Students unable to deal with high cost of living

IF volunteer Aleksandra Blawat reports on how the inadequate provision made for students’ living costs by the Student Loans Company (SLC), compounded by the unscrupulous practices of the private rental market, leave students unable to meet their costs of living

A Labour government would establish an Advisory Forum on the under 35s

IF volunteer Thomas Brookes reports on a speech by Chris Leslie MP in which he highlighted some of the challenges facing “Generation Rent”, and hopes that it will provoke further inter-party discussion and proposals to remedy the situation

New data highlights extent of rural housing crisis

David Kingman explains how the housing crisis in rural areas is leaving a generation of young people with no prospect of buying a home near where they grew up

Big rise in the number of homeowners who take in lodgers

David Kingman reports on new data which shows more people have started taking in lodgers – although creating a tax incentive would probably do even more to solve Britain’s housing crisis