Generation Rent
@generationrent.bsky.social
The voice of private renters. We campaign to make our homes safe, secure and affordable. Team behind #VentYourRent and #HomesNotHotels
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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.
“We’re in disbelief.”
Earlier this week, the Government announced that renters would be waiting a DECADE for decent homes.
Listen to our Chief Executive, @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social, react on BBC 4’s Today Programme
Earlier this week, the Government announced that renters would be waiting a DECADE for decent homes.
Listen to our Chief Executive, @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social, react on BBC 4’s Today Programme
January 30, 2026 at 2:49 PM
“We’re in disbelief.”
Earlier this week, the Government announced that renters would be waiting a DECADE for decent homes.
Listen to our Chief Executive, @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social, react on BBC 4’s Today Programme
Earlier this week, the Government announced that renters would be waiting a DECADE for decent homes.
Listen to our Chief Executive, @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social, react on BBC 4’s Today Programme
🚨🚨BREAKING 🚨🚨
The government has today announced that many private renters will have to wait a DECADE before their landlords will be forced to make sure their home is decent.
Read more of our statement in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
The government has today announced that many private renters will have to wait a DECADE before their landlords will be forced to make sure their home is decent.
Read more of our statement in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
January 28, 2026 at 4:15 PM
🚨🚨BREAKING 🚨🚨
The government has today announced that many private renters will have to wait a DECADE before their landlords will be forced to make sure their home is decent.
Read more of our statement in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
The government has today announced that many private renters will have to wait a DECADE before their landlords will be forced to make sure their home is decent.
Read more of our statement in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
This week, the Government launched the Warm Homes Plan, a plan to try to make our homes cheaper to heat.
For more details, read our latest blog 👇👇
www.generationrent.org/2026/01/23/n...
For more details, read our latest blog 👇👇
www.generationrent.org/2026/01/23/n...
New rules to make our homes cheaper to heat - Generation Rent
On Wednesday, the government announced its Warm Homes Plan, which sets out how UK homes will be made cheaper to heat, produce lower carbon emissions and reduce our need for gas. As part of this, the ...
www.generationrent.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:51 PM
This week, the Government launched the Warm Homes Plan, a plan to try to make our homes cheaper to heat.
For more details, read our latest blog 👇👇
www.generationrent.org/2026/01/23/n...
For more details, read our latest blog 👇👇
www.generationrent.org/2026/01/23/n...
With wages dwindling and with rents soaring higher and higher, young people are baring the brunt of the cost of renting crisis.
Read more of what our Comms Officer, Bismah Naqui, had to say in the @bigissue.com
www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
Read more of what our Comms Officer, Bismah Naqui, had to say in the @bigissue.com
www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
I'm Gen Z and I can't afford to move out of my family home
The cost of renting means Gen Z are struggling to get a home of their own and it's hurting people like Generation Rent's Bismah Naqui.
www.bigissue.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:51 PM
With wages dwindling and with rents soaring higher and higher, young people are baring the brunt of the cost of renting crisis.
Read more of what our Comms Officer, Bismah Naqui, had to say in the @bigissue.com
www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
Read more of what our Comms Officer, Bismah Naqui, had to say in the @bigissue.com
www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
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Big day for housing and climate - but no detail yet of what the new standards are for private landlords.
Proposals last year would require homes to meet EPC Band C by 2030 (or 2028 for new tenancies), spending a maximum of £15k. Q is if any of that has changed in the final plan.
Proposals last year would require homes to meet EPC Band C by 2030 (or 2028 for new tenancies), spending a maximum of £15k. Q is if any of that has changed in the final plan.
The press release for the Warm Homes Plan - the long-awaited Warm Homes Plan! - is out
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No ban on gas boilers in UK warm homes plan but heat pumps get £2.7bn push
Government opts against phasing out new boilers by 2035 in effort to cut energy bills by as much as £1,000 a year
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Big day for housing and climate - but no detail yet of what the new standards are for private landlords.
