Dan Wilson Craw
@danwilsoncraw.bsky.social
Deputy chief exec at Generation Rent. Geordie. Mostly housing, sometimes other policy stuff and bad jokes
UK 2000 makes sense too, just occurred to me that S, W & NI have about 9m between them
February 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
UK 2000 makes sense too, just occurred to me that S, W & NI have about 9m between them
I wonder if he's taken the population of England in 2020 and then added three more countries in the years since
February 11, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I wonder if he's taken the population of England in 2020 and then added three more countries in the years since
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6 years since letting agents were BANNED from charging renters admin fees, Foxtons is still 'accidentally' charging £200 for checking out.
Read what we thought of this below:
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/buytol...
Read what we thought of this below:
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/buytol...
Did Foxtons try to charge me an illegal £200 check-out fee on my flat?
The thing is, such charges are unlawful, and have been for the last six years, since the Tenant Fees Act of 2019 was implemented.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 3:22 PM
6 years since letting agents were BANNED from charging renters admin fees, Foxtons is still 'accidentally' charging £200 for checking out.
Read what we thought of this below:
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/buytol...
Read what we thought of this below:
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/buytol...
Reading presumably @dlknowles.bsky.social latest on Minnesota and federal prosecutors either resigning or pursuing hopeless cases, and wondering if the Simple Sabotage Field Manual is having a revival
February 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Reading presumably @dlknowles.bsky.social latest on Minnesota and federal prosecutors either resigning or pursuing hopeless cases, and wondering if the Simple Sabotage Field Manual is having a revival
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Yeah but he would say that wouldn't he
February 6, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Yeah but he would say that wouldn't he
A good read from @whippletom.bsky.social on how public health workers tackled a polio outbreak in the Haredi community in 2022 www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
How to defeat measles: do listen, don’t judge and learn polio lesson
There is an easy vaccination bogeyman — the antivaxer — but once you label someone the enemy, you declare them lost
www.thetimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:08 AM
A good read from @whippletom.bsky.social on how public health workers tackled a polio outbreak in the Haredi community in 2022 www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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We're excited to announce our new Director - Clara Collingwood!
Clara was previously Campaign Manager at Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK. We're excited to see what she brings to the role in a pivotal year for renters.
rentersreformcoalition.co.uk/new-renters-...
Clara was previously Campaign Manager at Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK. We're excited to see what she brings to the role in a pivotal year for renters.
rentersreformcoalition.co.uk/new-renters-...
New Renters' Reform Coalition Director appointed
Safe, secure and affordable homes for all.
rentersreformcoalition.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
We're excited to announce our new Director - Clara Collingwood!
Clara was previously Campaign Manager at Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK. We're excited to see what she brings to the role in a pivotal year for renters.
rentersreformcoalition.co.uk/new-renters-...
Clara was previously Campaign Manager at Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK. We're excited to see what she brings to the role in a pivotal year for renters.
rentersreformcoalition.co.uk/new-renters-...
Could be at a discount to market I suppose, to account for the remarketing costs, but just strikes me as insane that companies like this can essentially mis-sell properties and be allowed to completely wash their hands of it while still raking in the service charges
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Could be at a discount to market I suppose, to account for the remarketing costs, but just strikes me as insane that companies like this can essentially mis-sell properties and be allowed to completely wash their hands of it while still raking in the service charges
I guess in this case, where the heir of the property has already discounted it, there will be an even lower price it will sell at but obv hard to know what that would be.
I wonder what's stopping requirements on your McCarthy Stones to buy homes back from their deceased residents' estates
I wonder what's stopping requirements on your McCarthy Stones to buy homes back from their deceased residents' estates
February 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I guess in this case, where the heir of the property has already discounted it, there will be an even lower price it will sell at but obv hard to know what that would be.
I wonder what's stopping requirements on your McCarthy Stones to buy homes back from their deceased residents' estates
I wonder what's stopping requirements on your McCarthy Stones to buy homes back from their deceased residents' estates
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Everyones keen for a bit of rent control.. (via YouGov)
February 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Everyones keen for a bit of rent control.. (via YouGov)
Rents on new tenancies in London haven't been rising as much as they were a couple of years ago so you might have a decent negotiating position - got some tips here www.generationrent.org/rights/my-la...
