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Cost of Living: Can’t Afford My Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

With mortgage rates up and rents soaring, the rapid increase in interest rates has left many at breaking point. Reporter Richard Bilton investigates what’s gone wrong with the UK’s housing market.

What does the winter hold for people struggling to get a home, or hold on to the one they already have? The rapid increase in interest rates has left many at breaking point. With mortgage rates up and rents soaring, Panorama spends time with those trying to survive, from young workers who’ve given up on ever owning a home of their own, to families facing eviction before Christmas. Reporter Richard Bilton investigates what’s gone wrong with the UK’s housing market.

29 minutes

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Reporter Richard Bilton
Producer Laura Burns
Executive Producer Andrew Head
Editor Karen Wightman

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