Chris Lacey
- Insight
Prepare for private-rented sector explosion
Mouldy carpets, erratic heating and dangerous fire escapes. Cold winters, overgrown gardens and aggressive landlords: our experiences of renting are unhappy memories we confine to our past.
- Markets
Private thoughts: Stanford could look to US as model
Dear Andrew Stanford, Good luck in your new job as head of the government’s Private Rented Sector Taskforce, which you started on 1 April. I hope this is not a bad omen for you!