FORGOTTEN HISTORY: The london renters union | History Defined

Four Labour cabinet ministers earn rental income, analysis finds

Housing campaigners say government look like hypocrites, with Rachel Reeves among those renting out properties

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025

Tenants win £260,000 of rent back in legal fight with London ‘rogue landlord’

Residents took firms owned by billionaire to tribunal for operating unlicensed houses in multiple occupation

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025

How renting in London became an unimaginable hellscape

LET’S UNPACK THAT: The process of finding somewhere to rent in the capital is like competing in the Hunger Games. It’s easy to lose your dignity, writes Ellie Muir. Will tenants ever be freed from this misery?

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Sadiq Khan pledges 6,000 new rent-controlled homes for key workers — as calls for rent freeze continue

London Renters Union has called on the Mayor to keep pushing for city-wide rent controls

Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2024

Rent rebels: the tenants who fought for their rights and won

It is not easy but you can take on a landlord over bad treatment or neglecting a property

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023

Tuesday briefing: How the housing crisis is hitting tenants hardest

In today’s newsletter: No-fault evictions are rocketing, bills are ballooning and social housing lists are overloaded – what the statistics reveal about renting today and why urgent reform is needed

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2023

Rogue London landlords dodge being added to Sadiq Khan’s flagship ‘name and shame’ database

Rogue landlords avoid being named by claiming it is not in the public interest

Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2023

Renters’ health at risk if UK energy efficiency rules delayed, say campaigners

Ministers accused of ‘caving to landlord lobby’ amid reports tougher standards for new lettings could be delayed

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023