PRESS RELEASE: One step closer to a landlord register in England
Responding to this morning’s announcement by the government of plans to roll out the new national landlord register and designate the Valuation Office to carry out rent determinations, Holly Williamson, […]
What to expect from your rent under the Renters Rights Act
The Renters Rights Act does a lot of things to make renting better, from providing better protections from eviction to making it easier to tackle negligent landlords. But it does […]
What could rent control in England look like?
Rent costs so much that the average renter household in England spends 36% of their income on keeping a roof over their heads. That’s almost four and a half months […]
Renters lose over four months of pay a year to soaring rents (PRESS RELEASE)
Generation Rent and the Renters’ Reform Coalition are urging the government to take action to slam the brakes on soaring rents this ‘Cost of Rent Day’, with over four months of renters’ income […]
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. […]
Crunch time for the Renters’ Rights Bill
The Renters’ Rights Bill is now at the point where members of the House of Lords can change bits of it. Yesterday we had the first day of three sessions […]
Renting must stop failing renters in England
Parting words from our outgoing Head of Campaigns Conor O’Shea
Six things renters need from the Chancellor tomorrow
Rachel Reeves has an opportunity to announce measures around tax, benefits and investment that would make renting more affordable
The chancellor’s boost to Local Housing Allowance offers only a temporary reprieve on rent affordability
By Ian Mulheirn and Dan Wilson Craw Summary Surging rents and declining affordability since 2020 For most of this year all eyes have been on the Renters (Reform) Bill, which […]
We need to talk about short term lets
You’ve probably heard of Airbnb. But you might not have heard of Flipkey, HomeAway, HomeStay or Hostmaker. The concept stays the same – property owners rent out their house or flat for ‚Äòshort-term lets’, also known as holiday homes. They can be a great solution for covering your rent or mortgage bills for a few weeks whilst you’re away or utilising that spare room in your home.
But the problem is that local communities are finding more and more entire properties becoming permanent holiday homes. It’s eating up the market of houses that families can call home, and pushing up local rents.