The Renters (Reform) Bill – common questions
MPs debate and vote on the Renters (Reform) Bill for the first time on Monday evening. The Bill was published in May and it is unusual for the government to […]
Renters Rights Awareness Week Podcast
In this episode of the podcast, made for Renters Rights Awareness Week, our Policy and Public Affairs Manager Conor O’Shea chats to Tom Darling, Campaigns Manager of the Renters Reform […]
World Mental Health Day Podcast
In this episode of the podcast, Tilly Smith, Generation Rent’s Campaigns and Partnerships Officer, talks to Francisca, a supporter of Generation Rent about her mental health and the impact the […]
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 […]
Predatory adverts to be clamped down on in new law after Generation Rent campaign
Content warning: sexual offences After a successful campaign by Generation Rent, the Online Safety Bill will target predators seeking exploitative arrangements often referred to as ‘Sex for Rent’. […]
Reform To The Private Rented Sector Podcast
In this episode of the podcast, hosted by Rosie Dutch, Ben Twomey Chief Executive of Generation Rent and Joshua Davies, Programme Manager For Transforming the Private Rented Sector at the […]
Care workers, teaching assistants and other key workers are locked out of renting in Devon
New research from Generation Rent has revealed that local rents are too high for many key workers living in the county. Average wages for teaching assistants, taxi drivers, kitchen assistants, […]
Campaigners sound alarm on Renters (Reform) Bill “disappearance”
Generation Rent today warned the government that time is running out to keep its manifesto promise to protect private renters from arbitrary eviction, as we estimate that 10,633 households have […]
Open letter to mortgage lenders – Together we can end unfair evictions
Ben Twomey, Chief Executive of Generation Rent, today sent an open letter to mortgage providers asking them not to evict tenants from the homes of landlords who have defaulted on […]
Fuel poor private renters miss out on home insulation grants
Five times as many owner-occupiers have received energy efficiency grants than private renters, despite households in fuel poverty being almost as likely to be in a private rented home than […]