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Tenants

VICKY SPRATT

From Shelf: Booksssss Pandora Sykes (@PINsykes) enjoyed this year as seen on Twitter. Fic and Non fic.

The urgent story of this country's biggest crisis, told through the lives of those it most affects.

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022, METRO, EVENING STANDARD, REFINERY29, COSMOPOLITAN 'Tenants should be compulsory reading for every politician' - Pandora Sykes 'Important heartbreaking and shocking ... it forces you to step back, look at the whole wretched system and think: "Why do we put up with this?" Whether you are a tenant or a landlord, or indeed a government minister, this is a vital read.' The Times 'A major new book on the history and politics of renting' Evening Standard A WATERSTONES BEST POLITICS BOOK OF 2022 A TIMES BEST BUSINESS BOOK OF 2022 Tony is facing eviction instead of enjoying retirement; Limarra isn't 'homeless enough' to get help from the council; and for Kelly and her asthmatic son Morgan, another new rented house is a matter of life and death. This is twenty-first century Britain, where millions are trying to build lives in privately rented accommodation, which creates profit for landlords but not safe and stable homes for tenants. This fierce and moving account tells their stories, and the story of how we built a housing system where homelessness is a constant threat. Award-winning housing journalist Vicky Spratt traces decades of bad decisions to show how and why the British dream of homeownership has withered and the safety net of social housing has unravelled. She has spent years talking with those on the frontline all around the country. Here, she illuminates the ways this national emergency cuts across generations, class and education and is devastating our health, destroying communities and transforming the social, economic and political landscape beyond recognition. But it is not irreversible. The Covid-19 pandemic showed that radical action is possible, and there are real steps we can take to give everyone the chance of a good home. This urgent, ground breaking book leads the way.

Format:
Hardback
Pages:
352
Publisher:
Profile Books Ltd
ISBN:
9781788161275
Published Date:
19/5/2022
Dimensions:
240mm x 164mm x 36mm
Weight:
560g
Category:
Social issues & processes

RRP: £20

Format: Hardback

ISBN: 9781788161275


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