According to Shelter's analysis of the latest English Housing Survey stats, 1.1 million families are now renting their homes from a private landlord, nearly double the amount there were five years ago.The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed the stats finding that private and social rented sectors are now equal in size.Shelter's analysis of the stats reveal that:•The East Midlands saw the fastest growth in private renting between 2008 and 2011, with a 44% increase in the n...
