Renters urged to send a postcard to Angela Rayner
Generation Rent has launched a new campaign, urging renters to send a real, printed postcard to the new Housing Secretary Angela Rayner, urging the government to introduce a limit on […]
Generation Rent unveils the ‘Cost of Renting Receipt’ (PRESS RELEASE)
Generation Rent has today unveiled the ‘Cost of Renting Receipt’*, laying bare the huge increase in the cost of private rents since the 1988 Housing Act. The campaign group’s analysis** […]
What could rent control in England look like?
Rent costs so much that the average renter household in England spends 36% of their income on keeping a roof over their heads. That’s almost four and a half months […]
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
Relying on compassion isn’t working
The Government have asked landlords to show ‘compassion’ and work with tenants to accommodate their circumstances, but renters have told us that this is not happening.