Generation rent

Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban
Reform UK Richard Tice
RENTING

Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban

Reform UK’s Richard Tice has pledged to roll back Labour rent reforms with a ‘Great Repeal Bill’ if the party gets into power. Rent campaigners and housing charities have reacted with fury
Inside the 10-year battle to change the law and help renters feel secure in their homes
Renters Reform Bill campaigners call for the end of no-fault evictions
Dan Wilson Craw

Inside the 10-year battle to change the law and help renters feel secure in their homes

Renters make last-ditch plea for Labour to cap sky-high rents in Renters’ Rights Bill
Labour deputy prime minister and housing secretary Angela Rayner
RENTING

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

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

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'

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Labour's Renters' Rights Bill is a step forward – but there's a glaring gap on the affordability crisis
Cardboard boxes piled up at a London Renters Union protest
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 is a moment for celebration – but we can’t afford to stop here
placards reading 'Power to the Renters' and 'Homes 4 All'
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?
Activists from London Renters Union hold up placard calling for
Rent controls

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

'I sofa surfed for four months': How 'out of control' renting crisis is hurting key workers
Unison key workers at a protest
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
View of houses and city skyline to illustrate story on temporary accommodation
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
renters are living with damp and mould and other issues
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
Hunt with Autumn Statement
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?'
Renters Reform Bill campaigners call for the end of no-fault evictions
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?
sex for rent
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 reform could help prevent people like Asia from being evicted
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?
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'
landlords
Housing

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

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£10m Tenant Hardship Loan Fund coming this autumn to help Scottish renters
Renting Yuki Mok/PA
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
Renting Yuki Mok/PA
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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