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The voice of private renters. We campaign to make our homes safe, secure and affordable. Team behind #VentYourRent and #HomesNotHotels

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Joined November 2011

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Generation Rent

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🚨Generation Rent are Hiring! 🚨 SALARY: £38-40,000 per annum DEADLINE: Apply by Monday 26th August 2024 Are you passionate about renters rights? Are you an effective manager and persuasive campaigner? If so, please apply to be our Head of Campaigns 👇

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Generation Rent

5 years

The letting fees ban is finally here! From today you won't be charged for starting a new tenancy in England. That means: ❌No referencing fees ❌No admin fees ❌No inventory fees ❌No move-in-on-a-Saturday fees ✅Just refundable deposits and rent

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Generation Rent

5 years

This is why we're doing #VentYourRent today - tomorrow is the deadline for #RegisterToVote Because we renters move around so frequently, we estimate that there are 2.4m at risk of missing out on picking the next government

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Almost 2.5 million private renters could miss out on voting at the general election

Frequent moves mean private renters’ voices are less likely to be heard by politicians, campaigners say

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Generation Rent

5 years

It's time to #VentYourRent ! We want to hear how the renting crisis has affected you. 🏠 Dodgy landlords? 🛠️Disrepair? ❌Nightmare letting agents? Share your story using #VentYourRent 📢

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Generation Rent

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RENTERS: If you've moved since the 2017 election, you have until tomorrow to reigster to vote. Don't miss out. #VentYourRent

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5 years

Landlord lobby: landlords only evict tenants when they have a valid reason Landlords:

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6 years

There is a growing number of older renters, and they need security. The media stereotype of twenty-something renters is outdated and wrong. #VentYourRent #EndSection21

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Generation Rent

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We won! Government have announced they will #endsection21 . We are so proud to have led the coalition with @LDNRentersUnion @ACORN_tweets @tenantsunionuk @NEF

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Generation Rent

5 years

Huge news! The Government has announced they will abolish section 21! This is a massive win for the #endunfairevictions campaign that we've had the honour of leading alongside @LDNRentersUnion @ACORN_tweets @tenantsunionuk and @NEF . Read more here:

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Generation Rent

5 years

Welcome to the world of renting Harry & Meghan! If you have issues with repairs or your landlord isn’t returning your deposit, get in touch. 📩

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Harry and Meghan face being forced to pay rent after going it alone

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex could see their lives turned upside down by the decision to go their own way as they face losing significant income, police protection and even their royal titles.With...

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Generation Rent

6 years

Parliament has just saved renters £410m a year by banning letting fees - the culmination of a long campaign by us, @Shelter @CitizensAdvice @Victoria_Spratt and more

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Parliament abolishes £410m-a-year scam - Generation Rent

The House of Commons has read letting agent fees their last rites! This afternoon MPs voted to approve the final version of the Tenant Fees Bill signed off last week by the House of Lords. From 1...

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Generation Rent

2 years

If you’re familiar with the work of the estate agents Foxtons, you’ll be delighted to learn that a tribunal has ordered them to refund tenants whom they charged illegal fees. The case is a good reminder of what protections you have under the Tenant Fees Act. 🧵

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Generation Rent

5 years

Amazing news! Thanks to over 8000 of us, TFL have announced a ban on all short term lets on the network. It means disgusting adverts encouraging landlords to ditch long term tenants in favour of a quick buck won’t be on our tubes, buses and trains. Share to celebrate!

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Generation Rent

9 years

1 in 5 MPs is a landlord. 1 in 33 of the rest of us are. Don't let them distort the debate http://t.co/QegZ4eh4eL http://t.co/iEVxX6icrG

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Generation Rent

5 years

We campaigned for this since we started in 2014, alongside @Shelter @CitizensAdvice @Victoria_Spratt @Hackney_renters @alexparsons and thousands of renters 👏👏👏

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Generation Rent

4 years

Quote of the day from @AndyBurnhamGM The government must extend the eviction ban due to end on Monday as this public health crisis continues.

