Shelter report highlights 'unaffordable' private rent increases.

You may well have heard about Shelter the housing charity in relation to their campaigns to help the homeless. However, Shelter also carries out research in other areas of the housing market. One such area is the private renting sector and how rent increases are outstripping wages.

The quality and quantity of affordable housing impacts on many other areas of social policy so this is something that I would strongly suggest you take a look at. The report summary gives you a short overview and from there you can access the full report by following the link called 'Private Rent Watch Report 1'.

This will be the first in a series of reports commissioned by Shelter leading up to Christmas.