Dan Wilson Craw
@danwilsoncraw.bsky.social
Deputy chief exec at Generation Rent. Geordie. Mostly housing, sometimes other policy stuff and daft observations. Employer doesn't necessarily agree with everything I say.
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A County Court judgment on an unlawful eviction claim (locks changed while tenant and children were on holiday). Landlord files hopeless defence then fails to take part. Damages of over £50,000. Thanks to Radhika Shah of Harrow Law Centre for the note of judgment.
nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/02/evicte…
nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/02/evicte…
Evicted while on holiday - County Court unlawful eviction claim. - Nearly Legal: Housing Law News and Comment
Our grateful thanks to Radhika Shah of Harrow Law Centre for this note of a judgment in an unlawful eviction case, with a substantial damages award. Zeinab Al Khafaji -v- Mr Dixit Shah – Claim no. K01W1476. 29 January 2026 The Claimant was the sole assured shorthold tenant of the Defendant for over…
nearlylegal.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:41 PM
A County Court judgment on an unlawful eviction claim (locks changed while tenant and children were on holiday). Landlord files hopeless defence then fails to take part. Damages of over £50,000. Thanks to Radhika Shah of Harrow Law Centre for the note of judgment.
nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/02/evicte…
nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/02/evicte…
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This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
www.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Perfect timing as I was getting serious Detectorists withdrawal
Well Mackenzie Crook's Small Prophets is an absolute sheer delight isn't it. No one else does quite what he does. Magical and beautiful and hilarious all at once.
February 15, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Perfect timing as I was getting serious Detectorists withdrawal
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Again, I think all parties have failed to grasp the idea that you could have walled Reform in to 15% by pushing the "They are not like any of us on anything".
Latest in the series of “literally every poll question you can think of shows how dumb and fatally flawed the strategy that the McSweeneyites have pursued is”.
2024 Reform UK voters are also less likely to describe themselves as anti-Russia (48%) than other voters (66-79%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
February 14, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Again, I think all parties have failed to grasp the idea that you could have walled Reform in to 15% by pushing the "They are not like any of us on anything".
Enjoyed this on the rituals we Britons have around weather. But it missed the obligatory chorus of "what's that big yellow orb in the sky" when a long wet spell finally ends, and the apparent resistance to wearing sunglasses on sunny winter days www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Rain, rain, go away: the peculiar British stoicism of ‘celebrating’ awful weather
Bizarre idioms for downpours are just one facet of how the UK uses dark humour and ritual to brave the wet
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Enjoyed this on the rituals we Britons have around weather. But it missed the obligatory chorus of "what's that big yellow orb in the sky" when a long wet spell finally ends, and the apparent resistance to wearing sunglasses on sunny winter days www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Section 21 court claims were falling over the course of 2025 - largely due, in my view, to rent inflation on new tenancies slowing down. That means landlords aren't raising rents so drastically on current tenants and evicting if challenged.
But anecdotal data suggests we'll see the line rise this Q
But anecdotal data suggests we'll see the line rise this Q
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Section 21 court claims were falling over the course of 2025 - largely due, in my view, to rent inflation on new tenancies slowing down. That means landlords aren't raising rents so drastically on current tenants and evicting if challenged.
But anecdotal data suggests we'll see the line rise this Q
But anecdotal data suggests we'll see the line rise this Q
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There's been a lot of scaremongering about landlords selling up en masse. But houses don't disappear if sold - many renters will jump at the chance to become home owners.
Good to see this point made in the @houseoflords.parliament.uk on Wednesday by Lord Spellar.
Good to see this point made in the @houseoflords.parliament.uk on Wednesday by Lord Spellar.
February 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
There's been a lot of scaremongering about landlords selling up en masse. But houses don't disappear if sold - many renters will jump at the chance to become home owners.
Good to see this point made in the @houseoflords.parliament.uk on Wednesday by Lord Spellar.
Good to see this point made in the @houseoflords.parliament.uk on Wednesday by Lord Spellar.
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Day after Alex Pretti killing I complained to BBC about presentation of White House statements and evidence as equivalent. Duty of balance doesn’t extend to complicity with clear lies, I said. BBC could and should report WH making false statements as a *fact of the story*. Today I got response …
February 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Day after Alex Pretti killing I complained to BBC about presentation of White House statements and evidence as equivalent. Duty of balance doesn’t extend to complicity with clear lies, I said. BBC could and should report WH making false statements as a *fact of the story*. Today I got response …
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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-...
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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)
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...
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...
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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"
Interview with @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social in the FT - tldr (for me) is current version of private housebuilding sector won't build enough to meet need; forthcoming strategy ("coming weeks") will set out how SMEs, councils, build to rent and the state will diversify it www.ft.com/content/9dae...
London’s high house prices need ‘market adjustment’, says minister
Matthew Pennycook says far-reaching reform is needed to ‘get more volume out of the system’ and deliver more homes
www.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Interview with @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social in the FT - tldr (for me) is current version of private housebuilding sector won't build enough to meet need; forthcoming strategy ("coming weeks") will set out how SMEs, councils, build to rent and the state will diversify it www.ft.com/content/9dae...
Anyone know what the BBC's coverage of Oswald Mosley and his lot in the 1930s was like? Genuine q
I mean, Konstatin Kisin holds no public office, he is responsible for absolutely nothing. All he does is lie and race bait for clicks and cash. There is absolutely no justification for using the licence fee to give him air.
The BBC normalising yet another grifting, lying, race baiter is the story here. Why are we paying for this?
January 30, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Anyone know what the BBC's coverage of Oswald Mosley and his lot in the 1930s was like? Genuine q