Generation rent

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?

Both landlord lobbyists and the right-wing think tank linked to Liz Truss’ mini-Budget have warned against introducing rent controls. So why are campaigners still calling for them?

‘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

Key workers were hailed during the pandemic for keeping the country running – but a report from Generation Rent and UNISON found many are now struggling due to the renting crisis

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

‘Where once people were able to find safe and affordable homes, we are now living in total insecurity, within a cruel and broken system’

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’

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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?

Government urged to bring through rent reforms as evictions double
Renting

Government urged to bring through rent reforms as evictions double

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?

£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

Sadiq Khan is calling for the power to bring rents down in London
Housing

Sadiq Khan is calling for the power to bring rents down in London

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

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Private rented properties should undergo a ‘Property MOT’
Housing

Private rented properties should undergo a ‘Property MOT’

Almost half of tenants face revenge eviction for complaining
Housing

Almost half of tenants face revenge eviction for complaining