The voice of private renters. We campaign to make our homes safe, secure and affordable.
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What a generous gesture, and genuinely good to see.
But people struggling to afford London shouldn't have to wait for donations to follow their dreams. Kindness helps, but keeping costs low is what lasts.
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Does this sound fair to you?
While 1 in 5 private renters are stuck living in conditions that harm their health, becoming a landlord remains one of the most profitable business routes out there.
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Tribunals are simply not enough to shield renters from unaffordable rents. The Guardian has covered that rent rises of up to 88%, despite the Renters’ Rights Act.
Read more in the article below:
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Leading charities tell the PM: freeze on housing benefit will "undermine" rough sleeping pledge.
Signatories include @genrentuk, @jrf_uk and @Shelter.
My story for @Independent today:
Exclusive: 200,000 families will be pushed into poverty or deeper poverty due to Labour’s decision not to end the freeze on housing benefits at the Budget, leading charities have warned.
Read more: independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…
💡 Could your small idea help change renting?
Martin Lewis's Small Ideas Initiative wants quick, low-cost, practical fixes to everyday problems, and the best ones could become Government policy proposals.
What one small thing would you change to make renting better?
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The Chancellor announced in yesterday’s budget that landlords will face a 2% increase in taxes.
Watch our Head of Campaigns, @nyejones92, react on @bbc5live:
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The Chancellor had the chance to help the poorest renters. Instead, housing benefit has been frozen again.
Local Housing Allowance is stuck on 2023 rates, yet rents have skyrocketed by over 23%. We need action on soaring rents.
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BUDGET 2026 AS IT HAPPENS
We’ve been watching the Budget as it happens to deliver the biggest news for private renters
3) No mention of Local Housing Allowance:
The Chancellor made no mention of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA), meaning it remains frozen. LHA rates are still based on market rents from 2023, despite rents rising by more than 23% since then.
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Private renters in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and parts of the Midlands have the highest risk of living in a home with a damp problem.
Wherever you live, join our campaign to make it harder for landlords to ignore problems that harm our health.
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Is your landlord raising your rent?
We found some of reasons that could lead to a smaller rent increase…. Scroll for more.
Need more details? Read our blog for more:
generationrent.org/2026/10/2…
Private renters are being hit hardest by rising energy bills, and targeted support won't be enough. The Budget must deliver universal energy support.
Read more in the op ed below by our Chief Exec Holly Williamson on @LabourList
labourlist.org/2026/10/the-b…
With one week until the budget, we are closely watching for updates on the Local Housing Allowance, the Warm Homes Plan, and the new Your First Home Scheme.
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Will renters actually benefit from the Your First Home scheme?
Watch our Chief Executive, Holly Williamson, react on BBC Radio:
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Dangerous damp and mould must be fixed before it starts harming our health.
Bringing Awaab’s Law to private homes would mean landlords have to fix our homes within strict timeframes.
Join us. Pledge your support to bring Awaab’s Law into private homes.
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