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English tenants forced to spend 40% of income on rent
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Tenants are having to spend two-fifths of their incomes on rent, a government report revealed yesterday.
According to this year’s English Housing Survey, private renters in England are spending 40 per cent of their salaries to keep a roof over their heads.
Tenants rights campaign Generation Rent director Alex Hilton said: “Renters spend two days every week working to pay off their landlord’s mortgage.”
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