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Rack renting — OCR History B Definition | GradeGen.AI

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Rack renting

GCSEOCRJ411

Rack renting

Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Daily lives.

Definition

The practice of charging unfairly high rent to maximise profit or force the eviction of a tenant.

Exam Context

Rack renting appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for The Elizabethans (1580–1603), especially Daily lives and Poverty.

The Elizabethans (1580–1603)Daily lives Poverty

Found in Revision Notes

The Elizabethans (1580–1603)

Poverty

Daily lives • Poverty

Related Key Terms

Able-bodied poor Deserving poor Enclosure Houses of Correction

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Life Cycle of Poverty

National Efficiency