Private renters are not as satisfied

A poll commissioned by the Chartered Institute of Housing, shows private sector tenants are feeling the effects of the high cost of housing. 

Thirty-nine per cent of tenants in the private rented sector agreed they might have to leave their local area in the future because the cost of housing was too high, compared with 20% across all types of residential property ( home ownership and public sector housing ) in Great Britain as a whole.

Tenants in the PRS were also unhappier with their home than the average person, with 18% responding 'fairly dissatisfied' compared to the average of 12%.

19% said their rental property to be in poor condition, compared to the GB average of 11%.

26% said their home was too expensive,  compared to to the GB average of 10%.

29% said their home was too small or lacked space, compared to the GB average of 19%.

Ipsos MORI | Poll | Private renters feel the effect of the high cost of housing