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Calls for homeless minister Rushanara Ali to resign over rent hike row
Politics

Calls for homeless minister Rushanara Ali to resign over rent hike row

Reports in the i said Labour MP Ali, who has been homelessness minister since July 2024, gave tenants notice to leave the London townhouse she owns before putting it back on the market for £700 a month more

Average rent now £400 per month higher than five years ago, Rightmove says: ‘Another new record’
Renting

Average rent now £400 per month higher than five years ago, Rightmove says: ‘Another new record’

Average advertised rents have continued to soar to record highs since Covid, rising 44% over the past five years while earnings have only risen 36%, Rightmove warned

Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill is a step forward – but there’s a glaring gap on the affordability crisis
Nye Jones

Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill is a step forward – but there’s a glaring gap on the affordability crisis

The Renters’ Rights Bill heads to the House of Lords promising to improve the lives for private renters across England but the government still faces question on how it will protect tenants from record-high rents, writes Generation Rent’s Nye Jones

The Renters’ Rights Bill is a moment for celebration – but we can’t afford to stop here
Ben Twomey

The Renters’ Rights Bill is a moment for celebration – but we can’t afford to stop here

Landlords are worried about rent controls. Will Labour introduce them to cap record-high rents?
Rent controls

Landlords are worried about rent controls. Will Labour introduce them to cap record-high rents?

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‘I sofa surfed for four months’: How ‘out of control’ renting crisis is hurting key workers
Ben Twomey and Tilly Smith

‘I sofa surfed for four months’: How ‘out of control’ renting crisis is hurting key workers

One in four English councils under ‘shocking strain’ due to temporary accommodation costs
Housing

One in four English councils under ‘shocking strain’ due to temporary accommodation costs

Gen Z want to buy houses, smoke weed and do crimes, report finds. What does this mean for UK’s future?
Generation Z

Gen Z want to buy houses, smoke weed and do crimes, report finds. What does this mean for UK’s future?

Starmer warned over glaring omission in Labour’s six general election pledges: ‘I’m disappointed’
Housing crisis

Starmer warned over glaring omission in Labour’s six general election pledges: ‘I’m disappointed’

Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases
Renting

Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases

Housing benefit boost for renters will be wiped out by 2025, experts warn
Renting

Housing benefit boost for renters will be wiped out by 2025, experts warn

Fury as Tories yet again delay much-needed Renters Reform Bill: ‘Will we ever see it again?’
End Housing Insecurity Now

Fury as Tories yet again delay much-needed Renters Reform Bill: ‘Will we ever see it again?’

What is sex for rent and why are ministers proposing a new law to tackle it?
Renting

What is sex for rent and why are ministers proposing a new law to tackle it?

What happened to the government’s energy efficiency help for renters?
Housing

What happened to the government’s energy efficiency help for renters?

Number of renters facing eviction at ‘highest level ever’
RENTING

Number of renters facing eviction at ‘highest level ever’

What should you do if you receive an eviction notice?
Evictions

What should you do if you receive an eviction notice?

Landlords want to rebrand as ‘small housing providers’ because they feel ‘vilified’
Housing

Landlords want to rebrand as ‘small housing providers’ because they feel ‘vilified’

£10m Tenant Hardship Loan Fund coming this autumn to help Scottish renters
Housing

£10m Tenant Hardship Loan Fund coming this autumn to help Scottish renters

Eviction ban extended until end of August to protect renters hit by Covid-19
Housing

Eviction ban extended until end of August to protect renters hit by Covid-19

Private renters are spending £11bn a year more than they can afford on rent
Housing

Private renters are spending £11bn a year more than they can afford on rent

Private renters who need a social home are skipping meals to get by
Housing

Private renters who need a social home are skipping meals to get by

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Rightmove is following the crowd in banning ‘No DSS’ adverts
Housing

Rightmove is following the crowd in banning ‘No DSS’ adverts

Government to scrap ‘no-fault’ evictions to boost private renters
Housing

Government to scrap ‘no-fault’ evictions to boost private renters

Online property giant Zoopla is removing ‘No DSS’ from adverts on its sites
Housing

Online property giant Zoopla is removing ‘No DSS’ from adverts on its sites

MPs are considering scrapping the section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction law
Housing

MPs are considering scrapping the section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction law