An East London renter has been awarded almost £4000 with a tribunal describing the behaviour of the landlord who left them trapped in their room as “appalling”.

Almost half of UK landlords say that they are prepared to make changes to their property to accommodate the needs of older tenants, according to newly released data from Paragon.

While average tenants are paying 23.5% of their net earnings on the cost of renting, this figure climbs as high as 42.8% in the nation’s least affordable pockets of the rental...