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Generation Rent

4 years

The list calling for the eviction ban to be put back in place is growing: ✔️ @IPPR ✔️ @TheGreenParty ✔️ @Shelter ✔️ @ACORN_tweets ✔️ @Crisis_UK ✔️ @LibDems ✔️ @UKLabour ✔️ @LDNRentersUnion ✔️ @gmtenantsunion ❌The Government has ignored all of them and refused to extend the ban... so far

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Generation Rent

6 years

Watch and share our new campaign video, then sign our petition to #endsection21

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Generation Rent

6 years

Even the Queen agrees with banning letting fees! The Bill got Royal Assent today and becomes the Tenant Fees Act 2019. From 1 June fees can't be charged on new tenancies. Thanks to the 1000s of renters who signed petitions, emailed MPs & responded to consultations #keysnotfees

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Generation Rent

4 years

The eviction ban ended in September and Universal Credit is not sufficient to cover average monthly rents. Those who have lost income due to the pandemic are at risk of losing their homes. #NoHomeAtRisk

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Generation Rent

5 years

🎉From today renters will have more money in their pockets when moving home as rip-off letting fees are banned! Our policy manager @hannahslateruk was on @SkyNews this morning talking about why the #TenantFeesBan was so sorely needed and what it means for renters

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Generation Rent

11 months

No excuse now for landlords to keep ignoring tenants' complaints about damp and mould - the government's new guidance drops some truth bombs

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Generation Rent

8 years

Not many renters will have £4000 spare cash per year, so Lifetime ISA will be of greatest benefit to the richest. Taxpayers' money, that.

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Generation Rent

3 years

Rishi Sunak today

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Generation Rent

2 years

Bills are skyrocketing and so are rents - #Section21 makes it harder for tenants to oppose rent increases. As @BootstrapCook points out it lets landlords evict you for using benefits. We are campaigning to #EndSection21 to stop renters facing uncertainty.

Chancellor urged to tackle cost-of-living crisis following Jack Monroe's 'fatal' warning

THE SNP are urging the Chancellor to use the Spring statement to deliver support to tackle the cost-of-living crisis head-on…

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Generation Rent

4 years

This is a birthday we never hoped to see. We are calling on @BorisJohnson and @RobertJenrick to fulfill the promise their government made - to publish the bill to #EndSection21 To help us in this campaign follow the link here

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Generation Rent

5 years

It's only Tuesday but @kirstar19 has already been all over the press, gone viral and written this piece - all whilst trying to find a new home after her section 21. What a trooper

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Generation Rent

4 years

Relying on compassion isn’t working. Most landlords are refusing to help struggling tenants. Sound familiar? Share your story and help us fix the renting crisis for good. #VentYourRent

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Generation Rent

5 years

Making your tenant homeless because they asked for repairs #EndSection21

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Generation Rent

2 years

It's renting. You've invented renting.

@Tony_Diver

Tony Diver

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NEW: Boris Johnson is considering allowing 50-year mortgages that can be passed down from parents to their children in a bid to help people onto the housing ladder. No10 thinks it is one option that would allow people to borrow more cash.

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Generation Rent

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The cost of living is skyrocketing and so are rents. Last week @BootstrapCook addressed the Work and Pensions Select Committee and spoke of her experiences of unfair evictions and how hard it can be for tenants to negotiate with landlords. #GenerationRent

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Generation Rent

3 years

The average 1-bed home in London costs 54% of the average salary for women in London, compared with 39% of the median salary for men. ❗️That's a gender affordability gap of 15%❗️ @YWTrust @womensaid @fawcettsociety @WomensBudgetGrp @SmartworksInd @The_TUC

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Generation Rent

4 years

GREAT NEWS: The eviction ban has been extended and you can now safely stay in your home until August.🏘️ To the thousands of renters who emailed their MP, shared their story, or chipped in to fund the campaign - THANK YOU! 🥳🎉

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Robert Jenrick

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📢 BREAKING NEWS FOR RENTERS 📢 We are suspending evictions from social & private rented accommodation by a further two months. Eviction hearings will not be heard in courts until the end of August and no-one will be evicted from their home this summer due to coronavirus.

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Generation Rent

5 years

Here's the government announcement: ✅legislation to #endsection21 power to evict without giving reason ✅open-ended tenancies for all private renters ✅preventing landlords from evicting tenants at short notice More details in a forthcoming consultation

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Government announces end to unfair evictions

Biggest change to the private rental sector for a generation.

