Hope for renters in holiday hotspots
Holiday lets have been making life a misery for renters in the UK’s most popular tourist destinations. Since 2019, more than 35,000 homes in England have become second homes or […]
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 […]
Nurses, teachers, carers, and other key workers locked out of renting in London
Renting in London is impossible for a range of key workers, with the average rent in inner London worth 106% of a teaching assistant’s salary, research from Generation Rent reveals. […]
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 […]
Vital housing protections for asylum seekers saved after government U-turn
Following Generation Rent campaigning, the government has dropped plans that would have left asylum seekers with fewer housing protections than other people in England and Wales. The planned changes to […]
2023 End of Year Blog
2023 will soon be over so before the year ends we thought it would be a good idea to look back on all the highlights (and lowlights) from the past […]
Renters (Reform) Bill update: Commons Committee
The committee stage of the Renters (Reform) Bill took place in November. After the Second Reading debate, this is the first time MPs get a chance to discuss the Bill […]
Black people 68% more likely than white people to be arrested under “outdated” Vagrancy Act
Latest research from Generation Rent has found that police in England are disproportionately using a 19th century law that criminalises rough sleeping against people who are Black. Freedom of information […]
South Asian private renters in Southall struggle to find good quality homes
Research conducted with South Asian residents in the West London constituency of Ealing Southall has found that local private renters face significant issues when finding safe and affordable homes in […]