Two out of every five tenants say they plan to remain in a rented home rather than buy property, the Deposit Protection Service has said.
In a survey of 1,000 tenants whose deposits are registered with the UK’s biggest provider, 38.4% told the DPS that they were not looking to buy a property and would instead continue to rent long term.
Of those hoping to live in their own property, 25.5% said they hoped to own within six months, although 62% said they did expect to within the next year.
Julian Foster, managing director of the DPS, said: “Renting is a vital part of the housing sector, and a significant proportion of the UK population choose to be tenants as it better suits their life plan or lifestyles.
“The UK needs a flexible residential sector that suits the varied life choices and priorities of our diverse population, and the rental sector plays an important role in providing people with real housing options.”
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Suits their life plan?
If that means getting to retirement day and suddenly realising that you’re going to have keep forking out ever increasing rent out of a pension that’s next to nothing it doesn’t seem much of a life plan to me.
It’ll mean having to move to a much cheaper property ie in a c***y area just at the time when you’ll be spending more time in your chicken coop.
Generation rent is a time bomb waiting to explode.