Government and landlords reach deal to progress the Renters (Reform) Bill: our reaction
Today, government correspondence has appeared in the press which details a number of concessions made to landlord groups and pro-landlord MPs in order to progress the Renters (Reform) Bill. The […]
Renting around the World: Comparing Europe to England
In the first Renting around the World piece, we look at how some European countries compare to England on security of tenure. Security of tenure is one of the biggest […]
Scottish government sets out long term rent control plans
Today the Scottish government has published the Housing (Scotland) Bill, which contains proposals for a new system of rent controls in Scotland. The proposals go further than the Rent Pressure […]
Ten years of campaigning for renters
On 26th March 2014, Generation Rent launched. We had a team of 5, some big ideas and polling which showed that a third of us faced the dilemma of heating […]
Campaign update – Parliamentary Committee backs Generation Rent calls on Local Housing Allowance
Generation Rent saw a campaign success today as a new report by the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee has called for the UK Government to introduce a new […]
Rents up 9% across UK
Yesterday the Office for National Statistics released their analysis of rents in the UK, and the results are shocking but not surprising to renters. It shows that rents have increased […]
Welsh Parliament hears that key workers are locked-out of renting in the country
Renting in Wales is unaffordable for a range of key workers, with the median rent in Cardiff worth 48% of a teaching assistant’s salary, new research from Generation Rent told […]
How Police and Crime Commissioners can support renters
On Thursday 2nd May, voters across England and Wales will elect Police and Crime Commissioners (or Metro Mayors with policing responsibility). The candidates who win these elections will have the […]
Government plans to tackle holiday lets ‘must go further’, say Generation Rent
Yesterday, the UK Government announced measures to combat the proliferation of short term lets, which have been driving up rents and forcing people out of their communities. Our research previously found that […]
How Metro Mayors can support renters
On Thursday 2nd May, voters in ten city regions will elect Metro Mayors. These are: East Midlands – Greater Manchester – Liverpool City Region – London – North East –South […]