is reminding people of the danger of driving through flood water. they say they helped motorists trapped in the floods yesterday, with three people assisted to safety. they are warning of the risk of being swept away or getting stranded. their advice is to find another route or delay yourjourney. the labour mp for brighton kemptown says he is concerned that tenants are being evicted so landlords can charge more rent. the issue was raised by lloyd russell moyle in a commons debate on the private rented sector, along with dover s mp, natalie elphicke. there are cross party calls for the government to get rid of the so called section 21 no fault evictions, which some mps say makes it too easy to terminate tenancies at short notice. it is something the government has pledged to do. we see a way of assured short hold tenancies coming to an end, section 21 being used to get higher rents and pushing up inflation, sometimes above 20% in areas.
the first hosepipe ban in wales for 30 years comes into effect, as drought is officially declared in parts of the country. apple has released an urgent security update for its iphones, ipads and macs after two serious vulnerabilities were found that could allow attackers to gain access to someone s device. good morning and welcome to bbc news. i m samantha simmonds. four out of ten young people in the uk signing up for new private tenancies, are spending an unaffordable amount of their income on rent, new figures suggest. housing experts say spending more than 30% of income on rent is unaffordable, and the proportion of young renters grappling with high housing costs
is at a five year high. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. no one likes paying rent, but right now, people under 30 like mia are paying through the nose. my tenancy is ending soon and looking for new tenancies is just more and more expensive. it s disheartening because it feels like you re just going to be stuck in rental properties forever, but everyone s in the same position. it s extortionate. what were you paying then? it s 850 between the two of us and also the bills which have absolutely crippled me. i literallyjust moved back home two weeks ago, so there you go. although the data shows the most unaffordable areas for young people are in london, many of the areas that have seen the biggest change are other towns and cities. rotherham, bolton, dudley, slough, salford, walsall, nottingham, trafford and peterborough have seen some of the biggest increases. young people spend more of their incomes on rent than any other age group. so with rents going up so qui
my tenancy is ending soon and looking for new tenancies is just more and more expensive. it s disheartening because it feels like you re just going to be stuck in rental properties forever, but everyone s in the same position. it s extortionate. what were you paying then? it s 850 between the two of us and also the bills which have absolutely crippled me. i literallyjust moved back home two weeks ago, so there you go. although the data shows the most unaffordable areas for young people are in london, many of the areas that have seen the biggest change are other towns and cities. rotherham, bolton, dudley, slough, salford, walsall, nottingham, trafford and peterborough have seen some of the biggest increases. young people spend more of their incomes on rent than any other age group. so with rents going up so quickly at the same time their incomes are not,