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Generation Rent

6 years

With the government consulting on longer tenancies (deadline: this Sunday), we thought we'd do a #ventyourrent . What frustrates, annoys, angers or upsets you about being a renter? What about good stuff you enjoy that you think all renters deserve? Go...

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Generation Rent

6 years

Celebrating big wins for private renters this year - tenant fees ban, homes fit for human habitation, security reform on the agenda - with pints & plentiful crisps with our amazing activists. We've still got lots to do in 2019, thanks to everyone who's been part of the campaign!

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Generation Rent

6 years

At last, we get the government's proposals on improving security: 3-year tenancies, though no word on limiting rent rises - another reason renters are forced to move. We'll keep pushing for them to #endsection21 . More in tomorrow's consultation...

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Landlords react with fury to three-year tenancy plans

Government says minimum-term proposal offers renters more security, but landlords claim most don’t want it

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Generation Rent

3 years

Thank you @sterling7 for talking about the struggle for so many parents to provide a stable home. Moving all the time should not be normal. The government needs to end unfair evictions to give everyone a stress-free home. Will you help us? #BoyFromBrent

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Generation Rent

6 years

Property industry: "If landlords sell up, where are renters supposed to live?" Well, in the homes that are sold. Here, we made a diagram:

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Generation Rent

4 years

Half of London's councils failed to fine a single criminal landlord in the past year. Laws to protect tenants need to be enforced if they're to mean anything. The good news is the Mayor of London could make a huge difference with one policy

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Generation Rent

5 years

Yesterday, @RobertJenrick confirmed that the abolition of section 21 is going ahead 🎉 Over 20,000 people responded to the consultation and the Goverment is ‘carefully considering’ the next steps. @ACORN_tweets @LDNRentersUnion @NEF @tenantsunionuk @RentersLondon @Shelter

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Generation Rent

4 years

Now the eviction ban has been lifted, 55,000 people are at risk of losing their homes. Lib Dem peer, @OllyGrender ,is trying stop evictions from going ahead in the House of Lords, to prevent this potential homelessness crisis. #NoHomeAtRisk

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Last-minute bid to stop evictions which could see 'up to 55,000 people' homeless

Lib Dem peer Olly Grender will use a rarely used parliamentary tactic this week to try and block the removals from going ahead

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Generation Rent

7 years

"The ayes have it!" Congratulations to @KarenPBuckMP for pushing her #homesfitforhumans Bill through its Second Reading. Now looking forward to seeing it enacted. But renters need extra protection from eviction & adequate legal access to make the most of their new rights

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Generation Rent

5 years

It's official! The Government will announce today they are abolishing section 21. Read all about it here: #endunfairevictions #endsection21

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Generation Rent

4 years

how is started how it's going

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Generation Rent

4 years

Good morning! If you think the government should keep their promise of protecting #renters from losing their homes due to #Coronavirus : ✌️Give us a RT ✍️Sign our petition 🤙Get in touch to share your story with us #NoHomeAtRisk

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Generation Rent

5 years

We won! Government have announced they will #endsection21 . We are so proud to have led the coalition with @LDNRentersUnion @ACORN_tweets @tenantsunionuk @NEF . Sign up to join the next campaign:

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Generation Rent

5 years

Yesterday us renters took over social media with #VentYourRent . We told our stories of mouldy bedrooms, sky-high rents, dodgy landlords and rip off estate agents. Now it's time to turn our words into actions. RT this video and join us at :

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Generation Rent

6 years

There's an important debate in Parliament today. No, not that one! MPs are discussing "the use of Section 21 evictions in the private rented sector" in Westminster Hall from 1.30pm. We'll be tweeting using #EndSection21 from 10 til the end of the debate. Join in! More info soon..

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Generation Rent

1 year

As the landlord association says, the private rental market is getting bigger. That means it has never been more important to update the law and get rid of unfair Section 21 evictions.

