Tag: generation rent

Tenant group claims pet deposit amendment will price out renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 9 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, 10 months 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, 10 months 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, 10 months ago | 4

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

Generation Rent dismisses landlord exodus claiming landlords can just leave

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th June 2025, 10 months ago | 22

Generation Rent claims “it’s no problem if landlords want to leave the market,” despite the ongoing housing crisis. Chief executive,...

Tenant group claims landlords can easily afford EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2025, 11 months 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, 11 months 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, 11 months ago | 25

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

Generation Rent calls for rent freeze amid growing homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th May 2025, 12 months 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...

Shelter and Generation Rent: It’s time to own what you’ve done

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th December 2024, 1 year ago | 31

As Shelter bemoans the rising tide of homelessness with fears that thousands could be evicted from their homes in time...

Generation Rent says rent hikes to market levels aren’t justified

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2024, 1 year ago | 21

Generation Rent claims that “landlords raising rent to market levels is not a valid reason for a rent hike”, despite...

Generation Rent calls for an end to ‘discriminatory’ Right to Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2024, 1 year ago | 21

Tenant activist group Generation Rent is urging the government to abolish the Right to Rent policy, arguing that it disproportionately...

Welsh renters should get two months’ free rent and more pet-friendly homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2024, 1 year ago | 9

A new report says renters in Wales should receive the last two months rent free as compensation if they face...