Our Head of Campaigns, @nyejones92.bsky.social, spoke to Parliament about the damp and mould renters are forced to live in, despite paying skyrocketing rents for their homes. Watch 👇

So much worth celebrating! Huge thanks to @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social for steering this through Parliament. And well done to @generationrent.bsky.social team and all those who’ve campaigned so hard for this over many years.

The Renters’ Rights Act is NOW LAW! Soon S21 evictions, which have forced millions of people out of their homes for no reason & with just 2 months notice, will be a thing of the past. This is what our movement can achieve when we stand together.

The Renters' Rights Bill is set to receive royal assent and become law. Generation Rent's Dan Wilson Craw explains how it happened.

UPDATE: We did it! The Renters’ Rights Bill has now PASSED through the House of Commons! We expect it to reach Royal Assent shortly. This is a huge win after years of campaigning by renters. There's more to do, but this is worth celebrating!

The Renters' Rights Bill has been APPROVED by Parliament! This confirms the ending of Section 21 alongside a host of new measures to improve our security and the quality of our homes. The legislation is the result of over a decade of campaigning from the renter movement. A moment to celebrate.

Laughable article in The Telegraph claiming the tribunal system will bring in de-facto rent controls. If only! Our polling showed nearly 70% of renters have never heard of it, let alone how to use it..... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...

Brilliant piece by @willdunn.bsky.social High rents allow a wealth transfer from young to old, with landlords taking spending away from goods and services and denying capital to other, higher-velocity businesses. They are a brake on the economy. www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...

"Private landlord incentives are akin to pouring water into a leaking bucket: the harder they try to fill it, the faster it drains, with our public money lining landlords’ pockets" Our Head of Campaigns @nyejones92.bsky.social writing in @insidehousing ⬇️ www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/coun...

Encouraging to hear Sadiq Khan say the power to cap rents is 'top of his list' in new powers he wants, following a q from @zoegarbett.bsky.social. The Devolution Bill is a major opportunity to allow Mayors to slam the brakes on soaring rents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOmE... (from 1:34:45)

New stats are constantly telling us that rents are SOARING past our wages. Recent RightMove stats found that average rent costs are now unaffordable. Watch our Head of Campaigns, @nyejones92.bsky.social, on LBC News explain what needs to happen next 👇

We have just posted our open letter to Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, urging her to address the soaring cost of renting across the country. Thank you to everyone that signed! To stay updated on our work, make sure to follow our work 👇 www.generationrent.org

Our latest research has found that local councils are sending TENS OF MILLIONS a year to private landlords to encourage them to house those experiencing homelessness. Read coverage of what we found in The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Our research in The Guardian today. Councils are essentially bribing landlords to the tune of over £30m per year just for them to agree to rent out their homes. It's a senseles waste of our public money. Highest single incentive was over £15k! www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Showing solidarity with The Wallopers today. BBC News - Victorious Festival: Mary Wallopers set ended after call for 'Free Palestine' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The new Universal Works theme park in Bedfordshire should be exciting for locals, but private renters are rightly concerned about being turfed out of their homes & sudden rent hikes. I spoke to the BBC about why this is another reason we need a limit on rent hikes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'The terrifying chants of young men echoing through the hotel – “Send them out!” – filled the air like an ominous drumbeat' Harrowing but important article from the front line of anti-asylum protests. Hats off to the bravery of the counter protesters. eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/...

Will the Renters’ Rights Bill end the temporary accommodation crisis? With the cost of renting still soaring across the UK, read my article for @redbrickblog.bsky.social 🏘️ redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/07/rent...

Nearly 4m renters struggle to pay energy bills according to @generationrent.bsky.social. I welcome plans to upgrade rental home energy efficiency. But we need stronger protections to ensure renters can benefit from these upgrades without facing rent hikes or evictions.

"With Reform claiming the push towards net zero as something that will hit working people, it’s vital we get policies like this right." Great article by @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social on why renters need protection against rent hikes as part of the Warm Homes Plan. labourlist.org/2025/07/comm...

Our latest research has found that renters are losing almost £169 MILLION every year because of the deposits system. Read our latest thread for a full breakdown, or The Mirror's coverage of our work: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

As welcome as the Renters' Rights Bill is, there's still a piece missing - no renter will have genuine security in their homes until action is taken to regulate rent increases. RRC press officer Paul Shanks writes in the @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...

I'm on page 8 of today's Guardian talking about latest @generationrent.bsky.social research on how the deposit protection system is failing renters

The ONS has found that rents have risen 6.8% over the past year, despite a 7.0% drop in May. Meanwhile, wages are only up 5.3%, meaning rent is becoming even more unaffordable for many. Read our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social’s, full response to the figures below:

“There are long-term forms of structural disadvantage, rooted in historic racism, which are impacting on risks of homelessness" Makes me think of the concept that 'anyone can become homeless' and how damaging it is in limiting analysis of the structural causes. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

The average unwanted move costs over £2k. Even with the ending of S21, landlords will still be able to evict to sell or move a family member in. 'Relocation Relief' would help prevent renters falling into debt, poverty or homelessness. ⬇️ www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/evic...

