A quarter of older tenants expect to stay in private rental sector for life– report

42% of respondents felt stressed in the private rental sector due to accommodation insecurity

45% of respondents had either recently or previously received a termination of tenancy notice from their landlords several of which had been invalid. Picture: Getty

A quarter of older tenants expect to remain in the private rental sector for life, new research indicates.

Respondents said they simply felt there were no other options available to them unless an opportunity to access a social housing or other housing presented itself.

A joint report by housing charity Threshold together with Alone – the charity supporting older people – looked at a mix of existing data, interviews with 31 older renters and qualitative ...