{"id":352002,"date":"2025-08-17T16:06:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T16:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/352002\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T16:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T16:06:16","slug":"barnets-greater-proportion-of-rented-homes-than-london-average","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/352002\/","title":{"rendered":"Barnet’s greater proportion of rented homes than London average"},"content":{"rendered":"

33% of the 160,393 homes in Barnet were privately rented in 2023 compared to 22% across London reports Adam Care, Data Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"AAcross England, 21% of homes were privately rented, 62% were owner-occupied and 17% were socially rented \u2013 (Credit \u2013 Radar)<\/p>\n

Barnet has a greater proportion of private rented homes than the London average, new figures show.<\/p>\n

Shelter warned the UK has been \u201chaemorrhaging\u201d affordable social homes for decades, forcing millions into \u201cgrim and grotty\u201d private rentals.<\/p>\n

New estimates based on census and other housing survey data<\/a> from the Office for National Statistics suggest 33% of the 160,393 homes in Barnet were privately rented in 2023, the most recent year with available figures.<\/p>\n

This was above the average of 22% across London.<\/p>\n

It also suggests 55% of Barnet homes were owner-occupied, with 28% owned with a mortgage or loan, and 27% owned outright.<\/p>\n

Social rent homes made up 12% of homes.<\/p>\n

Across England<\/a>, 21% of homes were privately rented, 62% were owner-occupied and 17% were socially rented.<\/p>\n

Mairi MacRae, director of campaigns, policy and communications at Shelter, said: \u201cRight now, 1.3 million households are stuck languishing on social housing waiting lists.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith genuinely affordable social homes few and far between, people are left with an impossible choice: endure dismal conditions and eye-watering rents or face the terrifying threat of homelessness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s only one way to ensure everyone has access to a safe, secure and affordable home and that\u2019s building social rent homes.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added the government\u2019s \u00a339 billion investment in the Social and Affordable Homes Programme is \u201ca step in the right direction\u201d but called for it to be ramped up \u201cto 90,000 a year for ten years.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its election manifesto last year, Labour said it would \u201cget Britain building again\u201d, committing to building 1.5 million new homes by the end of the Parliament.<\/p>\n

However, data released this week suggests a fresh housebuilding slump, with activity in the UK\u2019s construction sector dropping at the fastest rate in more than five years in July.<\/p>\n

The latest S&P Global UK construction purchasing managers\u2019 index showed June saw the fastest drop in overall activity since May 2020, when the industry was impacted by the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n

Housebuilding activity also declined sharply again after tipping into growth in June for the first time in nine months.<\/p>\n

Joe Hayes, principal economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said the latest data indicated a \u201cfresh setback\u201d for the UK construction sector, with firms \u201cpreparing for challenging times ahead\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ben Twomey, chief executive of Generation Rent, said for many renters, saving for a deposit while rents soar \u201cis like pushing a boulder up a hill that keeps getting steeper and steeper\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s no wonder half of private renters have no savings whatsoever,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He called for regional mayors to be given powers to limit rent rises, echoing calls made by Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan.<\/p>\n

A Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government spokesperson said: \u201cThe government inherited an unprecedented housing crisis, but through our Plan for Change we will deliver 1.5 million homes where they are most needed and transform the private rented sector through the Renters\u2019 Rights Bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough our landmark planning reforms and the Planning and Infrastructure Bill we will drive UK housebuilding to its highest level in over 40 years, alongside delivering the biggest boost to social and affordable housing in a generation backed by \u00a339 billion investment.\u201d<\/p>\n

They added tenants will be given the right to \u201cdirectly challenge excessive rent hikes\u201d, and will get greater security through \u201ccapping advance payments to one month\u2019s rent and banning unfair bidding wars\u201d.<\/p>\n

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