The view from the frontline: How the renting crisis is hurting key workers
“I’m currently in major debt with my gas and electric because I’m choosing to pay my rent over that. My mum is feeding me and my son because otherwise, by […]
What the new Labour Government could mean for renters
The results are in. The Labour Party has won the general election by a landslide and will form the next government. Keir Starmer is the new Prime Minister. This represents […]
Generation Rent hosts webinar for disabled private renters
Generation Rent has hosted a free online event with speakers from Disability Rights UK and Shelter to inform disabled private renters of their rights. With expert speakers, Mikey Erhardt from […]
One million renters could miss out on their vote
Are you one of the 1 million private renters who could miss out on your vote on 4 July? If you’re one of the 70% of private renters who have […]
What do the party manifestos mean for renters?
The renting crisis has become a travesty, as we all know. Rent prices are outpacing wages, and many of us still live in poor-quality homes. All the while, the threat […]
Local councils facing temporary accommodation crisis
Just under a quarter of councils in England spent £1 in every £20 of their budgets on temporary accommodation alone in 2022-23, new Generation Rent research reveals. Of the 249 […]
Our demands for the next government
On Thursday 4th July 2024, the UK will go to the polls for a general election. Candidates across 650 constituencies will be returned as MPs, who will then sit in […]
Renters (Reform) Bill falls in Parliament, Government fails in its promise to renters
It’s official: the Renters (Reform) Bill has fallen. Following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a general election to take place on 4th July, the Bill has not been selected […]
The Cowan Report: Generation Rent View on Labour-commissioned report’s recommendations.
Last week, a Labour-commissioned ‘Independent Review of the UK’s Private Rented Sector’, authored by Councillor Steve Cowan, leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council, was launched in London. Generation Rent took […]
Generation Rent writes to First Minister Yousaf on the status of the Housing Bill following end of Bute House Agreement
Following the end of the power sharing agreement between the SNP and Green Party in Scotland, Generation Rent has written to the First Minister to seek assurances that the government […]