How the upcoming landlord database should work for renters
The Renters’ Rights Bill, currently passing through Parliament, will finally introduce a new database which all landlords in England will have to join. At Generation Rent we have outlined exactly […]
Ministers should activate army of tenants to enforce new rules
London’s renters face a postcode lottery when dealing with criminal operators, with just five councils responsible for 87% of fines on landlords and letting agents who break the law, our […]
A New Deal for Private Renters in Northern Ireland?
Privately rented homes in Northern Ireland (NI) have long been a source of insecurity and financial strain for tenants with rising rents, inadequate protections, and a lack of affordable options. […]
Getting more renters registered to vote
Private renters are one of the least enfranchised groups in British society, with low levels of voter registration arising from frequent moves. The Electoral Commission estimates that just 66% of […]
Number of children trapped in temporary accommodation continues to soar (Press Release)
Today, 30.04.2025, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government published the latest Statutory Homelessness Statistics for October to December 2024. The main findings are Responding to the statistics, Dan Wilson […]
Guarantor demands are cutting renters off from homes
Picture this. You’re looking for somewhere to rent. You scour the internet every day, make inquiries, go to viewings. It takes weeks, maybe even months, but eventually you find a […]
Five takeaways for renting in 2025
Between October and November 2024, we surveyed 957 people who were private renters. This includes people with tenancies from before 1997 (who operate under a slightly different system from more […]
One in four renters struggles to retrieve full deposit after tenancy
£5.4bn of private renters’ cash is held in Britain’s tenancy deposit protection (TDP) schemes, but new Generation Rent research suggests that one in four renters struggles to get their money […]
Temporary rent increase restrictions lead to eightfold jump in renters challenging rent hikes (Press Release)
New analysis has found that temporary restrictions on rent increases in the Scottish private rented sector led to a more than eightfold increase in renters challenging rent hikes from their […]
Long read – A cycle of inequality: minority ethnic renters’ experiences of discrimination
The following article was originally published in the Discrimination Law Association’s March 2025, Briefings, Volume 84, 1113-1126. The full volume can be found here. Generation Rent research has uncovered a […]