Just 5% of private rented houses are affordable for tenants on housing benefits.
Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies said a freeze on benefits had exacerbated the impact of rising rents, reducing the percentage of homes on the market that can be paid for through welfare from 23% in April 2020 to 5%.
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Mitsubishi Estates and Co-Re appoint Savills to help lease the development’s office space
Decision deferred on former National Institute of Agricultural Botany revamp
Developer has taken 10 storeys off proposals since first filing
Colliers appointed to lease 50,000 sq ft of office space in the Salford Quays development
