There will be a General Election at some point soon and for many this cannot come soon enough. Britain is broken. The economy is limping along, public services are crumbling after 14 years without the investment they need and a housing crisis which has been affecting Londoners is now being felt right across the country.

The stagnant economy, undermined by austerity, battered by Brexit and hit by a pandemic, a war in Ukraine and the disastrous Liz Truss Budget – her proudest moment apparently – just isn't delivering for ordinary people who are grappling with an ongoing cost of living crisis. At the centre of the rising cost of living are higher interest rates, thanks to Ms Truss, pushing up mortgage costs and rents, in a housing market that is already failing many.