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Renters’ Rights Bill must become law ‘as soon as possible’, housing minister says
Renting

Renters’ Rights Bill must become law ‘as soon as possible’, housing minister says

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook overturned amendments on pet deposits, student homes and military accommodation from the House of Lords as the Renters’ Rights Bill moves into its final stages in parliament

Zarah Sultana calls for MPs to be banned from being landlords
Housing

Zarah Sultana calls for MPs to be banned from being landlords

The former Labour MP, who is setting up the new left-wing Your Party with Jeremy Corbyn, is sticking the boot into her former party after homelessness minister Rushanara Ali was forced to quit over a rent hike scandal

Renters make last-ditch plea for Labour to cap sky-high rents in Renters’ Rights Bill
RENTING

Renters make last-ditch plea for Labour to cap sky-high rents in Renters’ Rights Bill

Generation Rent members have called on the embattled housing secretary to introduce measures to curtail record-high rents with the Renters’ Rights Bill set to imminently pass into law

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns over rent hike row: ‘This is the right decision’
Homelessness

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns over rent hike row: ‘This is the right decision’

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

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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’

Renters’ Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers’ ‘tenant and landlord battle’
Renting

Renters’ Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers’ ‘tenant and landlord battle’

The Renters’ Rights Bill promises more security – but it won’t tackle high rents crippling renters
Paul Shanks

The Renters’ Rights Bill promises more security – but it won’t tackle high rents crippling renters

Renters face higher deposits just for owning a pet. It’s wrong to squeeze more cash out of them
Ben Twomey

Renters face higher deposits just for owning a pet. It’s wrong to squeeze more cash out of them

Rise of the good landlords: Inside the movement to make the private rental sector tackle homelessness
RENTING

Rise of the good landlords: Inside the movement to make the private rental sector tackle homelessness

Renter fury as no-fault eviction ban likely delayed until 2026: ‘Let down yet again’
Renting

Renter fury as no-fault eviction ban likely delayed until 2026: ‘Let down yet again’

Renters fail in bid to stop council from making them homeless to house people already homeless
Renting

Renters fail in bid to stop council from making them homeless to house people already homeless

Good news for renters – the rental boom is finally over, says Zoopla
RENTING

Good news for renters – the rental boom is finally over, says Zoopla

Labour must stop landlords hiking rents if Keir Starmer is to help working people
Nye Jones

Labour must stop landlords hiking rents if Keir Starmer is to help working people

Are landlords really selling up? Number of new homes available for rent, revealed by Rightmove
RENTING

Are landlords really selling up? Number of new homes available for rent, revealed by Rightmove

What do Trump’s tariffs mean for UK mortgage rates and private rents?
Housing

What do Trump’s tariffs mean for UK mortgage rates and private rents?

One in four renters struggle to get full deposit back from landlord: ‘We’re getting a raw deal’
Renting

One in four renters struggle to get full deposit back from landlord: ‘We’re getting a raw deal’

Big Issue founder launches bid to ban no-fault evictions as soon as Renters’ Rights Bill is made law
RENTING

Big Issue founder launches bid to ban no-fault evictions as soon as Renters’ Rights Bill is made law

Would 1.5m landlords selling up and leaving the rental market really be a bad thing?
RENTING

Would 1.5m landlords selling up and leaving the rental market really be a bad thing?

Surge in renters losing their homes due to no-fault evictions ahead of ban: ‘This is frightening’
Renting

Surge in renters losing their homes due to no-fault evictions ahead of ban: ‘This is frightening’

So-called ‘landlord exodus’ divides opinion amid Renters’ Rights Bill debate in the Lords
RENTING

So-called ‘landlord exodus’ divides opinion amid Renters’ Rights Bill debate in the Lords

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Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions
Renting

Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions

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

What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
RENTING

What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions

Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons
RENTING

Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons