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Academics in a leading university have set up a project to probe so-called bidding wars in the private rental sector.  Two figures...

An activist group supporting renters is calling for the final two months of a tenancy to be rent-free in a bid...

Generation Rent research claims that minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in colder homes that are more difficult...

The activists who were so influential in steering the shape of the Renters Reform Bill under the old Conservative government are...

Activist group Generation Rent has produced a report in tandem with a trades union, focusing on key worker tenants - and...

In a blog released within minutes of Sir Kier Starmer becoming Prime Minister, activist group Generation Rent calls for rent controls. It...

Labour MP Matthew Pennycook has been named as the principal housing minister in the new government. He was shadow housing minister when...

The mayor of Barcelona has pledged to eliminate Airbnb-style short lets in the city within five years.  Socialist Jaume Collboni claims he...

A letter from a coalition of pro-tenant groups has been sent to the leaders of the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Reform...

A prominent economic analyst warns that many of the rental policies advocated by the major political parties in the General Election...

Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in...

One of the more unexpected claims from Generation Rent activists is that when it comes to democracy, tenants are disadvantaged compared...

Another raft of General Election pledges have been made to transform the private rental sector - this time from the Green...

The Generation Rent activist group says the Conservative manifesto pledge to give a tax break to landlords selling to tenants should...

The Generation Rent activist group has issued a statement appearing sharply critical of Labour’s first new policy on housing in the General...

The issue of homelessness and cost of temporary accommodation are being cited as reasons for a new version of the Renters...

New demands from the Generation Rent group go much further than the original Renters Reform Bill in removing landlords’ rights. The group...

A Labour councillor who has wanted restricted rights for buy to let landlords and short let hosts has been dropped as...

In theory the Renters Reform Bill could become law if government and opposition agree to prioritise it in the few remaining...

The Generation Rent group of activists says it doesn’t matter if landlords sell up and leave the private rental sector. Appearing to...

Grainger, the Stock Market listed corporate landlord, has been targeted by protesters over rent levels. A protest outside Grainger’s London HQ marks...

The fragile peace between different groups in the Renters Reform Coalition has ended in a dispute about a Labour-commissioned report on...

The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s...

Sadiq Khan, newly elected for a third term as London Mayor, is already under pressure from the Labour Left to be...

The chief executive of Generation Rent is one of the speakers at the launch of a review of the private rental...

The Generation Rent activist group has once again repeated its demand for a series of reforms surrounding the scrapping of Section...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says the government must set a date for Section 21 abolition to give all sides of...

The coalition of 20-plus groups which have previously spoken enthusiastically about the Renters Reform Bill has now changed its mind. On April...

The National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

Landlords have only until Friday to give their views on a controversial licensing consultation from a council known for its aggressive...

Generation Rent claims a proposed government amendment to the Renters Reform Bill may ‘trap’ victims of domestic abuse. Generation Rent - which...

A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary...

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

The Generation Rent activist group is placing its hopes for pro-renter policies on newly-elected Metro Mayors, who will be elected on...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

The controversial proposal for permanent rent controls in Scotland, published just ahead of the Easter holiday, doesn’t go far enough for...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters reform Bill, despite high profile PR campaigns about it from...

Members of the union UNISON who participate in round-table discussions with activist group Generation Rents are to receive gift vouchers for...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...

A prominent Green Party politician is arguing for rent controls - and accuses Labour of watering down its commitment to the...

An activist group is demanding that the lower Capital Gains Tax should apply only to landlords who sell with sitting tenants. In...

In what may appear a surprise to almost everyone, the Generation Rent activist group has described yesterday’s Budget as a “giveaway...

Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...

In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...

Activist group Generation Rent has described the latest homelessness data from the government as showing “a whole new level of horror.” It...

An analysis of government data suggests that potential first time buyers have failed to take advantage of literally hundreds of millions...

Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...