Proposals last year would require homes to meet EPC Band C by 2030 (or 2028 for new tenancies), spending a maximum of £15k. Q is if any of that has changed in the final plan.
Proposals last year would require homes to meet EPC Band C by 2030 (or 2028 for new tenancies), spending a maximum of £15k. Q is if any of that has changed in the final plan.
London has become wildly expensive. People in the city are struggling to pay for our most basic need, our homes.
Our Chief Executive @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social
spoke to the @londonassembly.bsky.social about rent controls in the city.
Watch for more👇
Our Chief Executive @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social
spoke to the @londonassembly.bsky.social about rent controls in the city.
Watch for more👇
January 20, 2026 at 11:34 AM
London has become wildly expensive. People in the city are struggling to pay for our most basic need, our homes.
Our Chief Executive @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social
spoke to the @londonassembly.bsky.social about rent controls in the city.
Watch for more👇
Our Chief Executive @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social
spoke to the @londonassembly.bsky.social about rent controls in the city.
Watch for more👇
We have an exciting opportunity to apply to join our Board!
We're looking for an experienced and committed board member to join our board of directors in a voluntary capacity, to support us in the next phase of our work standing up for renters.
👇
www.generationrent.org/generation-r...
We're looking for an experienced and committed board member to join our board of directors in a voluntary capacity, to support us in the next phase of our work standing up for renters.
👇
www.generationrent.org/generation-r...
Generation Rent Jobs - Generation Rent
Current Vacancies: Board Member vacancies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – Generation Rent Generation Rent is looking for an experienced and committed board member to join its board of direct...
www.generationrent.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 PM
We have an exciting opportunity to apply to join our Board!
We're looking for an experienced and committed board member to join our board of directors in a voluntary capacity, to support us in the next phase of our work standing up for renters.
👇
www.generationrent.org/generation-r...
We're looking for an experienced and committed board member to join our board of directors in a voluntary capacity, to support us in the next phase of our work standing up for renters.
👇
www.generationrent.org/generation-r...
Buy-to-let landlords warn the Renters’ Rights Act could hit incomes. But as our Chief Exec, @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social says:
“Regardless of costs, landlords find it all too easy to raise rents when wages rise and housebuilding slows.”
Read more 👇
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
“Regardless of costs, landlords find it all too easy to raise rents when wages rise and housebuilding slows.”
Read more 👇
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
Are UK buy-to-let landlords dying out – and should we care?
Higher taxes and tougher regulations have led to the disappearance of tens of thousands of rental properties
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Buy-to-let landlords warn the Renters’ Rights Act could hit incomes. But as our Chief Exec, @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social says:
“Regardless of costs, landlords find it all too easy to raise rents when wages rise and housebuilding slows.”
Read more 👇
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
“Regardless of costs, landlords find it all too easy to raise rents when wages rise and housebuilding slows.”
Read more 👇
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
"These stories show that the end of S21 can’t come soon enough. But landlords will still be able to price us out of our homes. The government must slam the brakes on soaring rents to make sure that every renter is protected."
💬 @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
💬 @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
‘My family is being evicted, I had to tell my kids we can’t afford festive presents’
From May, landlords will be banned from using Section 21 notices under Labour’s new Renter’s Rights Act. Until then, they can still administer these ‘no-fault’ notices to remove a tenant without reaso...
www.independent.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 3:11 PM
"These stories show that the end of S21 can’t come soon enough. But landlords will still be able to price us out of our homes. The government must slam the brakes on soaring rents to make sure that every renter is protected."
💬 @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
💬 @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
New rights for renters are coming on 1st May 2026 📢
From the end of Section 21 evictions to the right to request pets, The Renters’ Rights Act will change renting in England.
Sign up for email updates on what the new law for you: www.generationrent.org/rra-updates/
From the end of Section 21 evictions to the right to request pets, The Renters’ Rights Act will change renting in England.