My landlord wants to put the rent up - Generation Rent
I won't be able to afford to stay here.
www.generationrent.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Rents on new tenancies in London haven't been rising as much as they were a couple of years ago so you might have a decent negotiating position - got some tips here www.generationrent.org/rights/my-la...
Improving protections for tenants goes hand in hand with better conditions for first time buyers.
Crazy how many politicians and commentators are wedded to a rental system that a) sucks and b) is hard to escape
Crazy how many politicians and commentators are wedded to a rental system that a) sucks and b) is hard to escape
Weird, I thought the Renters' Rights Bill was going to cause the whole market to collapse.
www.ft.com/content/1372...
www.ft.com/content/1372...
Demand for UK rental properties drops as buying becomes more affordable
Falling levels of immigration also reduce competition among tenants
www.ft.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Improving protections for tenants goes hand in hand with better conditions for first time buyers.
Crazy how many politicians and commentators are wedded to a rental system that a) sucks and b) is hard to escape
Crazy how many politicians and commentators are wedded to a rental system that a) sucks and b) is hard to escape
Since changes to tax on second homes and holiday lets in England, their numbers appear to have peaked, falling from 347,000 in 2024 to 336,000 in 2025.
The data is still a bit noisy, with some councils identifying more second homes to charge a premium on, so the fall could be even greater.
The data is still a bit noisy, with some councils identifying more second homes to charge a premium on, so the fall could be even greater.
Holiday lets are pricing locals out of their own communities.
The Government must give councils the powers they need to license and limit them, now. Without action, tourism will keep taking homes.
Read more in our latest blog 👇
www.generationrent.org/2026/02/02/w...
The Government must give councils the powers they need to license and limit them, now. Without action, tourism will keep taking homes.
Read more in our latest blog 👇
www.generationrent.org/2026/02/02/w...
What have tax changes done to the number of holiday homes? - Generation Rent
Over the past decade, the rapid growth of second homes and AirBnb-style short term lets has increasingly driven families out of their communities as their homes get repurposed as holiday homes for tou...
www.generationrent.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Since changes to tax on second homes and holiday lets in England, their numbers appear to have peaked, falling from 347,000 in 2024 to 336,000 in 2025.
The data is still a bit noisy, with some councils identifying more second homes to charge a premium on, so the fall could be even greater.
The data is still a bit noisy, with some councils identifying more second homes to charge a premium on, so the fall could be even greater.
It's... memorable
February 3, 2026 at 9:08 AM
It's... memorable
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Subscribing to the print edition of The Onion has literally helped keep me sane
January 31, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Subscribing to the print edition of The Onion has literally helped keep me sane
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Landlords eh?
This is from a landlord's inspection report, triggered when the tenants gave their notice to leave, in which the landlord tries to justify deductions from the tenant's deposit.
I grabbed this from a subReddit for UK Renters ( r/TenantsInTheUK).
This is from a landlord's inspection report, triggered when the tenants gave their notice to leave, in which the landlord tries to justify deductions from the tenant's deposit.
I grabbed this from a subReddit for UK Renters ( r/TenantsInTheUK).
January 30, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Landlords eh?
This is from a landlord's inspection report, triggered when the tenants gave their notice to leave, in which the landlord tries to justify deductions from the tenant's deposit.
I grabbed this from a subReddit for UK Renters ( r/TenantsInTheUK).
This is from a landlord's inspection report, triggered when the tenants gave their notice to leave, in which the landlord tries to justify deductions from the tenant's deposit.
I grabbed this from a subReddit for UK Renters ( r/TenantsInTheUK).
