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As people flocked to the cities for work at the boom of the industrial revolution, the need to for house grew fast; too fast. Whilst there were some men, like Robert Owen, who worked hard to build good houses even thought it took more time, most would not. These builders ruthlessly exploited the people in need of homes by erecting poor, and often unsanitary, shoddily built houses. Industrial workers often paid unreasonably high rents for, …

…amp;gt;<Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/>The every day living conditions for the people of the industrial revolution were horrendous, and the working conditions weren't much better, if not worse. The horrible sanitation, cramped close quarters, shoddy house construction, and rampant disease all made for a very hard life.