Charities lament lack of action on housing benefit
Shelter and Generation Rent are disappointed that the government has failed to raise housing benefit, which it says means people on benefits will continue to struggle to pay the rent.
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Section 21 evictions at highest level since Q4 2017
Landlords are using Section 21 evictions while they can, as the number taking place has reached the highest level since the fourth quarter of 2017, figures from the Ministry of Justice shows.
Call for rent freeze as 45% of private renters face rate rise
Campaign group Generation Rent has called for the government to impose a rent freeze to alleviate the financial pressures on tenants.
Generation Rent calls for rent freeze
Campaign group Generation Rent has called for the government to freeze rents and do more to protect renters from eviction following the release of possession statistics.
LGBTQ+ renters face discrimination from landlords
Nearly one in five (19%) LGBTQ+ private renters have experienced discrimination from a landlord or letting agent because of their gender identity or sexual orientation.
Generation Rent laments lack of contact between tenants and councils
A number of tenants aren’t aware of how they can challenge landlords because councils failed to provide them with information about their rights, campaign group Generation Rent said.
Reform Bill White Paper launches: Industry responds
The Renters’ Reform Bill White Paper launched today, prompting a mixed response from landlord groups and charities.
A third of landlords who evict tenants to sell fail to do so
Nearly a third of private landlords who say they’re evicting tenants to sell haven’t done so more than a year later, Generation Rent research into Scottish tenancy reforms has found..
Shelter and Generation Rent lament rising eviction levels
Housing charity Shelter and campaign group Generation Rent have spoken out about the rising number of evictions taking place across England.
Pressure building on PM to end Section 21 in Queen’s Speech
Members of the Renters Reform Coalition handed a letter to 10 Downing Street yesterday demanding for the abolition of Section 21 evictions.
