@renterslondon.bsky.social
Helping private renters in London to stand up for their rights
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Adam "Father of Economics" Smith was not a fan of landlords, "whose revenue costs them neither labour nor care, but comes to them, as it were, of its own accord, and independent of any plan or project of their own".
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Adam "Father of Economics" Smith was not a fan of landlords, "whose revenue costs them neither labour nor care, but comes to them, as it were, of its own accord, and independent of any plan or project of their own".
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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
The Renters' Rights Act will come into force on 1st May 2026!
For decades, renters have had the threat of no-fault evictions hanging over their head. From May, this will no longer be a worry.
Stay tuned for more information on your new rights!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Renters' Rights Act will come into force on 1st May 2026!
For decades, renters have had the threat of no-fault evictions hanging over their head. From May, this will no longer be a worry.
Stay tuned for more information on your new rights!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Renters’ Rights Act: No-fault evictions banned from May 2026
The government confirms timeline for reforms to England’s rental market, including ending bidding wars.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
The Renters' Rights Act will come into force on 1st May 2026!
For decades, renters have had the threat of no-fault evictions hanging over their head. From May, this will no longer be a worry.
Stay tuned for more information on your new rights!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Renters' Rights Act will come into force on 1st May 2026!
For decades, renters have had the threat of no-fault evictions hanging over their head. From May, this will no longer be a worry.
Stay tuned for more information on your new rights!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Another opportunity to join the Nationwide Foundation! We’re looking for a talented comms professional who can tell a compelling story of our work and impact across audiences, putting people and why homes matter at the heart.
Find out more and apply by 24 Nov: nationwide-jobs.co.uk/jobs/nationw...
Find out more and apply by 24 Nov: nationwide-jobs.co.uk/jobs/nationw...
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Another opportunity to join the Nationwide Foundation! We’re looking for a talented comms professional who can tell a compelling story of our work and impact across audiences, putting people and why homes matter at the heart.
Find out more and apply by 24 Nov: nationwide-jobs.co.uk/jobs/nationw...
Find out more and apply by 24 Nov: nationwide-jobs.co.uk/jobs/nationw...
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🧒 We join over 100 organisations calling on the UK Government to fully abolish the two-child benefit cap.
No half-measures: children shouldn’t be punished for coming from a larger family. Let’s seize this moment to protect their rights.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
No half-measures: children shouldn’t be punished for coming from a larger family. Let’s seize this moment to protect their rights.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Over 100 groups call for Labour to fully scrap two child benefit cap
‘Abolishing the two-child limit in full will set millions of children’s lives on a path to a brighter future’, major organisations say
www.independent.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🧒 We join over 100 organisations calling on the UK Government to fully abolish the two-child benefit cap.
No half-measures: children shouldn’t be punished for coming from a larger family. Let’s seize this moment to protect their rights.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
No half-measures: children shouldn’t be punished for coming from a larger family. Let’s seize this moment to protect their rights.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Two weeks to go until our #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay. Download our Stakeholder Support Pack and help support the millions of people unable to keep their homes warm and healthy this winter: www.nea.org.uk/fpad
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Two weeks to go until our #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay. Download our Stakeholder Support Pack and help support the millions of people unable to keep their homes warm and healthy this winter: www.nea.org.uk/fpad
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💔 Grief is hard enough. Yet thousands are denied support from the Funeral Expenses Payment each year because of narrow eligibility rules that don’t reflect real life.
We’re joining @quakersocialaction.bsky.social calling for change. It’s time to #FixTheFEP.
✍️ Email your MP today
bit.ly/49mffO2
We’re joining @quakersocialaction.bsky.social calling for change. It’s time to #FixTheFEP.
✍️ Email your MP today
bit.ly/49mffO2
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
💔 Grief is hard enough. Yet thousands are denied support from the Funeral Expenses Payment each year because of narrow eligibility rules that don’t reflect real life.
We’re joining @quakersocialaction.bsky.social calling for change. It’s time to #FixTheFEP.
