecherry13]

Sell the house ?!?! Literally no one’s buying houses atm. It’ll be on the market for ages

[@djmdb]

Where are the landlords going to find tennants that can afford the rent hikes and terms? There is a completely unsustainable void between price and value when it comes to property in the UK. Prices are skyrocketing where as the pratical value of properties (the number of people they can accomidate in a particular area) has remained the same as 20 years ago.

[@Calmly-replied111]

This story means that the UK has fallen into bankruptcy 😢. People with a rental history and 6mos payments cannot find housing!!! Stupidity on the part of landlords 😤😤

[@jennpul1015]

At this stage, its better to live in a third world county. At least if you work you can afford a basic , decent and convenient life. You can buy land and build a one room home if thats what you can afford.

[@moosky7344]

Third world people arriving say things aren't as bad with masses being homeless

[@midnull6009]

....as somebody who's lived in a 3rd world country, no...not even close. You have no idea what you're talking about and stop comparing.

[@jennpul1015]

@@midnull6009 ok smarty pants. I also live in a third world county. Maybe you live in one of the worst third countries? Or maybe you have no qualifications or skills that give you an advantage?

[@midnull6009]

@@jennpul1015 do you live in a 3rd world country and use USD? then that's a completely different topic :) I lived in a 3rd world country but we were in medicine, so we used USD and got donates from other countries (which gave them tax breaks back in their country). So for the avg local...it was pretty bad. Even if they did have skills...there was always a shortage of resources and not really a stable job market. Um, Egypt is considered a 3rd world country. :) So is India. Sure there are pocket "cities" but they don't count. Cuz they constitute about less then 5% of the country in whole...

[@jennpul1015]

@@midnull6009 I live in the Caribbean. 1US$ equals $2.60 here. We use EC currency. Its a small island so i guess that it's easier to manage. If you have a basic job you can live a basic decent life. You can build a small house on land that belongs to the government and mostly the government works with you to help you own that land. Landlords generally are not allowed to just raise rents. Also planting food and raising animals can be done by anyone in case life gets hard. If you're skilled or educated you have a very good chance of reliable employment that can help you own a comfortable house and take care of your family.

[@paulngo4631]

This happened to me in 2008. Owner of the house I was renting was not paying the mortgage. Glad that in 2023 that people who are landlords should be held accountable. They should be put in prison for messing with renters.

[@misspiscesdreamz]

Its ridiculous that people who work full tine are not able to afford rent

[@ben8878]

Intrest rate are new the housing crisis has been going on for a while. Wake up there are more and more homelessness. Its the system that allows the few to own too much and the many too little.