So the people of you who don't want to work at the company, that’s fine with me," he says. "I'm not mad at you, don't be mad at me. It's a free country, you can walk with your feet.

"The renting market out there is ridiculous," added Robert, who has become one of 8.4 million people in England and Wales living alone. He spends 41% of his £1,700 monthly salary on a one-bed ...