Nye Jones
@nyejones92.bsky.social
Head of Campaigns at Generation Rent, campaigning for security and affordability for tenants across the UK.
Previously Homeless Link and We Are With You.
Wrexham fan before it was cool.
Previously Homeless Link and We Are With You.
Wrexham fan before it was cool.
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Our Head of Campaigns @nyejones92.bsky.social told @theguardian.com why landlords MUST be held accountable for the poor quality of our homes.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Two-thirds of English councils have not prosecuted a single landlord in past three years
Exclusive: Councils prosecuted just 64 landlords despite receiving 300,000 complaints from tenants in unfit homes
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Our Head of Campaigns @nyejones92.bsky.social told @theguardian.com why landlords MUST be held accountable for the poor quality of our homes.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
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Our Head of Campaigns, @nyejones92.bsky.social, spoke to Parliament about the damp and mould renters are forced to live in, despite paying skyrocketing rents for their homes.
Watch 👇
Watch 👇
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Our Head of Campaigns, @nyejones92.bsky.social, spoke to Parliament about the damp and mould renters are forced to live in, despite paying skyrocketing rents for their homes.
Watch 👇
Watch 👇
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So much worth celebrating! Huge thanks to @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social for steering this through Parliament. And well done to @generationrent.bsky.social team and all those who’ve campaigned so hard for this over many years.
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 7:49 PM
So much worth celebrating! Huge thanks to @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social for steering this through Parliament. And well done to @generationrent.bsky.social team and all those who’ve campaigned so hard for this over many years.
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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.
October 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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.
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The Renters' Rights Bill is set to receive royal assent and become law. Generation Rent's Dan Wilson Craw explains how it happened.
Inside the 10-year battle to change the law and help renters feel secure in their homes
www.bigissue.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The Renters' Rights Bill is set to receive royal assent and become law. Generation Rent's Dan Wilson Craw explains how it happened.
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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!
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.
Laughable article in The Telegraph claiming the tribunal system will bring in de-facto rent controls.
If only! Our polling showed nearly 70% of renters have never heard of it, let alone how to use it.....
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...
If only! Our polling showed nearly 70% of renters have never heard of it, let alone how to use it.....
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...
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October 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Laughable article in The Telegraph claiming the tribunal system will bring in de-facto rent controls.
If only! Our polling showed nearly 70% of renters have never heard of it, let alone how to use it.....
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...
If only! Our polling showed nearly 70% of renters have never heard of it, let alone how to use it.....
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...
Brilliant piece by @willdunn.bsky.social
High rents allow a wealth transfer from young to old, with landlords taking spending away from goods and services and denying capital to other, higher-velocity businesses. They are a brake on the economy.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...
High rents allow a wealth transfer from young to old, with landlords taking spending away from goods and services and denying capital to other, higher-velocity businesses. They are a brake on the economy.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...
Landlords are a brake on growth
If she wants to energise the economy, Rachel Reeves should become their sworn enemy.
www.newstatesman.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Brilliant piece by @willdunn.bsky.social
High rents allow a wealth transfer from young to old, with landlords taking spending away from goods and services and denying capital to other, higher-velocity businesses. They are a brake on the economy.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...
High rents allow a wealth transfer from young to old, with landlords taking spending away from goods and services and denying capital to other, higher-velocity businesses. They are a brake on the economy.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...
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"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...
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
September 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"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...
Our Head of Campaigns @nyejones92.bsky.social writing in @insidehousing ⬇️
www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/coun...
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)
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
September 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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)
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)
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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 👇
Watch our Head of Campaigns, @nyejones92.bsky.social, on LBC News explain what needs to happen next 👇
September 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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 👇
Watch our Head of Campaigns, @nyejones92.bsky.social, on LBC News explain what needs to happen next 👇
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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
Thank you to everyone that signed!
To stay updated on our work, make sure to follow our work 👇
www.generationrent.org
September 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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
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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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...
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
September 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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...
Read coverage of what we found in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Our research in The Guardian today.
Councils are essentially bribing landlords to the tune of over £30m per year just for them to agree to rent out their homes. It's a senseles waste of our public money.
Highest single incentive was over £15k!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Councils are essentially bribing landlords to the tune of over £30m per year just for them to agree to rent out their homes. It's a senseles waste of our public money.
Highest single incentive was over £15k!
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
September 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our research in The Guardian today.
Councils are essentially bribing landlords to the tune of over £30m per year just for them to agree to rent out their homes. It's a senseles waste of our public money.
Highest single incentive was over £15k!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Councils are essentially bribing landlords to the tune of over £30m per year just for them to agree to rent out their homes. It's a senseles waste of our public money.
Highest single incentive was over £15k!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Showing solidarity with The Wallopers today.
BBC News - Victorious Festival: Mary Wallopers set ended after call for 'Free Palestine' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Victorious Festival: Mary Wallopers set ended after call for 'Free Palestine' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
August 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Showing solidarity with The Wallopers today.
BBC News - Victorious Festival: Mary Wallopers set ended after call for 'Free Palestine' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Victorious Festival: Mary Wallopers set ended after call for 'Free Palestine' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The new Universal Works theme park in Bedfordshire should be exciting for locals, but private renters are rightly concerned about being turfed out of their homes & sudden rent hikes.
I spoke to the BBC about why this is another reason we need a limit on rent hikes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I spoke to the BBC about why this is another reason we need a limit on rent hikes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
August 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The new Universal Works theme park in Bedfordshire should be exciting for locals, but private renters are rightly concerned about being turfed out of their homes & sudden rent hikes.
