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Deductions from The Deposit. What Sort of Housing Do Older Renters Want? What’s #BetterRenting?

21st August 2017

‘All good things must come to an end‘, the old saying goes, and where good, rented homes are concerned, the end is often when problems arise.  Landlords and agents seem to believe that the property can be found in the same condition at the end of your tenancy as it was at the start. Anything less and they want to make to deductions from your deposit. There’s rarely proper consideration of what the… Read More »

Private Renters’ Charter for Tower Hamlets

10th July 2017

 On 29 June in Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets Private Renters’ Charter was officially launched by Mayor John Biggs and Cllr. Sirajul Islam, the Deputy Mayor, who is also Cabinet Member for Housing. This event was the culmination of at least six months work for Policy Officer, Marc Lancaster. Back in February, Marc invited Renters’ Rights… Read More »

About Your Safety At Home

24th June 2017

The scale of the Grenfell Tower fire last week was quite unprecedented. This terrible tragedy has caused many renters to think about safety in their own homes. Today, then, we’re offering some tips on renters’ right to safety in our homes.

What Are You Doing on 8 June?

6th June 2017

Whatever else we’re concerned with, we’re all concerned about the sorry state of renting. Although Theresa May keeps trying to convince us that the election on Thursday is all about Brexit, it isn’t only about Brexit. As well as the future of NHS, housing issues are high on the agenda and all the parties have made… Read More »

Agents’ Responsibilities & The Role of Trading Standards; Homelessness Reduction & The Rent Control Debate; Volunteer for Generation Rent….

26th April 2017

HELLO RENTERS The Consultation is Open! Thank you very much indeed to everyone who has already been in touch about letting agents’ fees.  We’ve found out about some absolutely shocking fees charged to renters around London. So far, fees for renewal of a tenancy seem to be the most unreasonable. It’s hard to justify charging… Read More »

A special offer from Zed Books; an invitation to join a South London housing co-op and more….

3rd April 2017

Hello Renters   Thanks to Laurence at Zed Books, there’s a special offer on some relevant Spring reading. Lucky 30-somethings are invited to join a South London housing co-op seeking and everyone is invited to contribute to IPPR research. Agents’ Fees (again) Thank you very much indeed to everyone who has already been in touch about… Read More »

Agents’ Fees-What’s Your View?; Your Rights If You Rent Via An Agency; What About The Right To Build?

23rd February 2017

   Hello Renters   The weather feels slightly warmer than Londoners’ recent responses to the long-awaited Housing White Paper. “The best thing I can say about it is that it will have almost no impact on London” tweeted Greater London Assembly member, Tom Copley. Giles Peaker, the housing solicitor, put it still more succinctly “Meh”. There’s… Read More »

Cold Homes, With A Warm Invitation – January 2017 Newsletter

23rd January 2017

Hopefully, 2017 started well for you but the high volume of emails from renters wanting to know more about their rights in difficult circumstances strongly suggests that a lot of us are living through hard times. Cold homes are a particular problem. Read on to learn more about your rights to a warm home. And… Read More »

December 2016

22nd December 2016

Sign up to receive future newsletters via email I wanted to fill our last newsletter of the year with Seasonal good cheer and happily, there is some good news. There’s the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement and how that links to The Renters’ Rights Bill. Then, the additional and selective licensing schemes that aim to raise standards… Read More »

Newsletter November 2016

30th November 2016

The private rented sector is rising up the political agenda. Three Bills intended to improve the lot of private renters are progressing through Parliament. Read more about those, join the Generation Rent campaign to end ‘no-fault’ evictions and see if you can make savings on your energy bills this Winter. CAMPAIGN AGAINST UNFAIR EVICTIONS  Scottish… Read More »

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