{"id":47373,"date":"2017-03-10T02:42:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T19:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/philip-hammond-has-done-little-for-tenants-letters\/"},"modified":"2017-03-10T02:49:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T19:49:45","slug":"philip-hammond-has-done-little-for-tenants-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/philip-hammond-has-done-little-for-tenants-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Philip Hammond has done little for tenants | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is joining forces with the homelessness charity Crisis to ask the government for measures to support vulnerable tenants in the private rented sector (Benefit cuts \u2018are forcing poor out of rental market\u2019, 9 March). Rents are predicted to rise by more than 20% over the next five years and the access to rented properties for homeless people will fall as the government cuts support for housing costs. The budget included an announcement that a green paper will examine markets that are not working \u201cefficiently or fairly\u201d. But this will deal with important issues such as secondary ticketing for shows, in order to protect fans, and not the housing market, to protect tenants. One rule for the homeless; another for the show Hamilton.Martin LuntChorley, Lancashire\u2022 There was only one mention of housing in the chancellor\u2019s financial statement. He claimed that \u201cinvesting in education and skills \u2026 delivers greater fairness, is the key to \u2026 an economy that works for everyone \u2026 you will hear a recurring concern for the next generation. Will they have the qualifications to find a job? Will they be able to get on to the housing ladder, or save for a pension?\u201d The question that concerns so many people is, he says, \u201cWill our children enjoy the same opportunities as we did?\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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