We talk about food poverty and fuel poverty, but almost never about rent poverty. Yet rent is now the biggest driver of inequality in Britain. Thatcher’s deregulation turned homes into speculative assets, and tenants into disposable people. It’s time for a change. In this video, I explain why rent poverty is central to our inequality crisis — and why Britain urgently needs a new Rent Act.
0:00 – Introduction: Wealth, Land & Rents
1:00 – Land Ownership and UK Wealth
2:30 – Rent Poverty: The Hidden Crisis
4:00 – The Rent Act 1977: Protecting Tenants
5:30 – Security of Tenure: Why It Matters
7:00 – Fair Rents and Tenant Rights
8:30 – Thatcher’s Reversal: Deregulation Begins
10:00 – The Rise of Buy-to-Let and Inequality
11:30 – Why We Need a New Rent Act
13:00 – Conclusion: Tackling Rent Poverty for a Fair Future
Credit to : Richard J Murphy