OUR CAMPAIGNS
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
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
Renter survey results: rent rises, bidding wars and deposits
Increasing numbers of renters have faced a rent rise, according to our latest renter survey, but evictions appear to have
Minority ethnic renters face barriers to safe homes in Southwark
Research conducted by Generation Rent and Citizens Advice Southwark has found key barriers preventing local people from accessing safe and
No-fault eviction hits eight-year high following Capital Gains Tax cut
Section 21 evictions are at their highest level since June 2016, with 8,425 households in England taken to court under
Renting must stop failing renters in England
Parting words from our outgoing Head of Campaigns Conor O’Shea
It’s time to end Right to Rent checks
We are calling on the government to finally bring an end to the discriminatory Right to Rent policy. We have
I always thought that I was too smart to be scammed… and yet here we are
Generation Rent has conducted research which found that over half of Facebook Marketplace rental listings appear to be scams. Comparing
Most Facebook Marketplace rental listings appear to be scams
Our latest research finds that 56% of rental listings on Facebook Marketplace were properties found to be lifted from other
Dame Karen Buck appointed as Chair of Generation Rent
We are so pleased to announce the appointment of Dame Karen Buck as the new Chair of our Board. Karen
Six things renters need from the Chancellor tomorrow
Rachel Reeves has an opportunity to announce measures around tax, benefits and investment that would make renting more affordable