Two-thirds of workers in England can’t afford private rent. If that’s not a crisis, what is? | Phineas Harper

THis bailiff was busy on Christmas. Eviction in England and Wales 11.2% increase Compared to the same period last year, thousands of families will be left homeless during the coldest period. Private landlords in the UK are now charging rents so high that nearly two-thirds of workers are struggling to pay them, new research has […]
Why rent regulation remains so hard to undo in NYC

Few would argue that New York City is in the midst of a housing crisis defined by high prices and low availability. There is ample evidence for that conclusion. latest federal government New York City housing and vacancy research reported a vacancy rate of just 1.4%, “in stark contrast to the 2021 vacancy rate of […]
NYC 'supercommuter' avoids high rent by traveling from Ohio home every week

On commuting Mondays, he wakes up at 4:15 a.m. to catch a 6 a.m. flight before arriving at his Midtown Manhattan office in three … source
Hunter Biden accused of owing over $300K in unpaid rent

After receiving an unconditional pardon from his father, Hunter Biden faces accusations that he owes his former landlords more than $300,000 in unpaid rent. Sean Maguire, a partner at venture capital firm Sequoia, responded to the news of Hunter Biden's pardon by claiming on social media that the president's son owes hundreds of thousands of […]
NYC landlord cut loose, half-brother held on bail after allegedly beating tenant to death with baseball bat over rent dispute

A New York City landlord was released Monday in a Bronx court after allegedly beating his tenant to death with a baseball bat during a dispute over unpaid rent, and his half-brother was released on bail, prosecutors said. The homeowner, Omar Ramoni, 43, was released on his own recognizance on supervised release in response to […]
Voters Inaccurately Blamed Biden for Spike in Rent Prices

During CBS' coverage of Tuesday's election, Margaret Brennan, host of CBS's “Face the Nation” and CBS chief foreign affairs correspondent, said voters in battleground states have seen rents go up since President Joe Biden took office. He said he inaccurately accused them of doing so. There are various factors, but people blame their bosses. ” […]
Food, Rent, Electricity Prices Soar Under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Since President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D) took office in January 2021, Americans have felt the pain of rising prices for essential goods. Food, rent and electricity prices are on the rise under the Biden-Harris administration, according to data from the St. Louis Fed. price of groceries It has increased by […]
Thousands Of Americans Unable To Pay Monthly Rent Following RentCafe Website Crash

A man sits with a laptop in a cafe on January 14, 2022. (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP, Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril Elfie6:01 PM – Tuesday, October 1, 2024 RentCafe, a website that allows renters to pay money to their landlords for apartments and houses, appears to have crashed due to a power outage, leaving […]
Child care costs more than rent across 100 largest US metros

(News Nation) — A new study from LendingTree found that sending two children to daycare in the 100 largest metropolitan areas of the U.S. costs about 40% more than rent. of analysis Decided The average monthly cost of full-time child care for an infant and four-year-old is $2,182, 39.4 percent more than the average rent […]
Too Damn High! Urban Rent up 23% Under Biden-Harris

Under the Biden-Harris administration, the national average rent would rise 23% and the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) data According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). By February, the overall urban rental housing CPI had risen slightly after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office in January 2021. By August […]