The Rent Trap

How we Fell into It and How we Get Out of It

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Economic Conditions
Cover of the book The Rent Trap by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj, Pluto Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj ISBN: 9781783717507
Publisher: Pluto Press Publication: March 20, 2016
Imprint: Pluto Press Language: English
Author: Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
ISBN: 9781783717507
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication: March 20, 2016
Imprint: Pluto Press
Language: English

Deregulation, revenge evictions, parliamentary corruption and day-to-day instability: these are the realities for the eleven million people currently renting privately in the UK. At the same time, house prices are skyrocketing and the generational promise of home ownership is now an impossible dream for many. This is the rent-trap, an inescapable consequence of market-induced inequality.

Rosie Walker and Samir Jeraj offer the first critical account of what is really going on in the private rented sector and expose the powers which are conspiring to oppose regulation. A quarter of British MPs are landlords, rent strike is almost impossible and snap evictions are growing, but in the light of these hurdles The Rent Trap will show how people are starting to fight back.

Drawing on inspiration from movements in the UK, Europe and further afield, The Rent Trap will cohere current experiences of those fighting the financial burdens, health risks and vicious behaviour of landlords in an attempt to put an end to the dominant narratives that normalise rent extraction and undermine our fundamental rights.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Deregulation, revenge evictions, parliamentary corruption and day-to-day instability: these are the realities for the eleven million people currently renting privately in the UK. At the same time, house prices are skyrocketing and the generational promise of home ownership is now an impossible dream for many. This is the rent-trap, an inescapable consequence of market-induced inequality.

Rosie Walker and Samir Jeraj offer the first critical account of what is really going on in the private rented sector and expose the powers which are conspiring to oppose regulation. A quarter of British MPs are landlords, rent strike is almost impossible and snap evictions are growing, but in the light of these hurdles The Rent Trap will show how people are starting to fight back.

Drawing on inspiration from movements in the UK, Europe and further afield, The Rent Trap will cohere current experiences of those fighting the financial burdens, health risks and vicious behaviour of landlords in an attempt to put an end to the dominant narratives that normalise rent extraction and undermine our fundamental rights.

More books from Pluto Press

Cover of the book The Dutch Atlantic by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
Cover of the book Eradicating Extreme Poverty by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
Cover of the book Tweets and the Streets by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
Cover of the book A 'Toxic Genre' by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
Cover of the book Poverty and Neoliberalism by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
Cover of the book Becoming Arab in London by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
Cover of the book Stitched Up by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
Cover of the book The Conundrum of Russian Capitalism by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
Cover of the book Anti-Arab Racism in the USA by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
Cover of the book A World of Insecurity by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
Cover of the book Ethnicity and Nationalism by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
Cover of the book Artwash by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
Cover of the book From Antz to Titanic by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
Cover of the book In Foreign Fields by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
Cover of the book Struck Out by Rosie Walker, Samir Jeraj
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy