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Generation Rent announces new Chief Executive (PRESS RELEASE)
Generation Rent has announced its new Chief Executive. The campaign group, which campaigns on behalf of private renters across the
Renters urged to send a postcard to Angela Rayner
Generation Rent has launched a new campaign, urging renters to send a real, printed postcard to the new Housing Secretary
Generation Rent unveils the ‘Cost of Renting Receipt’ (PRESS RELEASE)
Generation Rent has today unveiled the ‘Cost of Renting Receipt’*, laying bare the huge increase in the cost of private
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
Black households twice as likely to face Section 21 homelessness
The private rented sector (PRS) houses the highest proportions of ethnic minorities relative to any other tenure, yet certain groups are still
Housing Committee says government needs to go further for renters, Generation Rent responds (PRESS RELEASE)
A new report from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee has urged the government to go further to
What must come next for private renters in England?
On 1st May 2026, the Renters’ Rights Act finally came into force. The new law is a generational change for
Prolific rental scammer Freddie Priestly sentenced (PRESS RELEASE)
On 12/06/26, prolific rental scammer Freddie Priestly was sentenced to 35 months in prison for defrauding more than 30 people
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
London renters lose over five months of pay a year to soaring rents (PRESS RELEASE)
Generation Rent is urging the government to take urgent action on soaring rents this ‘London: Cost of Rent Day’, which
Generation Rent and supporters head to 10 Downing Street
On 20/05/2026, Generation Rent staff, together with a number of supporters, attended a reception at 10 Downing Street to mark
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