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Podcast: The Property Podcast
Episode: TPP230 13 surprising facts about the UK rental market and a rant
Description: We've waited four years for Rob D to rant and this is the episode where it finally happens.
This week's topic takes information from an official government publication 'The English Housing Survey' which you can find here.
Here are some of the facts we look at in the report:
Size & composition of rental sector
4.5m households are in PRS. That’s 20% of all households. Up from 12% in 2006
24% of private renters receive housing benefit, but only 5% had their full rent covered by HB
74% were working
Ability to pay rent
Households in the...