✍️ Email your MP today
bit.ly/49mffO2
We’re joining @quakersocialaction.bsky.social calling for change. It’s time to #FixTheFEP.
✍️ Email your MP today
bit.ly/49mffO2
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Last month, the Renters' Rights Act became law!
We recently celebrated by bringing together the campaigners, politicians, and renters who have worked towards this moment for a decade.
Here's what they said about why this change is so needed 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfEu...
We recently celebrated by bringing together the campaigners, politicians, and renters who have worked towards this moment for a decade.
Here's what they said about why this change is so needed 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfEu...
Celebrating the Renters' Rights Act - Renters' Reform Coalition
YouTube video by Renters' Reform Coalition
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Last month, the Renters' Rights Act became law!
We recently celebrated by bringing together the campaigners, politicians, and renters who have worked towards this moment for a decade.
Here's what they said about why this change is so needed 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfEu...
We recently celebrated by bringing together the campaigners, politicians, and renters who have worked towards this moment for a decade.
Here's what they said about why this change is so needed 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfEu...
Find your local copwatch group >> netpol.org/2022/04/06/f...
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Find your local copwatch group >> netpol.org/2022/04/06/f...
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Our Director of Policy and Advocacy Peter Smith speaks to The i Paper about council enforcement of private rented energy efficiency standards. He says councils have lacked the resources and clarity to properly monitor landlords. inews.co.uk/news/renters...
Renters stuck in cold, draughty homes as landlords not inspected by councils
A total of 200 councils did not investigate a single landlord for compliance with energy efficiency standards in the space of one year
inews.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Our Director of Policy and Advocacy Peter Smith speaks to The i Paper about council enforcement of private rented energy efficiency standards. He says councils have lacked the resources and clarity to properly monitor landlords. inews.co.uk/news/renters...
'designing for shared space early on can strengthen neighbourhoods, support inclusive communities and offer long-term economic value'
NEW | Britain is losing the spaces that hold us together. Housing can provide the spaces we so urgently need
Owen Jarvis sets out how community led housing can revitalise our neighbourhoods after years of neglect:
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/11/how-...
Owen Jarvis sets out how community led housing can revitalise our neighbourhoods after years of neglect:
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/11/how-...
Britain is losing the spaces that hold us together. Housing can provide the spaces we so urgently need - Red Brick
Owen Jarvis, Chief Executive of the UK Cohousing Network, sets out how community led housing can revitalise our neighbourhoods after years of neglect
redbrickblog.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
'designing for shared space early on can strengthen neighbourhoods, support inclusive communities and offer long-term economic value'
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Download our #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay Stakeholder Support Pack and help support the millions of people unable to keep their homes warm and healthy this winter: www.nea.org.uk/who-we-are/n...
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Download our #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay Stakeholder Support Pack and help support the millions of people unable to keep their homes warm and healthy this winter: www.nea.org.uk/who-we-are/n...
😊 Yes!
We had a fantastic time marking the passing of the Renters' Rights Act at our event in Parliament yesterday 🎉
It was a chance for renters, politicians, and colleagues across the housing sector to celebrate the monumental wins we've fought for over many years.
It was a chance for renters, politicians, and colleagues across the housing sector to celebrate the monumental wins we've fought for over many years.
November 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
😊 Yes!
💫The Renters' Rights Act 2025💫
October 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
💫The Renters' Rights Act 2025💫
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The day has finally come - the Renters' Rights Bill has been approved by the House of Commons! This isn't a small achievement, it's a result of years of campaigning and fighting on behalf of the 4.6 million private renting households in England. 1/2
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 2:38 PM
The day has finally come - the Renters' Rights Bill has been approved by the House of Commons! This isn't a small achievement, it's a result of years of campaigning and fighting on behalf of the 4.6 million private renting households in England. 1/2
We've signed the #MishtoPledge. Have you?
Local councils shape fairer, more connected communities.
By signing the #MishtoPledge, your council shows real commitment to inclusion, equality & partnership.
