Private renters are more likely to have fallen behind with housing costs in the coronavirus crisis than those with a mortgage, a report reveals today, One in eight private renters has struggled to pay for their accommodation compared with one in 12 mortgaged home owners, said the Resolution Foundation.
The gap highlights how the pandemic has deepened Britain’s chronic housing divide, the think tank says. One-in-five private renters has been furloughed or lost their job since the crisis began, compared with around one-in-seven mortgaged home owners.
The report is based on a YouGov survey of 6,005 UK adults aged 18 to 65 and supported by the Health Foundation. Resolution Foundation policy analyst Lindsay Judge said: “Britain already had a