DEADLINE: Today is the last day landlords can apply to court using a Section 21 notice. If they miss today’s deadline to apply, they will need to start again using the new Section 8 grounds under the Renters’ Rights Act.
Generation Rent
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The voice of private renters. We campaign to make our homes safe, secure and affordable. Team behind #VentYourRent and #HomesNotHotels https://linktr.ee/GenerationRentUK
Homes are the foundations of our lives, yet rents have spiralled beyond what most people can afford. That’s why we invited people to write to Angela Rayner, urging her to bring rent controls back on the agenda 🧵👇
It’s disappointing to hear Angela Rayner ruling out rent controls. They’re the only real solution to the biggest problem facing private renters, the cost of rent. Hear our Head of Campaigns, @nyejones92.bsky.social, break it down on @bbc5live.bsky.social
📢 Big news: We are delighted to welcome Holly Williamson as our new Chief Executive, succeeding Ben Twomey. A private renter herself, Holly brings a decade of policy, campaigning & legal experience to the role, ready to keep fighting for renters’ rights across the UK. 🏠
BREAKING: The Cost of Renting Receipt 1988 was the last time we had rent controls in England. Since then rents have risen by 1,200%. If our groceries had risen at the same rate, a standard ten-item shop would cost nearly £120, more than five times what it costs today.
Renters have new protections from unreasonable rent rises, excessive demands for upfront rent, and bidding wars. We've looked at what these mean at a time when rent rises have slowed, and how useful they'll be the next time rents shoot up Read more: www.generationrent.org/2026/07/22/r...
What to expect from your rent under the Renters Rights Act - Generation Rent
The Renters Rights Act does a lot of things to make renting better, from providing better protections from eviction to making it easier to tackle negligent landlords. But it does […]
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BREAKING: Angela Rayner has been appointed as the new Secretary of State for Housing, the department which oversees private renting policy. We look forward to working with her to make sure all renters have the secure and affordable home they need. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Andy Burnham picks John Healey for Chancellor as Angela Rayner makes big comeback
Mr Burnham has appointed senior Cabinet ministers to deliver ‘the most significant change moment in our politics for 40 years’
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LATEST: Our latest analysis of government data finds that Black renter households are 2x as likely to have faced homelessness as a result of a S21 eviction compared to the rest of the population, shining a spotlight on the racial inequality in UK housing. www.generationrent.org/2026/07/13/b...
Black households twice as likely to face Section 21 homelessness - Generation Rent
The private rented sector (PRS) houses the highest proportions of ethnic minorities relative to any other tenure, yet certain groups are still subject to persistent racial discrimination locking them ...
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Letting agents are bullying tenants into leaving without serving a Section 8 notice, even claiming an eviction for sale counts against them for future rentals. It could cost the agent a £7,000 fine. Read more: www.gov.uk/guidance/enf...
A scammer posing as a letting agent went as far as registering with a deposit protection scheme and insuring the tenants deposit before doing a runner with their money. www.londoncentric.media/p/london-ren...
London's rental scammers have infiltrated the schemes meant to stop them
London's scammers find a new tactic • "I felt sick... They’re doing everything except for actually having a flat." • What happens when the scammers get inside the systems?
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Renters in Brighton spend 42% of their income on rent, well beyond what's considered affordable. No one should have to choose between rent and eating. Watch our Head of Campaigns, @nyejones92.bsky.social, explain on BBC Politics South East:
Renters - we want to hear from you! Temperatures are smashing through 30 degrees again - are you able to keep your home bearable, and what are you doing to deal with the heat? Tell us in the replies!
We've passed 16,000 signatures. That’s 16,000 of us who are demanding a fairer, faster deposit system. If you haven’t signed yet, what are you waiting for? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/gi...
Stop landlords holding our deposits hostage!
Too many renters are losing out to fake damage claims and dodgy deposit schemes. Let's force landlords to hand our money back quickly and fairly. Add your name to the petition today:
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The Housing Committee is RIGHT! The government must implement Awaab’s Law immediately to prevent further preventable deaths for children and vulnerable people living in rented homes. Read the full findings here: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5902/cm...
