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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 Generatoin 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
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
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LATEST NEWS
Students still struggling with cost-of-living four years after height of Covid
Freedom of Information requests, sent to 27 UK Universities, have revealed that student hardship fund applications have not yet returned
Research finds that private renting has a devestating impact on tenants’ mental health
Generation Rent and the National Survivor User Network (NSUN) have released a report detailing the devastating impact that renting privately
The Renters’ Rights Bill: Our Verdict
What a day for renters in England! The new Renters’ Rights Bill has been published. The Bill, introduced swiftly into
Positive steps in asylum and refugee homes, but government must do more
We are two months into a new government and already we have seen some positive steps in our treatment of
Students struggle amidst a lack of affordable on-campus accommodation across the UK
Only one in six on-campus university rooms in the UK have been found to be affordable for students, our latest
Homes, not landlords, are the key to rent affordability
The big news for renters since Labour entered government is the announcement of the Renters Rights Bill, which will finally
Renters reform back on the agenda
Yesterday, the King announced the new government’s plans and – as expected – the Renters Reform Bill is back. Only
Minority Ethnic groups living in colder homes than white renters
Generation Rent research indicates that Minority Ethnic communities are more likely to be living in colder homes that are more
The view from the frontline: How the renting crisis is hurting key workers
“I’m currently in major debt with my gas and electric because I’m choosing to pay my rent over that. My
What the new Labour Government could mean for renters
The results are in. The Labour Party has won the general election by a landslide and will form the next
Generation Rent hosts webinar for disabled private renters
Generation Rent has hosted a free online event with speakers from Disability Rights UK and Shelter to inform disabled private
One million renters could miss out on their vote
Are you one of the 1 million private renters who could miss out on your vote on 4 July? If