A THIRD of Tory tenants will leave the Tories in the next election unless Liz Truss helps them buy a house, new polls show.
Private renters will be kingmakers in 38 rocking chairs like Hastings and Rye and Milton Keynes North, which could determine the outcome, research from The Sun shows.
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A new MPR poll for Shelter shows as many as 15 million voters — half the electorate — say fixing the busted market will affect which box they tick when the next general election comes.
The figure skyrockets to two-thirds of private renters.
Poll of over 10,000 voters shows growing ‘rent wall’ that could determine outcome as ‘red wall’ propelled Boris to power in 2019.
But they haven’t decided who to vote for yet.
Mrs Truss cut stamp duties for millions of Britons in its budget last week – which will help first-time buyers buy their first home.
But thanks to skyrocketing prices, millions are still locked out.
Economists have warned that the housing market could collapse as a result of Kwasi Quarteng’s mini budget.
The Chancellor’s announcement of the £45bn tax cut shocked markets and sparked fears that mortgage rates could rise as a result of massive government borrowing to pay for the austerity measures.
Polly Neate, Chief Executive of Housing charity Shelter said: “Private renting voters will be critical in the next general election, but they feel let down by politicians who haven’t done enough on housing.”
Aaron Iftikhar, director at Stack Data Strategy, said: “This work shows that not only do conservatives have Red Wall seats to worry about, they also need to tackle a growing ‘rent wall’ in the conservative heartland, where voters who are renting privately are disillusioned with the party.”