Sign up for email updates on what the new law for you: www.generationrent.org/rra-updates/
December 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New rights for renters are coming on 1st May 2026 📢
From the end of Section 21 evictions to the right to request pets, The Renters’ Rights Act will change renting in England.
Sign up for email updates on what the new law for you: www.generationrent.org/rra-updates/
From the end of Section 21 evictions to the right to request pets, The Renters’ Rights Act will change renting in England.
Sign up for email updates on what the new law for you: www.generationrent.org/rra-updates/
BREAKING: Our Renting Wrapped 2025, including some huge wins‼️
➡️ The Renters' Rights Act finally became law
➡️ Rent controls coming in Scotland
➡️ End of the two child benefit limit
➡️ Over 50k people signed our petition calling for limits to rent increases in England
➡️ The Renters' Rights Act finally became law
➡️ Rent controls coming in Scotland
➡️ End of the two child benefit limit
➡️ Over 50k people signed our petition calling for limits to rent increases in England
December 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
BREAKING: Our Renting Wrapped 2025, including some huge wins‼️
➡️ The Renters' Rights Act finally became law
➡️ Rent controls coming in Scotland
➡️ End of the two child benefit limit
➡️ Over 50k people signed our petition calling for limits to rent increases in England
➡️ The Renters' Rights Act finally became law
➡️ Rent controls coming in Scotland
➡️ End of the two child benefit limit
➡️ Over 50k people signed our petition calling for limits to rent increases in England
We run surveys of our supporters to take the temperature of the renter population, and understand the biggest issues you’re facing.
Today we’re publishing findings of the latest survey, run in the final months of the Renters’ Rights Bill’s passage through Parliament 🧵
Today we’re publishing findings of the latest survey, run in the final months of the Renters’ Rights Bill’s passage through Parliament 🧵
December 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We run surveys of our supporters to take the temperature of the renter population, and understand the biggest issues you’re facing.
Today we’re publishing findings of the latest survey, run in the final months of the Renters’ Rights Bill’s passage through Parliament 🧵
Today we’re publishing findings of the latest survey, run in the final months of the Renters’ Rights Bill’s passage through Parliament 🧵
Reposted by Generation Rent
Every month renters send a huge chunk of their income to their landlord. It creates a sense of an economic system rigged against us. Labour must stop soaring rents from crushing the very voters that put them in power.
My article in @labourlist.bsky.social ⬇️
labourlist.org/2025/12/labo...
My article in @labourlist.bsky.social ⬇️
labourlist.org/2025/12/labo...
'Labour’s blind spot on rents is becoming a political liability' - LabourList
Rents are rising faster than wages pushing working renters into insecurity. Without rent caps, Labour risks failing its core voters.
labourlist.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Every month renters send a huge chunk of their income to their landlord. It creates a sense of an economic system rigged against us. Labour must stop soaring rents from crushing the very voters that put them in power.
My article in @labourlist.bsky.social ⬇️
labourlist.org/2025/12/labo...
My article in @labourlist.bsky.social ⬇️
labourlist.org/2025/12/labo...
Reposted by Generation Rent
Millions of households are living in cold, damp homes, and rising energy debt is a big part of the problem
Data shows household energy debt & arrears have reached £4.48bn, with most of that debt not on a repayment plan, meaning people are cutting back on heating just to keep up with bills
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Data shows household energy debt & arrears have reached £4.48bn, with most of that debt not on a repayment plan, meaning people are cutting back on heating just to keep up with bills
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December 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Millions of households are living in cold, damp homes, and rising energy debt is a big part of the problem
Data shows household energy debt & arrears have reached £4.48bn, with most of that debt not on a repayment plan, meaning people are cutting back on heating just to keep up with bills
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Data shows household energy debt & arrears have reached £4.48bn, with most of that debt not on a repayment plan, meaning people are cutting back on heating just to keep up with bills
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BREAKING: We've published our new manifesto: Standing up for renters in Wales.
