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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 18h

REMINDER: As part of Renters’ Rights Awareness Week, we’re excited to remind you that we’re giving away copies of critically acclaimed books that explore themes of housing, home, and justice! 📚🏡

Support our work by entering the prize draw:

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/rentersrig...

Help us fight for a better deal for renters

When you're a renter, knowledge is power. We're giving away the latest books about housing to promote and fund our renters rights webinars

www.crowdfunder.co.uk

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 5d

As part of Renters’ Rights Awareness Week, we’re giving away copies of acclaimed books with a housing connection! 📚🏡

Support our work and try your luck by entering our prize draw! 👇

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/rentersrig...

Help us fight for a better deal for renters

When you're a renter, knowledge is power. We're giving away the latest books about housing to promote and fund our renters rights webinars

www.crowdfunder.co.uk

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 7d

Higher energy costs WILL hit renters the HARDEST.

Gov action to bring down bills in the long-term is welcome, but rent caps are the ONLY way to ensure we feel the benefits.

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

Britons preparing to ration energy as Ofgem price cap rises, says charity

National Energy Action says 58% of households expect to cut heating use as typical annual dual-fuel bill increases to £1,755

www.theguardian.com

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 7d

Renters’ Rights Awareness Week is coming up soon!

With spaces now running out, now is the best time to attend one of our FREE webinars

Secure your spot on our webinars, running from the 13-17th of October

Read to find out more👇

www.generationrent.org/renters-righ...

Renters' Rights Awareness Week 2025 - Generation Rent

The Renters’ Rights Bill is set to shake up the way we rent. It’s getting rid of Section 21 evictions and bringing in lots of new rights and rules to […]

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Renters' Reform Coalition @rentersreformco.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you to @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social for meeting with us today.

Along with @generationrent.bsky.social, we discussed the end of Section 21 evictions and the pathway to securing decent standards for rented homes. 🏡

A photo of Ben Twomey from Generation Rent, left, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook MP, centre, and Niamh Evans from Renters' Reform Coalition, right. All are dressed in suits and smiling at the camera.

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 8d

"Some of the places aren't fit for dogs".

Anyone can be affected by the renting crisis, but migrant communities struggle against the worst conditions in the UK. We met with newcomers to Lewisham to find out more about their experiences.

Read more 👇

www.generationrent.org/2025/09/30/s...

Stories from the Margins: How Lewisham’s migrant people are fighting for a place to call home - Generation Rent

Generation Rent met with migrant people seeking to make a home in Lewisham. We found exploitation and a system working against them.

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 9d

“We need breathing space now”

New towns open up more affordable homes for the people that need it most, but renters need short term help NOW. Limiting rent rises is the only way to do so.

Our Chief Exec @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social explained more to BBC Radio London

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 10d

Our Deputy CEO @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social set out the case for limits on rent hikes at @rentersreformco.bsky.social's Labour Conference event.

They would:

➡️ Reduce homelessness
➡️ Boost local economies
➡️ Allow renters to save
➡️ Incentivise renters to apply for energy efficiency improvements

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 13d

Yesterday, MSPs voted to deny new eviction protections for renters.

@bentwomeyuk.bsky.social labelled the decision a "major backwards step", with Scottish renters soon to have the worst eviction notice periods in Britain if the gov doesn't change course.

www.generationrent.org/2025/09/25/m...

MSPs deny new eviction protections in “major backwards step” for private renters (press release) - Generation Rent

Yesterday, MSPs voted to reject amendments to the Housing Bill (Scotland) which would have improved security for private renters, with the campaign group Generation Rent labelling the decision a “majo...

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 14d

“Rents are just increasing on a whim just based on what a landlord thinks”

Our Communications Officer, Bismah Naqui, spoke to @bbc5live.bsky.social this morning about how more and more young people are choosing to live with their parents rather than rent.

Watch here ⬇️

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RADAR AI @radar-ai.bsky.social · 21d

NEW: Rent Prices, August

The average private rent in Great Britain was £1,360 per month in August, up 5.7% in the past year

Campaign group @generationrent.bsky.social warned "rents continue to rise faster than our wages", and urged the Government to act on rent increases

🔗: app.radarai.com

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 22d

"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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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 23d

Our Chief Exec @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social & Head of Campaigns @nyejones92.bsky.social were pleased to meet with @tomcopley.bsky.social today in City Hall.

On the agenda was:
➡️ Soaring rents in London
➡️ Renters' rights awareness
➡️ Better regulation of short-term lets
➡️ The Devolution Bill

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 26d

Labour Lord & donor Lord Alli evicted his tenants before hiking the rent by >£1k‼️

It's outrageous that a politician so close to government treats their tenants this way. We need the gov to outlaw Section 21 as soon as possible.

inews.co.uk/news/labour-...

Labour super-donor Lord Alli evicted young family - then hiked rent by £1,000 a month

The Labour peer's eviction of a family with young children from their home in north London would be outlawed from next year under his party's Renters' Rights Bill

inews.co.uk

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Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social · 27d

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 · 28d

Pets are part of the family, but too many renters are denied this joy. The Renters' Rights Bill will give renters the right to have a pet.

The Government must look to carry out the legislation ASAP so renters can benefit from their new rights.

Watch @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social explain 👇

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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 2

Read our full report on how to end voting inequality for private renters here:

www.generationrent.org/2025/05/06/g...

Getting more renters registered to vote - Generation Rent

Private renters are one of the least enfranchised groups in British society, with low levels of voter registration arising from frequent moves. The Electoral Commission estimates that just 66% of […]

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · Sep 2

Proud to have been a @jrf-uk.bsky.social Democracy Fund grantee. In 5 years, this project has helped register 750k voters

Our contribution has shone a light on private renters, and we’ll keep using these insights to champion a better democracy for all

www.jrrt.org.uk/powering-par...

Powering Participation: What we learned from the UK Democracy Fund - Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust

Through the tireless efforts of our grantee community, the UK Democracy Fund estimates that together we helped register 750,000 voters ahead of the 2024 General Election. Grantees led campaigns in sch...

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you!

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India Gerritsen @indiafhg.bsky.social · Sep 2

Well well well...Another good article @generationrent.bsky.social 👏

This is what happens when properties are seen as investments and bought up as PRS + underfunded LAs + a huge loss of social housing. A sad reminder that this housing crisis is profitable for some.

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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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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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · Aug 28

Want to help solve the renting crisis? Apply to join our team as a Research and Engagement Officer!

Deadline: 9am, 15/09/25
Salary: £37,500
Location: WFH (with some travel)
Contract length: 12 months

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www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.a...

w4mp | The site for everyone working for an MP

www.w4mpjobs.org

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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · Aug 26

For decades, private landlords have had free rein to set rents as they please. The result? Skyrocketing prices and renters pushed to breaking point.

There's still time to sign our letter to Angela Rayner, urging the Gov to take action on unfair rent hikes

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www.generationrent.org/campaign/tel...

Tell the Secretary of State for Housing we need action on unfair rent rises - Generation Rent

Letter: Tell Angela Rayner, the Secretary of State for Housing, we need action on unfair rent rises Dear Angela Rayner, We are private renters and supporters in England and we […]

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