Peter Felix paints and decorates other people’s homes for a living, but he says it is frustrating that he cannot afford one of his own.
He and his partner, Rebecca Wilson, are in their early 40s. They have been renting together for nearly three years, and are losing hope of ever owning a house.
Peter is among the many people who got in touch with the BBC via Your Voice, Your Vote to tell us that housing is the most important issue for them during this election.
Peter and Rebecca, who works in car insurance, each earn about £30,000 a year before tax, and rent a three-bedroom house in south-west Birmingham.
Their rent is £950 a month without bills and has risen twice in the past 18 months.
Like many people around the UK, they are desperate to buy their own house, but are struggling to save enough for a deposit.
“To buy a house and rent at the same time is almost impossible,” says Rebecca.
They are beginning to wonder whether they should give up, or whether the politicians can promise them any help. It would win their votes, they say.
Housing policy has never been more important in an election. While the cost-of-living squeeze from rising energy and food costs has started to ease, there is no such luck with housing.
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