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Landlords accused of ‘making up stories’ in drive to change UK tax rules

Lobbyist who warned of landlord ‘exodus’ found to have acknowledged to allies sector is actually growing

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Generation Rent

6 years

Yes @sianberry ! Renters are not just a convenient source of income - we are people who need homes. The right to housing is something that @JustFairUK has argued for too. Any more ideas? Get involved! #ReinventYourRent

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Generation Rent

5 years

If @sadiqkhan is committed to bringing rents down in London he'll remove these appalling anti-tenant adverts from his transport network #HomesNotHotels

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Generation Rent

9 months

"We'll have only reached our goal when homeowners start to kick themselves and say they wish they were renting." Watch our Chief Executive @BenTwomeyUK set out in parliament how the #RentersReformBill must change the actual experience of renters if it is to be a success 👇

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Generation Rent

2 years

We regret to inform the government that #RightToBuy will not help generation rent - unless they also plan to require private landlords to sell Four times as many under-45s rent from a private landlord than a housing association - where's our giveaway?

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Generation Rent

3 years

By "unusual accommodation" this landlord appears to mean illegal. No one should have to live in these sorts of conditions.

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Generation Rent

8 years

Landlords lose legal challenge over tax changes. Good. Essential we dismantle UK's culture of property speculation

Landlords lose legal challenge over buy-to-let tax changes

Cherie Booth thwarted in attempt to secure judicial review

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Generation Rent

3 years

We welcome the focus on renters in @sianberry 's campaign. We need a London Mayor for renters. With sky high rents and section 21 'no fault' evictions still in place renter affordability and security should be top of the London Mayor's to do list.

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Sian Berry

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London needs a Mayor who will stand with renters. That means bringing down rent, protections from eviction, and strengthening our rights. As a renter myself, I know what a difference this will make to Londoners.

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Generation Rent

4 years

🚨NEW ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 We’re proud to be members of the new Renters Reform Coalition! The Coalition believes all renters deserve a safe, affordable and secure home, where they can live and flourish! Interested in finding our more? Follow the link

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Generation Rent

5 years

Renters could cast the deciding votes in seats across the country 🗳️💪🏾 That's why all of us have come together under the Renter Manifesto, calling for radical transformation of the housing system 🏚️➡️🏡 Join us:

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Generation Rent

5 years

Generation Rent's @hannahslateruk on BBC breakfast this morning discussing the Fergus Wilson cause. We're calling for archaic law section 21 to go. #endunfairevictions

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Generation Rent

4 years

THREAD: HOW TO NEGOTIATE A LOWER RENT 🤑🧵 The rent is, beyond doubt, too damn high. But renters don’t always have to pay what the landlord demands. Here’s a thread with some tips to save money on your biggest expense. 1/

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Generation Rent

1 year

New polling by @Shelter shows that a quarter of renters don't complain about repairs because of fear of eviction. This shows why Section 21 needs to be abolished now. It would give renters the security of mind to get potentially dangerous repairs fixed

Quarter of private tenants avoid asking landlord for repairs over eviction fears

The homelessness charity Shelter has accused the Government of 'dragging its heels' on crucial reforms to the rental sector, leaving tenants in a 'terrible catch 22'

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Generation Rent

4 years

We're still waiting to hear how the government plans to help the self-employed pay their rent - in the meantime here's a round up of what help the government is offering renters so far from @Victoria_Spratt

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What help is available for renters affected by coronavirus

What support has the Government actually announced for this huge demographic? And is it up to scratch?

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Generation Rent

4 years

That's more like it: all eviction cases in the court system to be suspended for at least three months. Thanks to everyone who kept the pressure on to hold the government to its word. Now for #rentrelief to stop renters getting into debt More here:

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Generation Rent

6 years

If we were taxing these hoarders properly they wouldn't be calling the offers they're getting "silly", or their prospective customers "detached from reality" - because long term unoccupied stock would mean bankruptcy

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Generation Rent

1 year

Breaking: The law to ban arbitrary evictions has been delayed to Autumn. Meanwhile, every 15 minutes this Summer a renter will be packing their bags - not to go on holiday but because they are being evicted from their home by a section 21 notice. @BenTwomeyUK

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Generation Rent

3 years

Pro tip: if your letting agent tells you your tenancy is not a Housing Act tenancy so they can charge fees like this, and you're a) a human person* and b) paying less than £100,000 a year in rent, then they're breaking the law. *as opposed to a limited company

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Chris 🥑🌹

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The insanity of tenant fees in the UK is something else

