“Disgraceful”: Generation Rent responds to Reform UK plans to repeal tenancy reforms (PRESS RELEASE)
Policy would be “a gift to unscrupulous landlords” Generation Rent has slammed Reform UK’s latest policy to scrap the Renters’ Rights Act if they form the government at the next […]
What have tax changes done to the number of holiday homes?
Over the past decade, the rapid growth of second homes and AirBnb-style short term lets has increasingly driven families out of their communities as their homes get repurposed as holiday […]
Renters forced to wait a decade for ‘decent’ homes (PRESS RELEASE)
On 28/01/2026, the government announced that many private renters will have to wait a decade before their landlords will be forced to make sure their home is decent, with Generation […]
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 […]
Renting Wrapped 2025
What a year! 2025 will go down in history for private renters in England as the year the Renters’ Rights Act finally became law. Read on for our wrap up […]
The state of renting as Parliament passed the Renters’ Rights Act
Over late summer and September, as Parliament was gearing up for the final debates of the Renters Rights Bill, we ran our semi-regular survey. A total of 711 private renters […]
Generation Rent publishes manifesto: ‘Standing up for renters in Wales’
Ahead of the Senedd elections in May 2026, we’re urging all political parties in Wales to commit to protecting renters in Wales from unfair evictions and soaring rents Our new […]
Single Londoners face 56-year wait to buy a home
Being single adds 49 years to the time needed to save a deposit to buy a home in London compared with being in a couple, according to our latest analysis. […]
Generation Rent welcomes lifting of “cruel and arbitrary” benefit cap (press release)
Today in the Autumn Budget, the Chancellor announced the government will lift the two child benefit cap, with campaign group Generation Rent welcoming the end of this “cruel and arbitrary […]
Renters’ Rights Act becomes law: What will it mean for renters?
What a journey! The Renters’ Rights Act has now received Royal Assent making it an act of Parliament (the law). This is the result of over a decade of tireless […]