Rents up £26.7m across Dover in last two years – new analysis

New analysis from Labour reveals the staggering hit to renters across Dover in the last two years, as the cost of living crisis continues to deepen for families throughout Britain.

The average rise in rents across our region over the last two years is £207 – hitting Dover’s 10,779 renters to the tune of £26,775,036.

Incredibly, Rishi Sunak failed to even mentioned the cost of living crisis at a Conservative Party Conference in which his housing minister smeared renters as ‘weed-smoking bad people in gangs’.

Labour has called for real action to support renters including a Renters’ Charter, providing new certainty for renters, ending ‘no-fault’ evictions and introducing four-month notice periods for landlords.

Publishing the figures, portfolio holder for private sector housing, Cllr Jamie Pout said,

“Renters in Dover have taken a hammering from the Conservatives’ cost of living crisis over the last two years – yet at Tory Conference this week, instead of the support they need, all they got were insults and inactivity.

“The truth is, the Conservatives crashed the economy and the rest of us will pay the price for years to come – and renters face a double whammy. Rents are soaring, and soaring interest rates have put that first home even further out of reach.

“This country badly needs a change from 13 years of Tory failure – and Labour has a plan to get our country back on its feet. Through our mission-led government we have a plan to deliver the highest sustained growth in the G7, and we would bring in a Renters’ Charter, providing new certainty for renters, ending ‘no-fault’ evictions and introducing four-month notice periods for landlords.”

Notes to Editors

Renters in Dover are paying £26,775,036 more than two years ago.

The average rise in monthly rents across the South East over the last two years is £207.

https://homelet.co.uk/homelet-rental-index

There are 10,779 Private Renters in Dover.

Source: Annual Population Survey, 2011 Census – Office for National Statistics, Live tables of dwelling stock, English Housing Survey – Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

We therefore estimate that the total increase across Dover is (£207 x 10,779 x 12) = £26,775,036.

At Conservative Party Conference, Tory Housing Minister, Rachel Maclean suggested many renters were ‘weed-smoking bad people in gangs’

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/five-most-insane-claims-actual-31091209

Labour’s Renters Charter would provide new help and support for renters

https://news.sky.com/story/labour-calls-for-urgent-protections-for-renters-including-no-fault-eviction-ban-despite-ruling-out-price-controls-12911345