Ending Fuel Poverty: if not now, when?
Today sees the first major public lobby of the new parliament, with up to 8000 people descending on the House of Commons from across the country to speak to their MPs about climate change.
Renters should be interested in this because the number one domestic policy demand will be ‚ÄòWarm homes for all’ – and this means making energy efficiency an infrastructure spending priority, as our friends the Energy Bill Revolution have called for in the run-up to the General Election.
Shedding light on letting fees
If you’re thinking of moving to the north east London borough of Waltham Forest, be sure to check what letting fees you’d have to pay with each agent. Our friends at Waltham Forest Renters have published a list of all the area’s letting agents and what fees they display online. A two-person household could find themselves paying between £150 and £792 depending on who they pick. The story has been picked up in the local press and by Londonist.