I spoke to the BBC about why this is another reason we need a limit on rent hikes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I spoke to the BBC about why this is another reason we need a limit on rent hikes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'The terrifying chants of young men echoing through the hotel – “Send them out!” – filled the air like an ominous drumbeat'
Harrowing but important article from the front line of anti-asylum protests. Hats off to the bravery of the counter protesters.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/...
Harrowing but important article from the front line of anti-asylum protests. Hats off to the bravery of the counter protesters.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/...
Exclusive: Inside the Diss hotel – a refugee’s view of the anti-refugee crowd outside
Families fleeing danger thought they'd found safety, until protesters gathered outside their hotel, chanting for their removal
eastangliabylines.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
'The terrifying chants of young men echoing through the hotel – “Send them out!” – filled the air like an ominous drumbeat'
Harrowing but important article from the front line of anti-asylum protests. Hats off to the bravery of the counter protesters.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/...
Harrowing but important article from the front line of anti-asylum protests. Hats off to the bravery of the counter protesters.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/...
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Will the Renters’ Rights Bill end the temporary accommodation crisis?
With the cost of renting still soaring across the UK, read my article for @redbrickblog.bsky.social 🏘️
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/07/rent...
With the cost of renting still soaring across the UK, read my article for @redbrickblog.bsky.social 🏘️
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/07/rent...
Will the Renters’ Rights Bill end the temporary accommodation crisis? - Red Brick
Ben Twomey, Chief Executive of Generation Rent, argues that a lack of measures on affordability in the Renters' Rights Bill will hamper attempts to reduce the cost of renting.
redbrickblog.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Will the Renters’ Rights Bill end the temporary accommodation crisis?
With the cost of renting still soaring across the UK, read my article for @redbrickblog.bsky.social 🏘️
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/07/rent...
With the cost of renting still soaring across the UK, read my article for @redbrickblog.bsky.social 🏘️
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/07/rent...
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Nearly 4m renters struggle to pay energy bills according to @generationrent.bsky.social.
I welcome plans to upgrade rental home energy efficiency.
But we need stronger protections to ensure renters can benefit from these upgrades without facing rent hikes or evictions.
I welcome plans to upgrade rental home energy efficiency.
But we need stronger protections to ensure renters can benefit from these upgrades without facing rent hikes or evictions.
‘Time to protect renters against hikes when their landlord receives a grant’ – LabourList
Mould and damp spreading like a rash across the walls, freezing conditions, energy bills going through the roof. Week after week, private renters in my…
labourlist.org
July 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Nearly 4m renters struggle to pay energy bills according to @generationrent.bsky.social.
I welcome plans to upgrade rental home energy efficiency.
But we need stronger protections to ensure renters can benefit from these upgrades without facing rent hikes or evictions.
I welcome plans to upgrade rental home energy efficiency.
But we need stronger protections to ensure renters can benefit from these upgrades without facing rent hikes or evictions.
"With Reform claiming the push towards net zero as something that will hit working people, it’s vital we get policies like this right."
Great article by @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social on why renters need protection against rent hikes as part of the Warm Homes Plan.
labourlist.org/2025/07/comm...
Great article by @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social on why renters need protection against rent hikes as part of the Warm Homes Plan.
labourlist.org/2025/07/comm...
'Time to protect renters against hikes when their landlord receives a grant' - LabourList
Bell Ribeiro-Addy calls on the Government to strengthen protections for renters as part of its Warm Homes Plan, with a focus on instances where public money is used.
labourlist.org
July 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"With Reform claiming the push towards net zero as something that will hit working people, it’s vital we get policies like this right."
Great article by @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social on why renters need protection against rent hikes as part of the Warm Homes Plan.
labourlist.org/2025/07/comm...
Great article by @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social on why renters need protection against rent hikes as part of the Warm Homes Plan.
labourlist.org/2025/07/comm...
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Our latest research has found that renters are losing almost £169 MILLION every year because of the deposits system.
Read our latest thread for a full breakdown, or The Mirror's coverage of our work:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Read our latest thread for a full breakdown, or The Mirror's coverage of our work:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
July 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Our latest research has found that renters are losing almost £169 MILLION every year because of the deposits system.
Read our latest thread for a full breakdown, or The Mirror's coverage of our work:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Read our latest thread for a full breakdown, or The Mirror's coverage of our work:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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As welcome as the Renters' Rights Bill is, there's still a piece missing - no renter will have genuine security in their homes until action is taken to regulate rent increases.
RRC press officer Paul Shanks writes in the @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
RRC press officer Paul Shanks writes in the @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
The Renters' Rights Bill doesn't tackle high rents crippling renters
The Renters' Rights Bill is moving a step closer to law but while it offers renters more security, it won't help tenants pay high rents.
www.bigissue.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As welcome as the Renters' Rights Bill is, there's still a piece missing - no renter will have genuine security in their homes until action is taken to regulate rent increases.
RRC press officer Paul Shanks writes in the @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
RRC press officer Paul Shanks writes in the @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
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I'm on page 8 of today's Guardian talking about latest @generationrent.bsky.social research on how the deposit protection system is failing renters
July 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I'm on page 8 of today's Guardian talking about latest @generationrent.bsky.social research on how the deposit protection system is failing renters
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The ONS has found that rents have risen 6.8% over the past year, despite a 7.0% drop in May. Meanwhile, wages are only up 5.3%, meaning rent is becoming even more unaffordable for many.
Read our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social’s, full response to the figures below:
Read our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social’s, full response to the figures below:
July 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The ONS has found that rents have risen 6.8% over the past year, despite a 7.0% drop in May. Meanwhile, wages are only up 5.3%, meaning rent is becoming even more unaffordable for many.
Read our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social’s, full response to the figures below:
Read our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social’s, full response to the figures below: