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Mouldy flats and bidding wars: how did the UK rental crisis get so bad?
Today in Focus
English - January 09, 2023 03:00 - 31 minutes - 48.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 649 ratingsDaily News News politics leadership health entrepreneurship news interview business entrepreneur culture comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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According to 2021 census data, 5m households in England and Wales are private renting. We ask why renting is getting more expensive and precarious. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus