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DARK SECRETS: Generation rent | Vintage Vibes

Renters' Rights Act will come into force on May 1, 2026: here's what it means for London tenants

After six years the Renters’ Rights Act finally has a start date. But what will this mean for tenants?

Evening Standard

Comment: London's millennials face post-work poverty if they remain renters

Today’s working age population face a ticking timebomb as they approach middle age and beyond without getting on the housing ladder

Evening Standard

The impossible cost of getting on the housing ladder revealed – and why Gen-Z may never own a home

SPECIAL REPORT : Research by the Independent shows first-time buyers are forking out 10 times more cash for home deposits than they were 30 years ago, while average rents eat up half the average income. Alicja Hagopian reports

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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

The Guardian - UK

Rental deposit scheme in UK ‘puts millions in the pockets of landlords’

Exclusive: Almost a quarter of tenants have had money withheld unfairly, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Single mother landed with 20% rent increase calls for rent controls

Bridget Chapman was given just a month’s notice by her landlord when they increased her rent by £100.

Evening Standard

Single mother hit with 20% hike by landlord calls for UK rent control

Bridget Chapman was only told her rent was increasing by £100 four weeks in advance

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Britain has one of most difficult voter registration processes, report finds

UK system makes it a ‘real outlier’ among liberal democracies, according to study examining 62 countries

The Guardian - UK

One in four renters struggles to retrieve full deposit after tenancy, new poll finds

Survey also finds one in four respondents had to borrow money from their friends or family to cover their deposit

The Independent UK

Racism in renting exposed as student on SpareRoom sent shocking rant about ‘filthy Indians’

Exclusive: PhD student horrified by email from SpareRoom host as Generation Rent research exposes ethnic minority rental experiences

The Independent UK

Campaigners welcome plans for no-fault evictions ban to return to Parliament

A Bill aimed at banning no-fault evictions is expected to have its first reading in the Commons this week.

The Independent UK

'A long overdue step': Chancellor Rachel Reeves promises to ban no-fault evictions with end of section 21

The new Labour government has re-affirmed its promise to ban section 21 and committed to building 1.5 million new homes

Evening Standard

The worrying trend of landlords banning tenants from working from home

Adverts insist prospective tenants cannot WFH, but the legality of the practice has been called into question

The Independent UK

The self-storage boom: lifestyle choice or indictment of UK housing crisis?

Lock-ups are being reinvented and marketed as more than just storage amid overcrowding and record rent rises

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London rents 'out of control' with a record-breaking 11 per cent rise in a year

Rental increases have far outstripped wage growth according to latest figures

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Driven out: bus drivers, cleaners and other key workers can no longer afford to rent in London

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the report from Generation Rent demonstrates the need for rent control in the capital

The Guardian - UK

What are the proposals to restrict short-term lets in England?

Ministers hope a registration scheme for holiday lets on sites such as Airbnb will increase the supply of homes for locals

Evening Standard

“Squeeze set to get worse” as rents set to outstrip housing benefits 14% by 2025

The Chancellor’s temporary measures will do little to help the rent, cost-of-living and homelessness crisis, warns action group

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Rent resentment: how the bank of mum and dad is causing a social divide in the capital

As Gen Z grapples with the fact they may never own a home in London, the "affluenza" of friends who have had property bought for them is causing relationships to sour, says Maddy Mussen

The Guardian - UK

Met officers to be told to arrest landlords who try to illegally evict tenants

Exclusive: Guidance says police should presume evictions they are called to are likely to be unlawful after concerns about bias

Evening Standard

Rental crisis: one in five tenants has faced eviction in the past year over soaring rents

Survey lays bare the state of the market, with tenants forced to attend mass viewings and enter bidding wars to secure a rental home

Evening Standard

OPINION - Capital rent trap: It’s time to stop Londoners being forced out of their communities

London’s renters are having to swallow soaring bills, set to hit an average of £2,700 next year as the market becomes even more brutal

The Independent UK

Average London rental costs may soar to £2,700 a month, figures suggest

‘Spiraling’ rental costs are driving families into poverty, a campaign group said.

The Guardian - UK

First-time homebuyers now need nearly 10 years to save a deposit, research finds

Rising rents and property prices mean Londoners are flatsharing into their 40s, says Generation Rent

Evening Standard

Crackdown on holiday lets urged as the number of second homes in London soars

Alarm sounded as official figures show many boroughs have seen huge rises in registration of domestic properties as non-primary residences since 2019

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