One in five properties in England and Wales have seen rents rise 10% or more this year, according to latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The figure was one in four in London where rents have soared as landlords sell up and tenants multiply. The ONS data look at prices and behaviour in the
economy. as locals take in the charred remains of their livelihoods, the hope is they can build back. but the worry is that this is the new normal. two years ago, the taliban were closing in on kabul and the western backed government was collapsing. the airlift followed, and since then, thousands more afghans have managed to get to the uk, including many who worked with the british military and intelligence agencies. there are nearly 9,000 afghans living in hotels, but as the government tried to shift them, for a variety of reasons, many afghans have found it impossible to get into the rental sector. they can be left with no choice but to join the homeless list. joining us now are amir hussain ibrahimi, who s 2a, and got to the uk just after the taliban takeover.
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tenants willy nilly. we want to keep people in their homes and we want them to have a great experience whilst they re with us. but obviously things go wrong and in those situations where they do go wrong it is right that landlords can rely on a replacement system that s fit for purpose. labour say the changes have taken too long and are promising a host of new rights for tenants if they came to power. housing campaigners have broadly welcomed the changes but warn against leaving loopholes in the new laws that could still see renters unfairly evicted. the right to request a pet is another promised change. but four years since the government first pledged to ban no fault evictions, the promised improvements to the private rental sector for anthony and millions like him can t come soon enough. jonathan blake, bbc news. later today, the labour party will also set out its plans to improve the private rental sector. we ll be joined by its leader, sir keir starmer, at 7.30 this morning.