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10 months

🚨BREAKING NEWS 🚨 The Renters (Reform) Bill is coming back to Parliament on Monday. Our Chief Executive @BenTwomeyUK is already in Parliament right now speaking to MPs to get them to back the bill. Email your MP now to ask them to support the bill:

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Generation Rent

6 years

We made it! 50,000 signatures to #EndSection21 . Thanks to everyone who signed and took part in #VentYourRent to make this possible. Watch this space for how to get involved the next phase of the campaign. 🍾🎉 🙌🏼🥳

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Generation Rent

2 years

Renters' Rights Awareness Week begins next week - the recent rumours of a u turn on Section 21 make it clear that now more than ever renters need to know what their rights are and how to use them. If you haven't already sign up to the events today:

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3 years

📢London rents are out of control Renting alone is unaffordable - and it’s worse for women. ➡️The average Londoner pays 45% of their income on rent in a median 1-bed home ➡️5 boroughs in London cost more than 50% ➡️Women on average pay 15% more of their income on rent than men

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Generation Rent

2 years

Renters’ Rights Awareness Week, 17 - 23 Oct. Sign up to free online webinars at the link below 👇 Want to know about repairs? Affording rent? Evictions? Get advice, ask questions and share your story. #RRAW22

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2 years

England lost nearly 11,000 to the second home and holiday home property sector between 2021 and 2022. That's 29 houses a day. Read our research here showing how severe the problem is nationwide.

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Generation Rent

5 years

Management company Hostmaker are covering the TFL network in adverts encouraging landlords to ditch tenants and prioritise short term lets.But we want #homesnothotels sign the petition to call for Sadiq to ditch the ads:

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5 years

From 1 June, the letting fees ban starts in England. If an agent asks for anything dodgy or unusual, report it here

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7 months

What planet does he live on? This is astounding to hear from a senior banker. We are in a cost of renting crisis, that is making it incredibly hard for people to buy a home as we hand a third of our wages every month over to our landlord.

@BBCNews

BBC News (UK)

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Not that difficult to buy a home, says NatWest chair Sir Howard Davies

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4 years

The government is promising £5000 vouchers to insulate homes, but no word on how this will work for rented homes. Private renters are more likely than owner occupiers to live in a home with an energy efficiency rating of F or G. How are we going to benefit from this @beisgovuk ?

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WATCH: @BenTwomeyUK explain to Sir Demond Swayne why renters can't simply move elsewhere to find cheaper housing and how the rise in the cost of renting is forcing thousands of young people away from their friends and family.

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If letting agents are taking a deposit before you've even seen a flat, that is dodgy as hell, and, if it's as much as £1000, probably illegal (1 week's rent is the cap). You're likely to get it back if you apply to the first tier tribunal

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Landlords are capitalising on the cost of living crisis by gouging tenants with extortionate rents. Rent controls now.

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5 years

“Put on another jumper” 🤦‍♀️ If you’re home is cold enough that you need two jumpers it could have serious health implications. Landlords are required to provide a safe home and a home colder than 16c could be dangerous. #knowyourrights

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You might be livid at landlord who caged his thermostat — but not me

Did you see the tweet about the caged thermostat that went viral ? “Welcome to renting in London!” it said, above a photo of a Nest thermostat behind a plastic box. The 21-year-old tweeter, Alex...

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4 years

Every landlord should be taking this approach during the pandemic - but we know many are not. That's why we need the government to step in urgently and make sure renters can stay in their homes.

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Generation Rent

9 months

RENTERS (REFORM) BILL UPDATE 🚨 The Government has just voted down an amendment to abolish s21 evictions as soon as the King signs it into law. After nearly five years of promises and record homelessness, renters need to see more urgency.

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Generation Rent

2 years

This map shows the scale of second home ownership across the UK and where it is most prevalent. Read our new blog to find out how this has impacted renters and what needs to be done to ensure local communities don't continue to suffer. #YourHolidayOurHome

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Generation Rent

2 years

Being a private renter is terrible for your mental health. You have very little control over your housing situation. At any moment you could receive a section 21 notice giving you two months to move out, with the landlord needing no reason.

