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Slam the brakes on soaring rents
Slam the brakes on soaring rents Private rents are like a runaway train with no driver. The cost of renting has soared well above wages in recent years, with more
End housing inequality
No renter should have to face discrimination or inequality If you are a migrant, refugee or minority ethnic renter, have community engagement experience or just want to help Generation Rent
Homes Not Hotels
Petition: Give councils the power to control the number of holiday lets In Britain’s holiday hotspots, landlords are taking homes and turning them into hotels. Since the emergence of Airbnb
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LATEST NEWS
London renters lose over five months of pay a year to soaring rents (PRESS RELEASE)
Generation Rent is urging the government to take urgent action on soaring rents this ‘London: Cost of Rent Day’, which
Generation Rent and supporters head to 10 Downing Street
On 20/05/2026, Generation Rent staff, together with a number of supporters, attended a reception at 10 Downing Street to mark
Renters lose over four months of pay a year to soaring rents (PRESS RELEASE)
Generation Rent and the Renters’ Reform Coalition are urging the government to take action to slam the brakes on soaring rents this
Happy Renters Rights Day!
Today is the biggest day in Generation Rent’s 12 year history: Section 21 is no more and the biggest reforms
Rent freeze could save renters over £300 a year (PRESS RELEASE)
The government’s proposed rent freeze could save renters on average £324 a year according to new analysis from the campaign
Generation Rent publishes manifesto for renters in Scotland
Ahead of the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections on May 7th, Generation Rent is urging all political parties to commit to
Housing crisis pushing key workers out of London, Generation Rent analysis reveals (press release)
Renting your own home in London is unaffordable for most key workers, with even teachers, nurses and bus drivers struggling
The Renters’ Rights Act: a turning point for London’s renters, if enforced properly
In three years to 2024, over a third of London councils did not prosecute a single criminal landlord. At the
Government confirms lower than expected fee to challenge rent increases
Following campaigning from Generation Rent and the Renters’ Reform Coalition, the government has confirmed that the new fees for renters
New report: Making energy efficiency work for private renters.
Private renters in England and Wales are living in cold, damp and mouldy homes and forking out vast sums every
MPs debate voter registration after advert exposes barriers renters face
Rightmove Advert – Example of Landlord Voter Suppression One of our supporters recently flagged a dodgy Rightmove rental listing for
“Disgraceful”: Generation Rent responds to Reform UK plans to repeal tenancy reforms (PRESS RELEASE)
Policy would be “a gift to unscrupulous landlords” Generation Rent has slammed Reform UK’s latest policy to scrap the Renters’