With renters at constant risk of evictions & rent hikes, ahead of the Senedd election, all political parties must support 3 policies so renters can live in secure, affordable homes
www.generationrent.org/2025/12/15/g...
With renters at constant risk of evictions & rent hikes, ahead of the Senedd election, all political parties must support 3 policies so renters can live in secure, affordable homes
www.generationrent.org/2025/12/15/g...
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
BREAKING: We've published our new manifesto: Standing up for renters in Wales.
With renters at constant risk of evictions & rent hikes, ahead of the Senedd election, all political parties must support 3 policies so renters can live in secure, affordable homes
www.generationrent.org/2025/12/15/g...
With renters at constant risk of evictions & rent hikes, ahead of the Senedd election, all political parties must support 3 policies so renters can live in secure, affordable homes
www.generationrent.org/2025/12/15/g...
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It’s shocking that so many people are living in homes that put their health at risk – and totally unacceptable that many landlords are profiting from them.
The government must set out when they will apply Awaab’s law to the private rented sector.
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/millions-sti...
The government must set out when they will apply Awaab’s law to the private rented sector.
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/millions-sti...
Millions still living in cold, damp homes as health inequalities continue
New research shows that those with existing health conditions remain far more likely to live in cold damp homes than the general population.
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk
December 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It’s shocking that so many people are living in homes that put their health at risk – and totally unacceptable that many landlords are profiting from them.
The government must set out when they will apply Awaab’s law to the private rented sector.
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/millions-sti...
The government must set out when they will apply Awaab’s law to the private rented sector.
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/millions-sti...
Reposted by Generation Rent
New research shows millions of people are still living in cold, damp homes, five years into the energy bills crisis.
People with existing health conditions are most exposed, with a quarter reporting cold, damp housing.
#EndFuelPoverty #WarmHomesPlan #ColdDampHomes #EnergyCrisis
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People with existing health conditions are most exposed, with a quarter reporting cold, damp housing.
#EndFuelPoverty #WarmHomesPlan #ColdDampHomes #EnergyCrisis
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December 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
New research shows millions of people are still living in cold, damp homes, five years into the energy bills crisis.
People with existing health conditions are most exposed, with a quarter reporting cold, damp housing.
#EndFuelPoverty #WarmHomesPlan #ColdDampHomes #EnergyCrisis
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People with existing health conditions are most exposed, with a quarter reporting cold, damp housing.
#EndFuelPoverty #WarmHomesPlan #ColdDampHomes #EnergyCrisis
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With the Renters’ Rights Act, we’ve won major protections like ending unfair Section 21 evictions.
But record rents mean the fight continues.
Become a Generation Rent member for £5 a month, so we can make change together: www.generationrent.org/join-generat...
But record rents mean the fight continues.
Become a Generation Rent member for £5 a month, so we can make change together: www.generationrent.org/join-generat...
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JOIN GENERATION RENT Help us fight for renters rights. Together we are powerful. Our members have helped us secure a better deal for renters and hold criminal landlords to account. […]
www.generationrent.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
With the Renters’ Rights Act, we’ve won major protections like ending unfair Section 21 evictions.
But record rents mean the fight continues.
Become a Generation Rent member for £5 a month, so we can make change together: www.generationrent.org/join-generat...
But record rents mean the fight continues.
Become a Generation Rent member for £5 a month, so we can make change together: www.generationrent.org/join-generat...
“The impact has been unbelievable”
The biggest cause of homelessness for private renters, S21 evictions, are finally being abolished on the 1st of May 2026.
Listen to our Communications Officer, Bismah Naqui, explain the impact of Section 21 to @standardissueuk.bsky.social
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The biggest cause of homelessness for private renters, S21 evictions, are finally being abolished on the 1st of May 2026.
Listen to our Communications Officer, Bismah Naqui, explain the impact of Section 21 to @standardissueuk.bsky.social
👇
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“The impact has been unbelievable”
The biggest cause of homelessness for private renters, S21 evictions, are finally being abolished on the 1st of May 2026.
