Dan Wilson Craw
@danwilsoncraw.bsky.social
Deputy chief exec at Generation Rent
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Excellent and courageous investigative journalism.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Excellent and courageous investigative journalism.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
The GR team is not lazy, so we have never campaigned for renting to be put on the national curriculum.
However, now mortgages (mortgages!) have been recommended to go in it, it feels like we'll have to try and get space for the more immediate tenure today's schoolkids will need to get to know
However, now mortgages (mortgages!) have been recommended to go in it, it feels like we'll have to try and get space for the more immediate tenure today's schoolkids will need to get to know
For political hacks like myself, 'put it in the curriculum' is the oldest and hattiest of old hat policy ideas.
Why do we think schools should solve all our problems? What if we thought differently about life skills and civic education?
howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/schools-ca...
Why do we think schools should solve all our problems? What if we thought differently about life skills and civic education?
howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/schools-ca...
Schools cannot solve all our problems
The limits of ‘put it in the curriculum’ politics
howtorunacountry.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The GR team is not lazy, so we have never campaigned for renting to be put on the national curriculum.
However, now mortgages (mortgages!) have been recommended to go in it, it feels like we'll have to try and get space for the more immediate tenure today's schoolkids will need to get to know
However, now mortgages (mortgages!) have been recommended to go in it, it feels like we'll have to try and get space for the more immediate tenure today's schoolkids will need to get to know
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The point about Awaab's Law is that ordinary use of the property should not result in condensation mould. So cooking, washing, washing and drying clothes, and indeed breathing should not result in excessive condensation. If it does, there is a problem with the property.
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The point about Awaab's Law is that ordinary use of the property should not result in condensation mould. So cooking, washing, washing and drying clothes, and indeed breathing should not result in excessive condensation. If it does, there is a problem with the property.
Finally something for those of us with Wambsgans withdrawal
Death by Lightning review – absolutely nobody plays losers like Matthew Macfadyen
Death by Lightning review – absolutely nobody plays losers like Matthew Macfadyen
The Succession actor is utterly brilliant in every moment of this punchy historical miniseries. His portrayal of the crank who killed the US president in 1881 takes his mastery to the next level
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Finally something for those of us with Wambsgans withdrawal
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November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Those consulted on the plans say the chancellor is particularly looking at reducing or eliminating the energy company obligation, under which energy firms help pay for home improvement measures such as insulation and new heating schemes"
I dunno, I prefer cutting energy bills by insulating homes
I dunno, I prefer cutting energy bills by insulating homes
Chancellor considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Chancellor considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Rachel Reeves hopes to save up to £170 from average bill, though insiders warn move will be ‘disastrous’
Rachel Reeves is considering slashing funding for more energy efficient homes to pay for a reduction in energy bills, sources have told the Guardian, as the chancellor looks for ways to ease the cost of living in this month’s budget.
Reeves is finalising a multi-billion pound energy support package that is likely to cut taxes and green levies from people’s bills as she looks to save as much as £170 from the average bill. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"Those consulted on the plans say the chancellor is particularly looking at reducing or eliminating the energy company obligation, under which energy firms help pay for home improvement measures such as insulation and new heating schemes"
I dunno, I prefer cutting energy bills by insulating homes
I dunno, I prefer cutting energy bills by insulating homes
Say what you like about Rachel Reeves, she has done wonderful things for tenants' rights awareness
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Say what you like about Rachel Reeves, she has done wonderful things for tenants' rights awareness
They should've made it a tribute to the Scouse accent - "la, dey do dough don't dey dough"
The real patient zero is “la, a note to follow so”, the first time a placeholder line became a major hit on the global stage.
Tempting, but the real patient zero in this conversation is in fact “Strictly Come Dancing”
November 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
They should've made it a tribute to the Scouse accent - "la, dey do dough don't dey dough"
Easy peasy, here are a few suggestions - Madrid Murder Mystery, Midnight in Madrid, To Madrid With Love, The Purple Rose Of Madrid, Vicky Christina Madrid, Madrid
November 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Easy peasy, here are a few suggestions - Madrid Murder Mystery, Midnight in Madrid, To Madrid With Love, The Purple Rose Of Madrid, Vicky Christina Madrid, Madrid
Utterly insane article - author appears unfamiliar with the concepts of "a business" and "consumer rights".
