EXCLUSIVE: Could you “flex your rent” to avoid crushing debt?
Households struggling to keep out of debt could be offered a lifeline if a bold new scheme is adopted by councils and housing associations. ‘Rent-flex’ enables tenants to underpay or…
Gimme Shelter – getting on the housing ladder
Housing unpacked According to the bods at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the biggest decline in home ownership has been among middle earning young Brits. We're talking those aged 25…
Grenfell: media hypocrisy & the truth about London housing
Iona Bain Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, there will be much said about the plight of people in poor housing over the coming weeks and months. And much of it…
The Airbnb side hustle is under threat. Find out why
Iona Bain Nowadays you don't have to be a swanky hotelier to profit from Scotland’s tourist trade. Thousands are going online to let out their spare rooms or homes for extra…
Has “Generation Rent” given up the home-owning dream?
We can’t get a mortgage and we're doomed to renting forever. But is that really true? Or are young people more able to get an affordable roof over their head…
The REAL impact of London’s housing crisis on the economy
Disclaimer: This is what we like to (politely) call a "heritage" blog. That means we haven't updated the information here since publication (although we have tidied up the format). A…
Is the British economy back on track for young people?
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The ultimate graduate’s survival guide!
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British jobs for young British workers?
Disclaimer: This is what we like to (politely) call a “heritage” blog. That means we haven’t updated the information here since publication (although we have tidied up the format). A…
