Tag: generation rent

Landlord incentives branded a ‘waste of public money’ by Generation Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2025, 10 months ago | 13

Generation Rent has accused landlords of ‘rigging the system to line their own pockets’ after findings revealed councils are spending...

Renters lose £169m in deposit interest every year – Claim Generation Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2025, 12 months ago | 14

Private renters across England and Wales are being deprived of £169 million in potential interest from their tenancy deposits each...

Millions of private renters gain voting rights under new reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd July 2025, 12 months ago | 4

Generation Rent has claimed more than two million extra renters will be able to vote after the government’s change in...

Generation Rent claims that tenants lose ‘millions’ in unfair deposit deductions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 12 months ago | 11

Nearly half (46%) of renters are unaware they can contest deposit deductions they believe are unwarranted, which means renters are...

Tenant group claims pet deposit amendment will price out renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 12 months ago | 9

Generation Rent claims that the pet deposit amendment will force tenants to pay landlords more than £1,000 in upfront costs....

OBR warns older renters pose financial risk as Generation Rent calls for rent caps

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th July 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Older private renters represent a fiscal risk for the Treasury, warns the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR). A report by...

Government boosts legal aid for tenants facing eviction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2025, 1 year ago | 12

Generation Rent have praised the government for boosting legal aid for tenants at risk of eviction. The call comes after...

The disconnect between tenant groups and landlords is shameful

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th July 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Sometimes a story lands that shows the true colours of critics and this week Generation Rent (yes, them again) say...

Tenant group claims landlords can easily afford EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2025, 1 year ago | 82

Generation Rent claims the majority of landlords CAN afford energy-efficiency upgrades because they are mortgage-free.  Despite the tenant group’s claim,...

Generation Rent claims Tenant Fees Act saves money for renters but ignores consequences

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th June 2025, 1 year ago | 7

Generation Rent claim the Tenant Fees Act has saved tenants nearly £900 million but fails to mention the unintended consequences...

Generation Rent demands eviction records and rent data in landlord database

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2025, 1 year ago | 25

Generation Rent is calling for the new private rented sector database to include records of any previous eviction notices issued...

Sadiq Khan proposes building on green belt to tackle London housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Building on green belt land will fix the housing crisis in the capital, claims London Mayor Sadiq Khan. London Mayor...

Generation Rent calls for rent freeze amid growing homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th May 2025, 1 year ago | 19

Generation Rent has issued an urgent call for the UK government to cap rising rents, pointing to a deepening housing...

BTR developer claims to offer solution to private renters suffering from poor mental health

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2025, 1 year ago | 11

A build-to-rent (BTR) developer is offering free mental health checks, as Generation Rent studies claim private renting negatively impacts tenants’...

Scottish renters challenging rent rises rockets eightfold – Generation Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2025, 1 year ago | 4

The number of renters challenging rent rises in Scotland when a temporary rent cap was in place rocketed, research reveals....

Will Shelter ever step up to help tenants AND landlords?

Author: Landlord Crusader

28th March 2025, 1 year ago | 23

For many of us, the private rented sector has turned into a battlefield, and at the heart of the latest...

Is the PRS pendulum swinging too far against landlords?

Author: Readers Question

24th March 2025, 1 year ago | 24

The biggest problem facing landlords is that the PRS is like a pendulum, swinging slowly from one policy extreme to...

PRS landlords under siege: Misrepresented and unheard!

Author: Landlord Crusader

28th February 2025, 1 year ago | 23

The private rented sector is at a tipping point, and landlords are caught in the crosshairs of a perfect storm:...

Generation Rent criticises the lack of rent caps in the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Generation Rent says it is disappointed by the lack of measures to introduce rent caps as part of the Renters’...

Landlords: Would you start in BTL in 2025 if given the choice?

Author: Landlord Crusader

17th January 2025, 1 year ago | 40

Despite a growing landlord exodus – which the housing minister Matthew Pennycook disbelieves – would you start as a landlord...