Make it happen, encourage your team to sign today
👉 tinyurl.com/rywjx37s
By signing the #MishtoPledge, your council shows real commitment to inclusion, equality & partnership.
Make it happen, encourage your team to sign today
👉 tinyurl.com/rywjx37s
October 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We've signed the #MishtoPledge. Have you?
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📉 When people can’t afford food, fuel or housing, it’s not just hardship, it’s a failure of justice.
Join us and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights on 9 December for our online event - 'The future of human rights and justice in the UK'
🎟️ Tickets here events.teams.microsoft.com/event/046a23...
Join us and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights on 9 December for our online event - 'The future of human rights and justice in the UK'
🎟️ Tickets here events.teams.microsoft.com/event/046a23...
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📉 When people can’t afford food, fuel or housing, it’s not just hardship, it’s a failure of justice.
Join us and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights on 9 December for our online event - 'The future of human rights and justice in the UK'
🎟️ Tickets here events.teams.microsoft.com/event/046a23...
Join us and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights on 9 December for our online event - 'The future of human rights and justice in the UK'
🎟️ Tickets here events.teams.microsoft.com/event/046a23...
When government took action so that we could better afford our #rent >> www.rentersrightslondon.org/evidence/whe...
when government took action so we could better afford the rent; a timeline - Renters Rights London
In the 20th Century, successive UK governments understood rent control measures to be essential to provision of affordable homes. From 1917, governments legislated for England & Wales accordingly. Bot...
www.rentersrightslondon.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
When government took action so that we could better afford our #rent >> www.rentersrightslondon.org/evidence/whe...
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Ketane means ‘together.’
We work with Roma communities to strengthen and create opportunities for the future. That’s #Mishto in action.
Sign the pledge: lnkd.in/eZxkva7r
#MishtoCampaign
We work with Roma communities to strengthen and create opportunities for the future. That’s #Mishto in action.
Sign the pledge: lnkd.in/eZxkva7r
#MishtoCampaign
October 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Ketane means ‘together.’
We work with Roma communities to strengthen and create opportunities for the future. That’s #Mishto in action.
Sign the pledge: lnkd.in/eZxkva7r
#MishtoCampaign
We work with Roma communities to strengthen and create opportunities for the future. That’s #Mishto in action.
Sign the pledge: lnkd.in/eZxkva7r
#MishtoCampaign
#Mishto is what Roma people say to describe something as good.
A service that provides fair access for Roma people is Mishto. And we're loving this art from the heart; Mishto
A service that provides fair access for Roma people is Mishto. And we're loving this art from the heart; Mishto
October 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
#Mishto is what Roma people say to describe something as good.
A service that provides fair access for Roma people is Mishto. And we're loving this art from the heart; Mishto
A service that provides fair access for Roma people is Mishto. And we're loving this art from the heart; Mishto
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Swipe through to see why 56 days makes all the difference and learn how you can take action and help make it permanent:
👉 Read blog here: www.youngroots.org.u...
#56DaysToStability #WriteToYourMP
👉 Read blog here: www.youngroots.org.u...
#56DaysToStability #WriteToYourMP
September 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Swipe through to see why 56 days makes all the difference and learn how you can take action and help make it permanent:
👉 Read blog here: www.youngroots.org.u...
#56DaysToStability #WriteToYourMP
👉 Read blog here: www.youngroots.org.u...
#56DaysToStability #WriteToYourMP
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🤝 Whether in London or SW England, one principle is clear: our work on rights must be shaped with communities, not for them.
Our work on participation & racial justice shows how centring lived experience makes rights real. Read our blogs
🔹justfair.org.uk/we-h...
🔹justfair.org.uk/buil...
Our work on participation & racial justice shows how centring lived experience makes rights real. Read our blogs
🔹justfair.org.uk/we-h...
🔹justfair.org.uk/buil...