Real "if I owned a fish and chip shop I should have the right to put poison in the batter, and my customers could simply pay more at a different shop to avoid hospitalisation" stuff
Real "if I owned a fish and chip shop I should have the right to put poison in the batter, and my customers could simply pay more at a different shop to avoid hospitalisation" stuff
November 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Utterly insane article - author appears unfamiliar with the concepts of "a business" and "consumer rights".
Real "if I owned a fish and chip shop I should have the right to put poison in the batter, and my customers could simply pay more at a different shop to avoid hospitalisation" stuff
Real "if I owned a fish and chip shop I should have the right to put poison in the batter, and my customers could simply pay more at a different shop to avoid hospitalisation" stuff
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REMINDER:
Check your local council website to see if your landlord needs a licence, and has got one. If they haven’t you could claim back up to 12 MONTHS of rent and be PROTECTED from a Section 21 Eviction!
Check your local council website to see if your landlord needs a licence, and has got one. If they haven’t you could claim back up to 12 MONTHS of rent and be PROTECTED from a Section 21 Eviction!
New - Harvey & Wheeler, the estate agents used by Rachel Reeves to rent out her property have apologised for an "oversight" after they did not apply for a licence on her behalf, having offered to do so.
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
REMINDER:
Check your local council website to see if your landlord needs a licence, and has got one. If they haven’t you could claim back up to 12 MONTHS of rent and be PROTECTED from a Section 21 Eviction!
Check your local council website to see if your landlord needs a licence, and has got one. If they haven’t you could claim back up to 12 MONTHS of rent and be PROTECTED from a Section 21 Eviction!
Will be important for Labour to draw this dividing line going into 2029, but I'd argue we have already had several years of transition, ie landlords selling primarily due to higher interest rates, which really stuff anyone on interest-only mortgages. RRB has also been on the cards since 2019
I think RRB is somewhere that Labour’s interest *now* is forcing other parties to go on the record in opposition, in that right now, the bill is bad for current renters (because of the transition period it will create), and its value becomes the “Reform will ban your cat” in 2029.
I am vaguely curious about how Labour have got themselves into a position where one of their landmark pieces of legislation, the Renter's Rights Bill, is finally law, and they have very little interest in promoting it to the point everyone's still talking about Reform!
October 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Will be important for Labour to draw this dividing line going into 2029, but I'd argue we have already had several years of transition, ie landlords selling primarily due to higher interest rates, which really stuff anyone on interest-only mortgages. RRB has also been on the cards since 2019
I'm on holiday but so good to see this is finally The Law. For too long landlords have had too much power over tenants, leading to poor quality accommodation, excessive rent increases and undue stress every time your tenancy comes up for renewal. These reforms are a huge step forward for renters
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.
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.
October 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I'm on holiday but so good to see this is finally The Law. For too long landlords have had too much power over tenants, leading to poor quality accommodation, excessive rent increases and undue stress every time your tenancy comes up for renewal. These reforms are a huge step forward for renters
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Our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social, has worked to end Section 21, no fault evictions for over a decade.
Now unfair evictions are being abolished, you can read his reflections in his @BigIssue op ed below.
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www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
Now unfair evictions are being abolished, you can read his reflections in his @BigIssue op ed below.
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www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
Inside the 10-year battle to change the law and help renters feel secure in their homes
The Renters' Rights Bill is set to receive royal assent and become law. Generation Rent's Dan Wilson Craw explains how it happened.
www.bigissue.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social, has worked to end Section 21, no fault evictions for over a decade.
Now unfair evictions are being abolished, you can read his reflections in his @BigIssue op ed below.
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www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
Now unfair evictions are being abolished, you can read his reflections in his @BigIssue op ed below.
