It comes as rents have soared in Greater Manchester over the past year. The letter also calls for an immediate ban on evictions 'until the cost of living crisis is over' and for no-fault evictions to be banned. The open letter has also been signed by the Greater Manchester Tenants Union and Greater Manchester Law Centre, as well as the Green Party. Prior to this crisis, renters were already spending four to five times as much as owner-occupiers on housing. Greater Manchester Tenants Union says tenants in the region are already facing unaffordable hikes in rent.
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