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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · 20d

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...

Landlords are a brake on growth

If she wants to energise the economy, Rachel Reeves should become their sworn enemy.

www.newstatesman.com

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 23d

"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...

Councils paying millions in incentives to private landlords is a senseless waste

Public services are being stripped bare while councils send millions to private landlords, writes Nye Jones, head of campaigns at Generation Rent.

www.insidehousing.co.uk

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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · 28d

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)

London Assembly (Mayor's Question Time)

YouTube video by London Assembly

www.youtube.com

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · Sep 8

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 👇

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · Sep 4

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

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · Sep 1

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...

English councils pay private landlords millions in incentives to house homeless families

Exclusive: Data gathered by Generation Rent shows 37 councils spent £31m in 2024-25 in one-off payments to individual landlords

www.theguardian.com

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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · Sep 1

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...

English councils pay private landlords millions in incentives to house homeless families

Exclusive: Data gathered by Generation Rent shows 37 councils spent £31m in 2024-25 in one-off payments to individual landlords

www.theguardian.com

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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · Aug 23

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...

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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · Aug 12

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...

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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · Jul 31

'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/...

Exclusive: Inside the Diss hotel – a refugee’s view of the anti-refugee crowd outside

Families fleeing danger thought they'd found safety, until protesters gathered outside their hotel, chanting for their removal

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Ben Twomey @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social · Jul 31

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...

Will the Renters’ Rights Bill end the temporary accommodation crisis? - Red Brick

Ben Twomey, Chief Executive of Generation Rent, argues that a lack of measures on affordability in the Renters' Rights Bill will hamper attempts to reduce the cost of renting.

redbrickblog.co.uk

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · Jul 30

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.

‘Time to protect renters against hikes when their landlord receives a grant’ – LabourList

Mould and damp spreading like a rash across the walls, freezing conditions, energy bills going through the roof. Week after week, private renters in my…

labourlist.org

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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · Jul 28

"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...

'Time to protect renters against hikes when their landlord receives a grant' - LabourList

Bell Ribeiro-Addy calls on the Government to strengthen protections for renters as part of its Warm Homes Plan, with a focus on instances where public money is used.

labourlist.org

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · Jul 25

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...

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Renters' Reform Coalition @rentersreformco.bsky.social · Jul 23

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...

The Renters' Rights Bill doesn't tackle high rents crippling renters

The Renters' Rights Bill is moving a step closer to law but while it offers renters more security, it won't help tenants pay high rents.

www.bigissue.com

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Dan Wilson Craw @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social · Jul 21

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

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · Jul 17

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:

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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · Jul 15

Definitely an issue that's only going to get worse. The OBR recently forecast that the number of pensioners renting privately could be as high as 17% by 2040 (currently 6%).

www.bigissue.com/news/housing...

Sky-high cost of rent means ageing tenants 'won't be able to retire'

1.2 million extra pensioners will be privately renting by the 2040s and it is set to cost the Treasury an extra £2bn in housing benefit.

www.bigissue.com

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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · Jul 11

“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...

Black people in England four times as likely to face homelessness, study finds

www.theguardian.com

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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · Jul 9

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.

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www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/evic...

Evictions have consequences. Landlords should pay for them

‘Relocation relief’ would go a long way to breaking the cycle between evictions, poverty and homelessness, says Nye Jones of campaign group Generation Rent

www.insidehousing.co.uk

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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · Jul 9

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-...

Fix renting to fix lives - Red Brick

Dr Beth Kitson, Research and Policy Analyst at PBE, explores how renters are not just paying more in rent, but also paying the price in lower wellbeing. Housing reform is not only about correcting mar...

redbrickblog.co.uk

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · Jul 8

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-...

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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · Jul 3

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...

Why landlords should only be able to raise the rent once every four years

The government’s plan to have tribunals mediate rent increase disputes is flawed and risks creating an administrative nightmare, a former housing minister says

www.thetimes.com

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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · Jun 23

"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...

Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally Rooney

If Palestine Action becomes a proscribed group, writing these words of support could become a serious offence. It’s vital we fight this alarming attack on free speech, says writer Sally Rooney

www.theguardian.com

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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · Jun 16

"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.

Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · Jun 16

Rents are soaring higher and higher, the cost is not just to our pockets, but also to our futures.

Our Head of Campaigns, @nyejones92.bsky.social, explains further to LBC News 👇

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