The Rental Crunch - "It's split up our family"

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The number of homes available to rent has fallen by a third since the pandemic. It’s one of the reasons tenants are facing an 11% price hike when they sign up for new properties. Exclusive figures from property website Zoopla shared with the BBC, say lettings agencies currently have an average of 10 homes advertised for rent, rather than 16 per agency before the pandemic. For 5 Minutes On and as part of the BBC's Rental Health week, our Cost of Living Correspondent, Colletta Smith, went to meet Emily in Reading to hear how her family has been separated by the rental crunch… For more podcasts like this - offering an in-depth look at rented housing in the UK - go to BBC Sounds and search for Rental Health Image Credit: BBC News