The dearth of new housing, allied to the rapidly growing population and continued rationing of mortgage funds for first-time buyers, has been a key factor behind the relentless upward trend in the cost of being a tenant. The average rent paid by private tenants in England and Wales reached a new… – Source
Households’ income from employment declined at the slowest pace since July 2011 and people working in the private sector in particular saw a stabilisation in their wages, although incomes fell in the public sector for the 22nd month in a row. The study said the strain on people’s pockets had been… – Source
Cotchford Farm, in East Sussex, is forever etched into rock-and-roll history as the place where, in July 1969, guitarist Brian Jones was found floating face down in the swimming pool. The Sixties rock star, sacked by the Rolling Stones, of all people, for being out of control, as against the young… – Source