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Private renters twice as likely as homeowners to have anxiety, UK study suggests

Anxiety Nation report finds clear links between financial insecurity and poor mental health

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Generation Rent

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Mould is a serious problem in the private rented sector. It makes renters ill, causes damage to our property and greatly reduces our quality of life. 11% of PRS homes contain mould and this thread shows a horrific example of it.

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Generation Rent

4 years

A quarter of renters think they won't be able to pay rent in the next 3 months. That's why we need: 🏡Housing benefit to cover rents 🔒 No coronavirus evictions - and a permanent ban on evictions for arrears built up during the pandemic ❄️A freeze on rents

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YouGov

4 years

A quarter of tenants (26%) aren’t sure they’ll be able to afford their rent over the next three months, new YouGov polling shows

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Generation Rent

6 years

Well now. Apparently Natwest - you know, that bank we own - is prohibiting its buy-to-let customers from letting to people receiving housing benefit. It even told one landlord to evict her tenant or pay £2500 to remortgage.

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NatWest tells landlord to evict tenant on benefits or pay £2.5k

State-backed lender NatWest told one of its landlord customers to throw out a vulnerable tenant on housing benefits or stump up thousands of pounds in early repayment charges and find another lender...

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Generation Rent

6 years

Big day for renters coming up in the House of Commons on Friday - @KarenPBuckMP 's Fitness for Human Habitation Bill gets its report stage and third reading. Once law, tenants would have the ability to take on negligent landlords through the courts

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Generation Rent

4 years

We’re delighted to announce @aliciakennedy07 has been appointed as our new Director. Alicia has exceptional experience in delivering successful campaigns. She'll build on our huge success in recent years & cement our role as a leader in the housing debate

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Generation Rent

6 months

The current cost of renting crisis is devastating Greater Manchester’s communities. It is vital that England’s Metro Mayors have the power to slam the brakes on local rents and give our key workers the breathing space they need in their community

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Rent is unaffordable for a range of key workers new research finds

Renting in Greater Manchester is unaffordable for a range of key workers, with the median rent in the metropolitan area worth 44% of a teaching assistant’s salary, new research from Generation Rent...

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Generation Rent

4 years

Back in March the Government said “No-one should lose their home because of #Coronavirus ”. We are now close to the end of the #evictionban but no real protections have been put in place for renters.

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Generation Rent

5 years

Later this year letting agents will be banned from charging fees to tenants throughout the UK. Here's a rundown of the state of play in each nation #keysnotfees

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Generation Rent

6 years

This about sums up thoughts on the government's tenancy proposals. More details soon but for real security we need to #endsection21 and protect renters from rent hikes.

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Generation Rent

6 years

Homelessness, anxiety, disrepair - Section 21 has a lot to answer for! Watch and share our new clip, then ask to your MP to end unfair evictions

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Generation Rent

5 years

Moving home? From today you can't be charged fees to start a new tenancy in England. @kirstar19 explains what the letting fees ban means for you Find out more at

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Generation Rent

4 years

@joelgolby Sounds like you have them over a barrel - we have a guide to negotiating rent here

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Generation Rent

4 years

The government be like HOMEOWNERS: your mortgage holidays are extended and there won't be any repossessions before the 31st October. RENTERS: Your #evictionban is still set to end on 25th June. Can you spot the difference?😑 #VentYourRent

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Generation Rent

7 years

"Young adults have very little option but to rent from a private landlord, so we should at least expect a decent home in return for what we pay"

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Generation Rent

6 years

Come on @JBrokenshire , here's your reason to #endsection21 in a single quote. All Wilson needs to do is sell with sitting tenants. Our law currently gives him no reason to and no penalty for making people homeless

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Robert Booth

6 years

Mass eviction process starts in Kent as buy-to-let tycoon Fergus Wilson begins 700 home sell off. He says: “They are not doing very well at finding somewhere to go. If their household income is under £30k, you can bet your boots they won’t get a property.”

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Generation Rent

6 years

This is big. London Assembly back our call to #endsection21 , calls on Sadiq Khan to do the same! Thanks to @sianberry and @tomcopley for proposing the motion. The pressure is growing to ban no-fault evictions!

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Generation Rent

6 years

Victory for tenants! Single mum wins compensation from "No DSS" agent "The cleaner and former paralegal successfully argued that blanket bans on benefit claimants indirectly discriminated against women, especially single women"

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