renting

Official figures show the cost of renting a home has also risen.

He said he thought he was signing a two-year deal with Hii Com and did not know he was renting the phones under a finance arrangement with another company.

An experienced chef, he said a breakdown in family relations had cost him his home, and the cost of renting had prevented him from securing another property.

A number are renting cars because their personal vehicles are being followed.

It means despite Kari's above-average salary, he has had less time to save for a property - something he thinks is essential before becoming a parent because of the "relatively insecure" nature of renting.