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STUDENTS at University College London (UCL) kicked off a third round of rent strikes yesterday with a demand for a 40 per cent rent cut.
Over 150 people living in halls of residence suspended their rent payments, setting the college back £250,000.
UCL has argued that much of its housing is already on the lowest pricing band and that the problem lies with the housing crisis in the capital.
CLAUDIA WEBBE argues that Burnham’s U-turn on tackling greedy landlords has let the country down
‘Rent freezes are not a way forward at the moment,’ Housing Secretary Angela Rayner says
CAROL WILCOX argues for the proper implementation of the land value tax, which could see unused plots sold off and landlords priced out of landlordism, potentially resolving the housing and planning crises
