Generation Rent and supporters head to 10 Downing Street
On 20/05/2026, Generation Rent staff, together with a number of supporters, attended a reception at 10 Downing Street to mark the Renters’ Rights Act finally becoming law. The reception was […]
New report: Making energy efficiency work for private renters.
Private renters in England and Wales are living in cold, damp and mouldy homes and forking out vast sums every month for the privilege. It’s unfair, harmful to health and […]
New rules to make our homes cheaper to heat
On Wednesday, the government announced its Warm Homes Plan, which sets out how UK homes will be made cheaper to heat, produce lower carbon emissions and reduce our need for […]
Crunch time for the Renters’ Rights Bill
The Renters’ Rights Bill is now at the point where members of the House of Lords can change bits of it. Yesterday we had the first day of three sessions […]
Labour urged to act to stop taxpayer money enriching landlords (press release)
The Government is being urged to take action to prevent taxpayer-funded insulation grants from enriching private landlords, by limiting rent increases following energy efficiency upgrades. The Renters’ Rights Bill returns […]
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
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 difficult and expensive to keep warm than their white counterparts. […]
Letting landlords off the hook on insulation will condemn renters to draughty homes
Government failure to regulate landlords is discouraging nearly half of private renters from applying for grants to insulate their homes, our latest research has found. Fears of rent rises and […]
Illegal rentals costing tenants £321m extra in energy bills
Illegal rentals costing tenants £321m extra in energy bills
Heat our homes, not the planet!
Two thirds of private renters need much stronger energy efficiency standards if they are to enjoy warmer homes that are affordable to heat and free of damp and mould. That’s what our latest research with the Generation Rent Renters’ Panel finds.
Installing insulation and other improvements improves a property’s value but landlords are leaving their tenants to put up with cold and draughty homes. Even the £5000 Green Homes Grant the government introduced in September has not nudged landlords into action.
As well as higher legal standards, tenants need incentives to demand improvements. Right now many don’t know if they will stay long enough to benefit from improvements and worry that their landlord would raise the rent if they made improvements. Tenancy reform is needed to give renters confidence to ask for improvements, and the ability to claim back rent if their landlord leaves them with an inefficient home.