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www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
Just remember, a lot of people with ILR have it because they're married to a British person and haven't earned more than that £38700 threshold (which only came in recently so wouldn't have affected a lot of long term couples) - as far as I can see the Tories are planning to strip ILR from them too
Mass deporting millions of people legally living here in order to make the UK "culturally coherent" is "broadly in line" with Conservative party policy, says Kemi Badenoch's spokesman
October 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Just remember, a lot of people with ILR have it because they're married to a British person and haven't earned more than that £38700 threshold (which only came in recently so wouldn't have affected a lot of long term couples) - as far as I can see the Tories are planning to strip ILR from them too
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So the Renters' Rights Bill completed Parliament today. It has taken some time and I think we've forgotten what an important and really substantial piece of legislation it is. A huge and valuable change is coming (even if we don't know exactly when yet).
October 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
So the Renters' Rights Bill completed Parliament today. It has taken some time and I think we've forgotten what an important and really substantial piece of legislation it is. A huge and valuable change is coming (even if we don't know exactly when yet).
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"Today is a momentous day" says Housing Minister @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social, rightly proud of the Renters' Rights Bill as it passes its final hurdle without needing a vote.
Waiting for the King's signature in next week or so, when date will be set for ban of Section 21 'no fault' evictions!
Waiting for the King's signature in next week or so, when date will be set for ban of Section 21 'no fault' evictions!
October 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"Today is a momentous day" says Housing Minister @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social, rightly proud of the Renters' Rights Bill as it passes its final hurdle without needing a vote.
Waiting for the King's signature in next week or so, when date will be set for ban of Section 21 'no fault' evictions!
Waiting for the King's signature in next week or so, when date will be set for ban of Section 21 'no fault' evictions!
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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 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!
October 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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 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!
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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.
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.
October 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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.
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.
We've done it! Parliament has voted to dismantle Section 21, the law that currently lets landlords hike the rent or bully tenants out of complaining about disrepair.
I've personally spent a decade campaigning for this and it feels amazing!
Just need the King to sign on the dotted line now...
I've personally spent a decade campaigning for this and it feels amazing!
Just need the King to sign on the dotted line now...
The Renters' Rights Bill has been APPROVED by the House of Commons!
This is the final step before the Bill receives Royal Assent, which we expect shortly.
No more amendments, no more debate - renters' rights are coming.
This is the final step before the Bill receives Royal Assent, which we expect shortly.
No more amendments, no more debate - renters' rights are coming.
October 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We've done it! Parliament has voted to dismantle Section 21, the law that currently lets landlords hike the rent or bully tenants out of complaining about disrepair.
I've personally spent a decade campaigning for this and it feels amazing!
Just need the King to sign on the dotted line now...
I've personally spent a decade campaigning for this and it feels amazing!
Just need the King to sign on the dotted line now...
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If I were running Labour comms I would commission an app called 'Will the Tories/Reform deport you?' then let the reactions on TikTok and Instagram do their work.
October 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
If I were running Labour comms I would commission an app called 'Will the Tories/Reform deport you?' then let the reactions on TikTok and Instagram do their work.
Honestly can't believe neither of the candidates currently trying to win the votes of party members (@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and @lucympowell.bsky.social) are jumping on this sort of thing.
Worth saying that despite asking for more than 12 hours we’ve had nothing back from Labour on this
A Conservative MP tipped as a future party leader has been condemned for saying large numbers of legally settled families must be deported, in order to ensure the UK is mostly “culturally coherent”.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
October 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Honestly can't believe neither of the candidates currently trying to win the votes of party members (@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and @lucympowell.bsky.social) are jumping on this sort of thing.
Great read this - though I need photographic evidence of the 4m-long carrots
Why is Britain so good at growing giant veg?
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...
Why is Britain so good at growing giant veg?
Climate, culture and eccentricity make British growers the best in the world
economist.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Great read this - though I need photographic evidence of the 4m-long carrots
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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
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October 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
FINAL REMINDER: Our prize draw which gives you the chance to win critically acclaimed housing books is ending TODAY
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Reminder that because posts with links don't get downgraded over here, there's so much more scope to run earnest campaigns
Feel like we need a bit of this vibe shift over in the UK so that we can avoid being governed by brainrotted posters.
Vibe shift in the culture towards earnestness
October 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Reminder that because posts with links don't get downgraded over here, there's so much more scope to run earnest campaigns