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Amid a cost of living and homelessness crisis, how could Jeremy Hunt completely ignore renters?

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna

/ 6 Mar 2024

Four years after ministers promised to ban Section 21 evictions, I am once again being kicked out of my home

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna

/ 20 Feb 2024

Tenants’ groups say more transparency is needed as property owners raise concerns over Renters (Reform) Bill

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna

/ 24 Oct 2023

Michael Gove’s department made the announcement days before he gives the keynote speech at the Landlord Conference

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna and Sam Gelder

/ 23 Oct 2023

The government has touted the Renters Reform Bill as a fix for tenants facing unfair eviction. But there’s a problem

By Adam Bychawski

/ 10 Sep 2023

Cash-strapped councils are reluctant to take landlords to court due to legal costs, a lawyer told openDemocracy

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna

/ 22 Aug 2023

Six months’ rent up front, or a guarantor earning £84,000 – overseas students tell of landlords’ impossible demands

/ 3 Aug 2023

Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘rental guarantee’ insurance policies drive discrimination and need tighter regulation

By Lou Ferreira

/ 5 Jul 2023

Government ignored warnings that abolishing section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions could leave people ineligible for support

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna

/ 18 May 2023

OPINION: Thought landlords were selling up and making it even harder to rent? Think again

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna

/ 24 Mar 2023

Exclusive: Tory MPs blamed rising rents for increased claims, while government imposed freeze on poorest tenants

By Chaminda Jayanetti

/ 22 Mar 2023

Rachel Maclean said the narrative being pushed by some MPs and the property sector is ‘wrong’

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna

/ 22 Mar 2023