We have the right to be heard! The principle of participation and the London Communities Human Rights Programme | Just Fair
Laura Grace, Human Rights Officer For Just Fair, participation is both ‘the arrow and the target’ – a right, and a means to achieve other rights. It sits at the centre of our work: from our Lived Experience Advisory Group, to supporting communities to be heard at the UN, to our capacity building trainings and […]
justfair.org.uk
September 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🤝 Whether in London or SW England, one principle is clear: our work on rights must be shaped with communities, not for them.
Our work on participation & racial justice shows how centring lived experience makes rights real. Read our blogs
🔹justfair.org.uk/we-h...
🔹justfair.org.uk/buil...
Our work on participation & racial justice shows how centring lived experience makes rights real. Read our blogs
🔹justfair.org.uk/we-h...
🔹justfair.org.uk/buil...
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Life costs more for disabled people.
Disabled households would need an extra £1,095 per month to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households, @scopepolicy.bsky.social research shows.
Urge your MP to vote against disability benefits cuts TOMORROW.
z2k.eaction.org.uk/cuts-legisla...
Disabled households would need an extra £1,095 per month to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households, @scopepolicy.bsky.social research shows.
Urge your MP to vote against disability benefits cuts TOMORROW.
z2k.eaction.org.uk/cuts-legisla...
Ask your MP to vote against dangerous cuts to disability benefits
z2k.eaction.org.uk
June 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Life costs more for disabled people.
Disabled households would need an extra £1,095 per month to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households, @scopepolicy.bsky.social research shows.
Urge your MP to vote against disability benefits cuts TOMORROW.
z2k.eaction.org.uk/cuts-legisla...
Disabled households would need an extra £1,095 per month to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households, @scopepolicy.bsky.social research shows.
Urge your MP to vote against disability benefits cuts TOMORROW.
z2k.eaction.org.uk/cuts-legisla...
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🏦 A true human rights economy requires restructuring international financial systems to align with human rights principles.
Tax Justice Network's report outlines how to reshape our economy to reflect these principles and protect everyone. Time for systems change.
🔗 taxjustice.net/repor...
Tax Justice Network's report outlines how to reshape our economy to reflect these principles and protect everyone. Time for systems change.
🔗 taxjustice.net/repor...
A human rights economy: what it is and why we need it | Tax Justice Network
All across the globe, soaring levels of inequality are undermining democracy, fuelling the rise of authoritarianism and threatening all categories of human rights. An utterly unsustainable economic model is simultaneously bursting through planetary boundaries, bringing us to the precipice of ecosystemic collapse. In this context, renewed urgency is being given to alternative economic approaches. Approaches […]
taxjustice.net
June 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🏦 A true human rights economy requires restructuring international financial systems to align with human rights principles.
Tax Justice Network's report outlines how to reshape our economy to reflect these principles and protect everyone. Time for systems change.
🔗 taxjustice.net/repor...
Tax Justice Network's report outlines how to reshape our economy to reflect these principles and protect everyone. Time for systems change.
🔗 taxjustice.net/repor...
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Tenants are organising. How can researchers and think tanks support them? Join @neweconomics.bsky.social and @policyalternatives.ca on 26 June for a webinar on how to support housing justice movements in Canada and the UK.
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June 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Tenants are organising. How can researchers and think tanks support them? Join @neweconomics.bsky.social and @policyalternatives.ca on 26 June for a webinar on how to support housing justice movements in Canada and the UK.
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Book your place at our conference Building Together: Bridging the Gaps in Housing Justice to learn how to develop a trauma-informed practice for supporting homeless clients with complex needs @ourmoh.bsky.social @jessicaturtle.bsky.social
@mattturtle.bsky.social
🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/LAGBT1306
@mattturtle.bsky.social
🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/LAGBT1306
June 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Book your place at our conference Building Together: Bridging the Gaps in Housing Justice to learn how to develop a trauma-informed practice for supporting homeless clients with complex needs @ourmoh.bsky.social @jessicaturtle.bsky.social
@mattturtle.bsky.social
🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/LAGBT1306
@mattturtle.bsky.social
🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/LAGBT1306