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Home sweet home
What makes your house feel like home? For those lucky enough to own their home it might be the freshly washed sheets, the family photos, or their favourite spot on
Freeze Rents Now
Bills are soaring and the cost of renting and energy is hurting renters across the country We need the Government to introduce temporary measures to help renters get through this
A Decent Homes Standard for the PRS
Every renter should expect certain standards from their home. A warm, safe and secure home is what all renters deserve. However more than 1 million private rented homes are unsafe,
Homes Not Hotels
Better conditions for renters in tourist hotspots In Britain’s holiday hotspots, landlords are taking homes and turning them into hotels. Renters tell us that they cannot find anywhere to live
Make deposits more affordable
Right now it costs an average of £808 to put down a deposit on a new home to rent. This is a huge amount of money, especially when you probably
End The Debt Crisis
Coronavirus created a rent debt crisis. Right now, 1 in 8 renters are in debt to their landlords, and millions more are worried about the rising cost of living. The
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RENTERS' STORIES
What it’s like to face a sudden rent increase – Jaime’s Story
Generation Rent supporter Jaime describes what it is like to face a sudden rent increase whilst renting as a family. My husband and I have two children, a boy...
I can’t move out of my miserable home – Maggie’s Story
Generation Rent supporter Maggie describes what it is like to be stuck in a poor standard home. I am a single, middle-aged woman currently renting a very substandard flat...
Evicted on Christmas Eve – John’s Story
Generation Rent supporter John describes just how terrible an unfair eviction during the Christmas period is.
In October we were given eight weeks notice to leave our family home of...
Shane’s Story – My unsafe home caught fire on New Year’s Eve
I have spent about a decade renting in the private sector. This covered my time as student through to working full time. Sometimes I've been tempted to try to...
We’ve spent £21,000 on moving costs since 2017 – James’s Story
Firstly, this isn't my real name, I've disguised it because we live in a rural area and if I am identified as the source of this story, it will...
Emma’s Story – Not even disabled renters are safe from evictions
Generation Rent supporter Emma explains what it's like facing a revenge eviction and the effect of discrimination in the private rental market as a disabled renter.
I just want to feel that this is my home – Katie’s story
Generation Rent supporter Katie tells us about the impossibility of making their house into a home in the current private rental market.
Section 21 evictions forever hang over me – Anna’s Story
Generation Rent supporter Anna tells her story of renting while Section 21 'no fault' evictions continue.
I have been renting my studio flat for about two...
LATEST NEWS
Tenant Fees Act – four years on
On this day in 2019, letting agents in England were banned from charging tenants fees for starting, renewing or ending
The Renters (Reform) Bill: Our Verdict
The Renters (Reform) Bill is here! It was finally published on Wednesday 17 May and is a significant milestone for
Discrimination against minority ethnic private renters
Research conducted by Generation Rent has revealed shocking discrimination towards minority ethnic communities while navigating the private rental market. The
Holiday let proposals shut stable door after the horse has bolted
Today the government published new plans for regulating holiday lets in England. As we’ve reported, thousands of homes have been
Podcast Make Sure You Can Vote on 4 May 2023
In this episode of the Generation Rent podcast, Tilly Smith, Generation Rent’s Campaigns and Partnership’s Officer chats to Niki Nixon, the Head
The New How To Rent Guide
When you start a tenancy, your landlord must provide you with certain information and documentation related to the property. This
Ben Twomey appointed Director of Generation Rent
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Twomey as our new Director. Ben joins us from his current
The obstacles Ukrainian refugees face in accessing housing in the UK and the threat of a homelessness crisis
“We are returning to Ukraine because we have not found an apartment to rent” As of March 2023, 222,000 visas
1100 homes private rented homes with dangerous mould not covered by Awaab’s Law
Local councils in England found 1,106 private rented homes with dangerous levels of damp and mould in 2021-22, our research
LUHC Select Committee Report on the White Paper “Reforming the Private Rented Sector” – Our Verdict
4.6 million households who live in the private rented sector (PRS) continue to wait for the Renters Reform Bill to
Where has renting grown the most since 2011?
Today we learned that the population of private renters grew by more than 1 million households between 2011 and 2021.
Foxtons and the Tenant Fees Act
Since 2019, it has been illegal for letting agents and landlords to charge tenants fees for starting a tenancy –