Trouble for Labour is policies to drive up productivity are impeding their Pride In Place agenda by making it harder to run businesses like this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 1, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Trouble for Labour is policies to drive up productivity are impeding their Pride In Place agenda by making it harder to run businesses like this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Of course, not making your plan clear is one thing when it's controversial - the surprising bit is the media's general avoidance of it
February 1, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Of course, not making your plan clear is one thing when it's controversial - the surprising bit is the media's general avoidance of it
It surprises me how little discussion of this there has been, especially in light of Labour's perceived lack of vision/strategy.
Even if apparently awkward tax rises on businesses are part of the plan, they do seem at odds with stuff like reviving our high streets
Even if apparently awkward tax rises on businesses are part of the plan, they do seem at odds with stuff like reviving our high streets
February 1, 2026 at 8:36 AM
It surprises me how little discussion of this there has been, especially in light of Labour's perceived lack of vision/strategy.
Even if apparently awkward tax rises on businesses are part of the plan, they do seem at odds with stuff like reviving our high streets
Even if apparently awkward tax rises on businesses are part of the plan, they do seem at odds with stuff like reviving our high streets
Great explainer of what lies behind the grievances against the student loans system. Essentially students were told the threshold would rise with earnings, but it hasn't.
Though I'm still unclear on who has benefited from the repeated freezes: the taxpayer, universities?
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
Though I'm still unclear on who has benefited from the repeated freezes: the taxpayer, universities?
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
'Mis-sold' student loans to cost graduates £14,000 more than they were told
The terms under which school-leavers were persuaded to take out student loans have been changed retrospectively multiple times
inews.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Great explainer of what lies behind the grievances against the student loans system. Essentially students were told the threshold would rise with earnings, but it hasn't.
Though I'm still unclear on who has benefited from the repeated freezes: the taxpayer, universities?
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
Though I'm still unclear on who has benefited from the repeated freezes: the taxpayer, universities?
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
I believe that's roughly what they have in Wales - though landlords can outsource a lot of that if they use an agent
January 31, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I believe that's roughly what they have in Wales - though landlords can outsource a lot of that if they use an agent
We're getting much of this - a publicly accessible database with compliance details tbc - as part of the RRA.
Though large HMOs are already required to have a licence and renters can get a rent refund if they don't. Unclear from report whether the councillor had this...
Though large HMOs are already required to have a licence and renters can get a rent refund if they don't. Unclear from report whether the councillor had this...
January 31, 2026 at 8:43 AM
We're getting much of this - a publicly accessible database with compliance details tbc - as part of the RRA.
Though large HMOs are already required to have a licence and renters can get a rent refund if they don't. Unclear from report whether the councillor had this...
Though large HMOs are already required to have a licence and renters can get a rent refund if they don't. Unclear from report whether the councillor had this...
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RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-demonstrates-how-to-remove-tapeworm-by-scooting-ass-across-carpet/
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-demonstrates-how-to-remove-tapeworm-by-scooting-ass-across-carpet/
On PM yesterday I heard the BBC's central America correspondent switch from received pronunciation to a dramatic Spanish accent to say "Marco Rubio"
I find it funny when BBC correspondents switch almost aggressively into a local accent when naming an international bigwig. Michel Barnier a common one from a few years ago, heard one assume full Venezuelan accent for "Nicolas Maduro" the other day. Totally unnecessary, and unbritish if you ask me
January 31, 2026 at 8:22 AM
On PM yesterday I heard the BBC's central America correspondent switch from received pronunciation to a dramatic Spanish accent to say "Marco Rubio"
If govt hits 1.5m housebuilding target by end of Parliament and sustains those levels, “we will be looking at the levelling out of prices and then over the real medium- to long-term perhaps their gradual reduction”
Assume they'll need 400k/y by 2028/29 to achieve that, then that's probably true.
Assume they'll need 400k/y by 2028/29 to achieve that, then that's probably true.
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 PM
If govt hits 1.5m housebuilding target by end of Parliament and sustains those levels, “we will be looking at the levelling out of prices and then over the real medium- to long-term perhaps their gradual reduction”
Assume they'll need 400k/y by 2028/29 to achieve that, then that's probably true.
Assume they'll need 400k/y by 2028/29 to achieve that, then that's probably true.