Letters: In ten years' time, 90% of under-35s on modest incomes will be renting for life

In ten years' time, 90% of under-35s on modest incomes will be renting for life

Dear Editor,

Private renters are facing a lifetime of renting.

First, the Resolution Foundation said that in ten years time 90% of under-35s on modest incomes will be renting for life.

Then PwC said 40% of Londoners will be renting from a private landlord by 2025.

Today the government-commissioned English Housing Survey found that 57% of private renters expect to buy their home - down from 61% in the previous year's report.

I just sent an email to leaders in the Lords calling on them to make starter homes affordable to more first time buyers. It only took a minute or two using a template letter - please take the time to do the same.

All you have to do is visit:

http://act.generationrent.org/lobby/starterhomes

...and put in your postcode - easy as that.

Thank you.

Yours,

Andrew Wastling