Airbnb has released new figures showing that the typical host landlord makes a modest £5,500 a year by sharing their space...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to restrict Airbnb-style short lets do not go far enough, a group of activists has said. Yesterday...

A survey by an activist group suggests that one in three tenants claim that their private renting conditions are impacting their...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...

Generation Rent has given a qualified thumbs up to Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s ideas for homes on brownfield land. This week Gove...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a group of organisations including Shelter and Generation Rent - has again written to Housing Secretary...

Generation Rent has launched a double-pronged attack on landlords and the government. The activist group claims that the latest possession statistics from...

The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...

The Generation Rent activist group says the government must “make it clear that landlords and letting agents can let homes to...

The Generation Rent activist group has called for a series of reforms about damp and mould. It wants the reinstatement of energy...

The government is considering allowing renters to buy their first homes with just one per cent deposits, according  to press reports...

The chief executive of Generation Rent has slammed the chair of the NatWest Bank for comments over first time buyers. At the...

HM Treasury has opened its representations portal, meaning landlords - and anyone else - can submit their ideas for the next...

The controversial activist group Acorn has made a formal public apology to the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association. On...

The controversial Renters Reform Coalition - a band of campaigners including the Acorn and Generation Rent ginger groups - claims public...

Christmas goodwill towards landlords seems in short supply from activist group Generation Rent.  It has this week issued a statement saying the...

Generation Rent says it’s worked out what rent levels will be in two years’ time. The activists say rents will rise 14...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the leader of activist group Generation Rent have teamed up for an anti-damp and mouldy...

Many have welcomed the move by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to unfreeze the Local Housing Allowance - but some tenant activists say...

A leader of the pro-tenant activist group Acorn has told MPs that “one man bands” are more likely to exploit tenants...

The two most aggressively pro-tenant activist bodies have accused landlords without mortgages of “cashing in.” According to a poll of more than...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

The growth of private renting in the past decade has given renters more political power, an activist group claims. Generation Rent’s analysis...

Activist’s Twitter war of words continues  It appears as if Suella Braverman is not the only figure making a personal attack in...

Minority ethnic people are more likely to be ignored when searching for private rental homes, a pressure group claims. Generation Rent claims...

Shadow housing secretary and Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has accused the government of “foot dragging” over the slow progress of...

A tenants’ union has developed an app which it claims makes it easy to complain about short lets. Living Rent - a...

A pressure group claims the threat of being evicted makes tenants age more quickly.  Generation Rent claims there is a study by...

A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...

There’s been a strong personal attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak by anti-landlord activists over the subject of energy efficiency. The Generation...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says he “cannot guarantee” that the Rental Reform Bill will get its Second Reading immediately after Parliament...

Rental activists are up in arms because Housing Secretary Michael Gove failed to mention the Renters Reform Bill during his keynote...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given Conservative conference delegates an update on the Renters Reform Bill. Contrary to speculation, mostly from anti-landlord...

The hardline activist group Acorn - part of the Renters Reform Coalition involving Generation Rent - now claims that some 600,000...

Activists in the Generation Rent group are running what they call Renters’ Rights Awareness Week in the second half of October.   “Whether...

While many sections of the property industry welcome the change of tone in Rishi Sunak’s approach to green issues, one group...

The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...

A charity claims that apparent delays to the Renters Reform Bill, which has yet to get a Second Reading in the...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign are complaining that the Renters Reform Bill hasn’t been placed ahead of other Parliamentary business...

The Generation Rent group of activists says Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is on their side about Section 21 evictions. Bailey...

The Generation Rent campaign has launched a petition on its website to give councils power to license holiday lets.  The campaign claims...

The Generation Rent group of activists has written an open letter to mortgage firm chief executives asking for special dispensation for...

Generation Rent says Shelter has it right when it complains about evictions in the private rental sector. Earlier this week Shelter claimed...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Labour-supporting leader of the Generation Rent pressure group have starred in a lengthy social...