In the year tojuly. Competition among renters is pushing the prices up with as many as 20 requests to view each available property, up from six in 2019. Data shows there was a 5. 5 increase in rents in london this was the sharpest increase in rent since 2006, and thats despite london being the only region where house prices had fallen. In scotland the average rent was up 5. 7 ina year. And there was an even bigger rise for tenants in wales up 6. 5 . Ben twomey, the chief executive of generation rent, hejoins me now from london. Thank you for coming on the programme. What do you make of those numbers . , ,. ,. , numbers . Sadly, its not a huge Surrise Numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we are numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we are seeing numbers . Sadly, its not a huge| surprise that we are seeing rents going up. Forso surprise that we are seeing rents going up. For s
laura in the studio. and henry at home. michael gove on the front of the ft. michael gove said in the sunday times that young people are being stitched up by the housing crisis. he did and he said young people might lose faith in democracy if they don t get the houses they need. as you have already alluded to, for somebody who has been in government for 14 years with a bum on the seat of the cabinet table, it is a curious thing to be pointing the finger in this way that somehow this is a terrible, terrible problem and now it must be turn to. whereas people who study the housing market, you can pick up any statistics under the sun to show the issue has become more and more and more acute under 14 years of conservative government. there is a weird element to michael gove trying to make like a bystander. the back story is what he s trying to do is persuade other people and government to make sure the legislation he wants to pass goes through and he wants more money for housing i
stun brighton 5 1 to move out of the bottom three, but it was a grim day for leicester and southampton. with the first eurovision semifinal tonight, we look at how liverpool has embraced the joy. good morning. the next few days, we are looking at the forecast of sunshine and showers, some will be heavy and thundery and some will be slow moving. by friday, things will be more settled. it s tuesday the 9th of may. the metropolitan police has expressed regret for arresting six anti monarchy protestors before the king s coronation on saturday. the six, who included the head of the campaign group republic, were held on suspicion of planning to disrupt the event but released without charge when the arresting officers failed to provide sufficient evidence. the met police insists it did not intend to prevent protests, as aruna iyengar reports. not my king! the coronation pleased many but not everyone. graham smith, the leader of anti monarchy group republic, seen on the ground here
of their income. the government will expand its role running liverpool city council, after an inquiry last year found the authority was failing some of its duties the prime minister of finland sanna marin has agreed to a drug test after a celebrity party video leaked on social media. british athlete dina asher smith calls for more research into the effects of periods on sporting performance after she limps out a major race we discuss an intriguing new feature from wells. a horrorfilm entirely in welsh, and that is at 545. nhs leaders have warned that rising numbers of people will become ill unless the government takes more action on high energy prices. the nhs confederation says the uk is facing a public health emergency . it s written to ministers, warning that soaring energy costs mean people will have to choose between skipping meals to heat their homes, or living in cold, damp conditions this winter. the government says it s giving millions of the most vulnerable house
a&e departments in england are causing serious harm to patients, according to a healthcare safety watchdog. landlords are to be prevented from evicting tenants without giving a reason, under government plans to make the private rental market in england fairer. one of the most significant archeological discoveries in british history sheds new light on the realities of the dark ages. a warm welcome to bbc news. downing street is under pressure to publish a letter from boris johnson s former adviser on the ministerial code, lord geidt, who resigned suddenly last night. on the ministerial code, lord geidt, the on the ministerial code, lord geidt, second ethics minister the second ethics adviser the prime minister has lost in two years. apart from a brief statement saying he was stepping down with regret , no explanation was given for the peer s departure. just two days ago, lord geidt told mps it was reasonable to suggest that borisjohnson had breached the ministerial code whe