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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
Renters’ Rights Bill
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. All renters deserve a warm, safe and secure home. However more than 1 million private rented homes are unsafe, uncomfortably cold,
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
Make deposits more affordable
Renters currently pay an average £1,118 for a deposit, on top of other moving costs and overlapping rent. Most of the time we have to find the new deposit before
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LATEST NEWS
Guarantor demands are cutting renters off from homes
Picture this. You’re looking for somewhere to rent. You scour the internet every day, make inquiries, go to viewings. It
Five takeaways for renting in 2025
Between October and November 2024, we surveyed 957 people who were private renters. This includes people with tenancies from before
One in four renters struggles to retrieve full deposit after tenancy
£5.4bn of private renters’ cash is held in Britain’s tenancy deposit protection (TDP) schemes, but new Generation Rent research suggests
Temporary rent increase restrictions lead to eightfold jump in renters challenging rent hikes (Press Release)
New analysis has found that temporary restrictions on rent increases in the Scottish private rented sector led to a more
Long read – A cycle of inequality: minority ethnic renters’ experiences of discrimination
The following article was originally published in the Discrimination Law Association’s March 2025, Briefings, Volume 84, 1113-1126. The full volume
Generation Rent: Response to Welsh Government Adequate Housing and Fair Rents White Paper
We have responded to the Welsh Government’s newly announced White Paper on Adequate Housing and Fair Rents, expressing concern over
A long-term vision for our homes: Generation Rent
At Generation Rent, our vision is simple: for everyone to live in a secure, quality and affordable home. We have
Research finds young minority ethnic young people being priced out of their own communities
Our latest research, in partnership with the media and education organisation for young people, Naked Politics, has found that young
Scotland steps closer to long term rent controls
Dan Wilson Craw, Deputy Chief Executive, Generation Rent Scotland is far ahead of other UK nations on making renting fairer
The Renters’ Rights Bill passes through the House of Commons
On 14th January, MPs voted to pass the Renters’ Rights Bill through the House of Commons with a sizeable majority
Renting Wrapped – our 2024
It’s been another incredibly busy year for Generation Rent. Renters have faced the worst rent inflation and evictions for many
Government must put homes at the centre of public health
The government must acknowledge the explicit and fundamental link between homes and health if it is going to meaningfully improve