Listen to our Communications Officer, Bismah Naqui, explain the impact of Section 21 to @standardissueuk.bsky.social
👇
The biggest cause of homelessness for private renters, S21 evictions, are finally being abolished on the 1st of May 2026.
Listen to our Communications Officer, Bismah Naqui, explain the impact of Section 21 to @standardissueuk.bsky.social
👇
"Some landlords will be watching keenly to see what they can get away with"
Our Chief Exec @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social writing in @insidehousing.bsky.social on the importance of councils robustly enforcing the Renters' Rights Act early on.
www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/the-...
Our Chief Exec @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social writing in @insidehousing.bsky.social on the importance of councils robustly enforcing the Renters' Rights Act early on.
www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/the-...
The Renters' Rights Act is coming, but councils are already failing to catch criminal landlords
If the new Renters’ Rights Act isn’t properly enforced, it could be no more than words on paper, writes Ben Twomey, chief executive of Generation Rent.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"Some landlords will be watching keenly to see what they can get away with"
Our Chief Exec @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social writing in @insidehousing.bsky.social on the importance of councils robustly enforcing the Renters' Rights Act early on.
www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/the-...
Our Chief Exec @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social writing in @insidehousing.bsky.social on the importance of councils robustly enforcing the Renters' Rights Act early on.
www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/the-...
Our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social, spoke to The Times about “unethical” ways letting agents are trying to avoid the new rules in the Renters’ Rights Act.
Read more👇
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
Read more👇
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
Should I sign a statement of intent to secure a rental property?
Our columnist advises a prospective tenant who has been asked to promise they will stay put for at least six months
www.thetimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social, spoke to The Times about “unethical” ways letting agents are trying to avoid the new rules in the Renters’ Rights Act.
Read more👇
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
Read more👇
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
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It takes 21 years for the average single earner to save a deposit to buy their first home in England, assuming they can put away 20% of their income after paying taxes, student loan repayments and rent on a 1-bed home.
This is up from 16y in 2014 but down from 31y in 2022. 🧵
This is up from 16y in 2014 but down from 31y in 2022. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It takes 21 years for the average single earner to save a deposit to buy their first home in England, assuming they can put away 20% of their income after paying taxes, student loan repayments and rent on a 1-bed home.
This is up from 16y in 2014 but down from 31y in 2022. 🧵
This is up from 16y in 2014 but down from 31y in 2022. 🧵
"New protections from being kicked out could become meaningless if sudden rent hikes cause us to be priced out instead”
Our Head of Campaigns @nyejones92.bsky.social spoke to Big Issue about why limiting rent increases would help prevent homelessness ⬇️
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
Our Head of Campaigns @nyejones92.bsky.social spoke to Big Issue about why limiting rent increases would help prevent homelessness ⬇️
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
Homelessness stagnated in Labour's first year
The homelessness emergency in England remained unchanged in 2024-25 as the wait goes on for the Labour government’s long-term strategy.
www.bigissue.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
"New protections from being kicked out could become meaningless if sudden rent hikes cause us to be priced out instead”
Our Head of Campaigns @nyejones92.bsky.social spoke to Big Issue about why limiting rent increases would help prevent homelessness ⬇️
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
Our Head of Campaigns @nyejones92.bsky.social spoke to Big Issue about why limiting rent increases would help prevent homelessness ⬇️
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
Reposted by Generation Rent
Just a reminder that 59% of landlords don't have a mortgage so won't feel pressure to pass on higher tax to their tenants, which in turn makes it difficult for mortgaged landlords to do the same (especially as the latter are typically charging as much as they can already).
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Just a reminder that 59% of landlords don't have a mortgage so won't feel pressure to pass on higher tax to their tenants, which in turn makes it difficult for mortgaged landlords to do the same (especially as the latter are typically charging as much as they can already).