Broken ladder: special report

The number of tenants being turned out of their homes by bailiffs rises to a record high, but the number of private landlords making claims to evict tenants falls, Ministry of Justice statistics show.

Hundreds of residents and supporters of the New Era estate in east London protest over fears that rents could triple after a takeover by US investment company Westbrook Partners.

Prime Minister David Cameron unveils a 20 per cent discount for first-time buyers – but will the move still freeze most people out of the housing market?

One in three working parents cut back on food to pay for housing costs, while one in ten say they or a partner skips meals says a new Shelter report. But the government says repossessions are falling.

Labour leader Ed Miliband is proposing reforms of the private rented sector, with three-year tenancies, limits on excessive rent rises and a ban on letting agents charging fees.

Mortgage applicants face tougher checks as lenders delve more deeply into people’s personal lives, from their plans for parenthood to how they will spend their old age.

In a dispute with your landlord over a rental deposit and don’t know what to do? Ciaran Jenkins answers the key questions about the rules landlords should be following.

For almost a decade landlords have been obliged by law to protect their tenants’ deposits. But Channel 4 News finds the protection on offer can’t stop a rogue letting agent in his tracks.

The lowest rung of the housing ladder is getting ever further out of reach for the average first-time buyer, surveyors warn.

New figures show there are now more tenants in the private rented sector than the social rented sector in England, but the number of owner-occupiers was at its lowest for a decade.

With Channel 4’s Benefits Street debate shining a spotlight on the issues raised by the programme, we explain why the series has made such powerful TV viewing.

With weekly rents soaring to more than half of average local wages in most of London, a generation of young renters has been left asking: “Where can I afford to live?”

Councils across the country were given a £4m cash boost in December to tackle rogue landlords in their area – but has anything changed?