£10 to have a friend to stay? The hidden costs facing generation rent

Landlords and agents are cashing in on the shortfall in property by charging fees for everyday living A new sitcom began on Channel 4 this month about a group of young people who are forced to live together because they can't afford to pay sky-high rents for their own places. Crashing has been described as the comic voice of generation rent but, out in the real world, the joke has worn thin as tenants are hit with increasingly ridiculous demands for cash to secure properties in a highly competit...