Housing Conditions in the Private Rented Sector
Report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
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Stamp duty and council tax trap renters in unsuitable homes. We're 21k signatures from forcing a Parliament debate on property tax reform (deadline 22/7). Sign the petition by @fairershare.bsky.social: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Petition: Commission a full Independent Review of Council Tax and Stamp Duty
We call on the Government to commission a full, independent review of Council Tax and Stamp Duty to deliver the fundamental, evidence-based reform the UK’s housing market urgently needs.
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Want to know how the fight for renters' rights is going? Every three months, we round up our campaigns, media coverage, and the moments that mattered, straight to your inbox. Sign up here: www.generationrent.org/join-generat...
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JOIN GENERATION RENT Help us fight for renters rights. Together we are powerful. Our members have helped us secure a better deal for renters and hold criminal landlords to account. […]
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Greedy landlords hold deposits hostage, but the government is redesigning the tenancy deposit system, and we have a chance to change that. Read our Deputy Chief Exec @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social’s op-ed in @bigissue.com 👇 www.bigissue.com/opinion/land...
The insurance-backed deposit protection schemes give greedy landlords a lot of leverage at the end of tenancies. Good news that the government is looking at scrapping them - but must take the opportunity to get money back to renters quicker Read more: www.telegraph.co.uk/money/proper...
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The government is redesigning the tenancy deposit system - we have a chance to change the rules so landlords give renters our money back quicker when we move. Sign the petition you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/gi...
“When your home is actively harming your health, you feel like the whole system is against you." Says @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social in @labourlist.bsky.social The government must accelerate measures to improve the quality of renters homes labourlist.org/2026/06/rent...
'Renters need to see changes to decent standards soon' - LabourList
Accelerating the Decent Homes Standard and Awaab's Law will show people the change a Labour Government can make to their everyday lives.
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While the law has caught up with Freddie Priestly this time, justice for these appalling crimes is sadly all too rare. High rents leave many vulnerable to scams, with low-income people, least able to afford losses, often the main targets. Read for more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bermondsey fraudster who scammed renters out of £77k jailed
Freddie Priestley, who admitted stealing thousands of pounds from would-be tenants, is jailed for 35 months.
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Bristol is the most unaffordable city for renters in England. Renters send their landlord 5 & a half months of income each year. We urgently need @mayorhelengodwin.bsky.social & local politicians to pledge their support for new powers to tackle unaffordable rents. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bristol is England's least affordable city to rent in - should more be done?
Data shows the average cost of rent in the city amounts to 45% of the average salary.
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Tomorrow is Cost of Rent Day in Bristol, meaning renters send their landlord a massive 5 1/2 months of their earnings each year. We've partnered with the Bristol Fair Renting Campaign to urge local politicians to pledge their support for new powers to tackle unaffordable rents.
We’re delighted the Campaign for the Renters’ Rights Act has been awarded 2nd place at the annual @smkcampaigners.bsky.social Campaign Awards. Thank you to renters across the country who made it possible ❤️
Rent control is popular but there are many ways of designing it - each comes with trade-offs. We’ve taken a look at 3 recent reports that have tried to strike the right balance. Read more on the blog 👇 www.generationrent.org/2026/06/10/w...
What could rent control in England look like? - Generation Rent
Rent costs so much that the average renter household in England spends 36% of their income on keeping a roof over their heads. That’s almost four and a half months […]
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Demands for rent control are growing, but it could take a number of different forms, and deciding on the policy to pursue involves making some trade-offs. Last month we got three think tank reports in quick succession looking at how rent control could work in England. 🧵
We're in a housing emergency so the government and councils need to take every opportunity to build the homes we need - that includes the green belt, especially near existing railway stations. Watch our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social, explain on @itvnews.bsky.social
We’re delighted that The Campaign for the Renters’ Rights Act has been recognised with a shortlist place for the Sheila McKechnie Foundation National Campaigner Awards 2026 🎉 Learn more: smk.org.uk/what-we-do/c...
National Campaigner Awards | Sheila McKechnie Foundation | SMK
National Campaigner Awards: Celebrating the best changemakers and the most successful campaigns every year!
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June 2 was London Cost of Rent Day, the point in the year when the average London renter has effectively earned enough to cover a year's rent. Watch our Head of Campaigns, Nye Jones,explain on the London Standard: youtube.com/watch?v=BqVl...
London Cost of Rent Day: Why the 'bread and butter' of London are being priced out of the city
YouTube video by The London Standard
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