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Pages tagged "experience"


I can't move out of my miserable home - Maggie's Story

Posted on Latest news by Tilly Smith · May 20, 2022 4:30 PM · 1 reaction

Generation Rent supporter Maggie describes what it is like to be stuck in a poor standard home.

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Evicted on Christmas Eve - John's Story

Posted on Latest news by Tilly Smith · December 08, 2021 1:20 PM · 1 reaction

Generation Rent supporter John describes just how terrible an unfair eviction during the Christmas period is.

In October we were given eight weeks notice to leave our family home of eight years. Never have we missed a month's rent. We pride ourselves on being good tenants who keep our home well looked after - but none of that matters. We must be out by Christmas Eve.

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My unsafe home caught fire on New Year’s Eve - Shane's Story

Posted on Latest news by Tilly Smith · November 19, 2021 9:34 AM · 1 reaction

I have spent about a decade renting in the private sector. This covered my time as student through to working full time. Sometimes I’ve been tempted to try to work out how much I’ve actually spent on rent during the ten years, but I haven’t dared do it as I’m sure the answer would just be too depressing. For me, renting has meant fighting to get deposits back, pleading with letting agencies or landlords to get basic repairs carried out, having to leave a property a short notice as it was being sold, and being trapped in a cycle of fees and ever increasing rents. My longest period at a property was three years, and the shortest was six months

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We've spent £21,000 on moving costs since 2017 - James's Story

Posted on Latest news by Tilly Smith · October 12, 2021 2:50 PM · 1 reaction

Generation Rent supporter James* discusses the high cost of unwanted moves, and the toll they have on renting families.

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Not even disabled renters are safe from evictions - Emma's Story

Posted on Latest news by Tilly Smith · September 10, 2021 4:07 PM · 1 reaction

Generation Rent supporter Emma explains what it's like facing a revenge eviction and the effect of discrimination in the private rental market as a disabled renter.

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I just want to feel that this is my home - Katie's story

Posted on Latest news by Tilly Smith · July 06, 2021 2:16 PM · 1 reaction

Generation Rent supporter Katie tells us about the impossibility of making their house into a home in the current private rental market.

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No fault evictions are terrifying - Gemma's Story

Posted on Latest news by Tilly Smith · May 26, 2021 10:43 AM · 1 reaction

Generation Rent supporter Gemma tells us about the fears of homelessness that come with Section 21 'no fault' evictions.

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The true cost of 'no fault' evictions - Shaun's Story

Posted on Latest news by Tilly Smith · May 10, 2021 11:50 AM · 1 reaction

Generation Rent supporter Shaun discusses the financial and emotional costs of Section 21 'no fault' evictions.

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