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My rent has gone up £300 a month’: Pain of soaring costs and zero hours contracts
Urwah Chaudhary is one of millions of Britons struggling with the cost of living and record-breaking rent price increases.The full-time student, who works as a call centre agent on a minimum wage on a zero-hours contract, has faced a monthly rent increase of £900 to £1,200 in the space of a year.Inflation, the increase in prices in the rental market in the area and struggling to afford the mortgage after successive Bank of England interest rate hikes, were the reasons given by her landlord for the hefty additional monthly outlay.The increased cost of basic items, such as food and energy,...
Khan calls for end to ‘everyday extortion’ of unfair charges for leaseholders
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is urging ministers to end the “everyday extortion” of unfair service charges for leaseholders.He is demanding legal powers for leaseholders to withhold service charge payments where the justification has not been set out in writing.The City Hall incumbent’s intervention comes less than a week before the May 2 mayoral election in the capital, where he is seeking a historic third term in office.At their worst, they (service charges) amount to the everyday extortion of leaseholders and a shameful abuse of power by landlords and freeholdersSadiq KhanHe said: “If leaseholders face large increases in their service charge...
Bless the frontline folks
Flicking boogers. Through years of working with people — many people, I’ve noticed this habitual pattern: Nonprofits, faith communities, and corporations (humanity) often flick people with difficult behaviors and situations off to others with referrals, deflecting or excuses related to fit. To be fair, this happens in relationships and even intimate family systems, too.
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