UK renters offer tenant CVs and year’s rent upfront to try to secure a home
“I am from Manchester but have been living in London for the past six years. I am an IT engineer at a renowned London company, …
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Working-class people in UK ‘paid £6,000 less for same professional roles’
People from working-class backgrounds employed in professional careers earn £6,000 less compared to those from other backgrounds in the same jobs, findings from the Social …
Virgin Media engineers keep trying to fix our broadband, but we haven’t asked for help
It’s no wonder your reader in Cheshire can’t get any service from Virgin Media (Your Problems, last week). All its engineers are on our doorstep …
Weapons banned in UK apparently found on shopping app Temu
The Chinese online marketplace Temu is selling what appear to be illegal weapons, as well as knives and axes that should be age-restricted, an investigation …
‘It actually feels like my place’: Scotland’s rent cap helps tenants but loopholes remain
For 27-year-old Olly Brown, the impact of Scotland’s rent cap on his bank balance is indivisible from the effect on his peace of mind. “It’s …
Cashing in? The mortgage-free landlords who are raising the rent anyway
More than two-thirds of mortgage-free landlords raised the cost of new rental agreements in the last year despite being unaffected by interest rate rises, according …