This is a really interesting read from @drbethkitson.bsky.social. Some bleak stats showing how insecurity and high rents lead to poor wellbeing for renters, but also HOPE - simple policy solutions can change this. A great start would be capping rent increases redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/07/fix-...

Today, we went to Downing Street with three of our supporters to deliver our @change.org petition. Our petition got over 50k signatures urging the gov to stop the soaring rents that are threatening private renters with debt or homelessness. Sign here: www.change.org/p/introduce-...

When Thatcher's former Housing Minister is advocating for a cap on rents, albeit with a release every 4 years, it shows how bizarre the Government's opposition to them is.... www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

"If killing 23 civilians at an aid distribution site is not terrorism, how can we possibly be expected to accept that spray-painting a plane is?" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"If you're paying the average rent in London across 4 years, that's around £100k you're sending to your landlord." By not putting a limit on rent rises, the Government is allowing a transfer of wealth from younger working people (to use its favourite term), to older asset rich landlords.

Very sad to hear this. Peter was absolutely committed to harm reduction and didnt let the law or anything else get in the way of protecting people who use drugs. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/peter-k...

🚨🚨GOOD NEWS FROM THE SPENDING REVIEW: Chancellor Reeves has now listened to our calls to fully fund the gov's Warm Homes Plan. The gov must NOW set rules so landlords can’t profit from renters when given energy grants.

this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake

Millions of renters are living in mouldy, damp homes & struggling to pay their energy bills. Only a third of landlords renting out homes with poor energy efficiency scores said they plan to improve them, yet they have the gall to throw their toys out the pram when the Gov rightly mandates they do.

'The reality is it creates sterile places' This rings v true, so many new developments (see Kings X or Stratford) are so vacuous and dull. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our Head of Campaigns, @nyejones92.bsky.social, was on BBC Radio London explaining why the government MUST stop soaring rents to protect private tenants from homelessness and debt. Watch below ⤵️

There is no limit on how much landlords can hike the rent, with 1/3 private renters in poverty. Ask Bridget, she was hit with a £100 MONTHLY rent hike & had no choice but to pay. Sign @generationrent.bsky.social’s petition today & stand up for renters like Bridget www.change.org/p/introduce-...

"Maybe this is what happens when the arts are decimated. It leaves a vacuum that invariably gets filled with rubbish" Worth reading for this line alone - 'It’s a “live, laugh, love” sign slowly strangling you with its self-importance.' www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Half of private renters have no savings & 3/4 are in full-time work, while 41% of landlords don't have a mortgage & 2/3 are retired By rejecting rentcaps, the Gov is not protecting the payslips of its own definition of 'working people' My article in @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/opinion/labo...

Great to see @maggiechapman.bsky.social table an amend to the Scottish Housing Bill which would see renters compensated for evictions Average move costs >£2000 & 1/2 of renters have no savings. Relocation Relief will give renters time to find somewhere new & help turn off the tap between PRS & TA

Utterly heartbreaking and shameful that the most common length of time a family has spent in temporary accommodation is 5+ years. Thousands of children denied a childhood. Huge test for the government is whether they can get families into real homes.

Good news here from Rightmove data - showing an increase in properties to rent coming onto the market. This suggests that fears about the Renters' Rights Bill isn't causing many landlords to sell up, despite what some landlords' bodies have claimed.

How anyone can make this list and not include lao gan ma crispy chilli is truly unfathomable to me. www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

"There is no way out, I am trapped. I can't save as there is nothing left to put by." www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

This question is essentially pointless unless people are also polled on *how* they would like it to work. Would it apply to under 18s? If so would teenagers have to carry ID to show exemption? Would cyclists have to carry proof of license? The whole idea is bonkers, which is why no one does it.

Great to see @greenjennyjones.bsky.social table our ask for renters to be compensated if a landlord evicts under new Grounds 1 & 1A. 'Relocation Relief' will: - Help with the cost of an unwanted move - Give renters more time to find somewhere new - Help turn off the tap between PRS & TA

The Scottish Government has put forward its amendment to introduce rent caps. The proposal would give councils the power to introduce a cap, tied to the property, on how much landlords can raise rents to CPI +1%, capped at a max of 6% from 2027. Short 🧵 below projectscot.com/2025/04/new-...

I recently subscribed to the FT and this kind of content, where I learnt about how the ONS compiles inflation stats alongside a reminder of Pink's continual influence on our discourse, means I have no regrets. www.ft.com/content/9d10...