Feature: Welcome to Renting While Black
by Carla Abreu
More than one in 10 Black and Asian people have found it hard to find a safe home because of discrimination. Carla Abreu speaks to some of them.
Tag: landlords
Report: ‘Fuck Foxtons’: Londoners Demand Rent Freeze Now
by Rivkah Brown
On Saturday, hundreds of London Renters Union members mobilised to demand a nationwide rent freeze. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: A Property Expert Told a Landlord Conference to Get a Grip
by Rivkah Brown
While the landlord lobby cries bloody murder in public, behind closed doors it’s a different story. Rivkah Brown reports.
Analysis: Who Would a Housing Crash Hurt?
by Matteo Tiratelli
Even if the fabled crash happens, writes Matteo Tiratelli, it might not be good news for renters.
Report: Are Rent Controls Coming to the UK?
by Rivkah Brown
40 years since Thatcher scrapped them, rent controls are back on the political agenda. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: Police Advised a Tenant Facing Illegal Eviction to ‘Speak to Uber Eats’ for Help
by Andrew Kersley
Clueless police told a tenant facing illegal eviction to ask Uber Eats for help as 'part of a wider culture' of doing nothing about rogue landlords.
Feature: Developer Landlords Are Trying to Take Over Liverpool
by Abi O’Connor
Aided and abetted by local government, developer landlords are bidding to buy up the city.
Report: This Company Promised Students Their Energy Bills Were Fixed. Now They’re ‘Bullying’ Them Into Paying More
by Simon Childs
UniHomes is jacking rates for cash-strapped students who signed 'fixed-cost' utility contracts. Simon Childs reports.
Analysis: We Asked Landlords Why They’re Making the Cost of Living Crisis Their Tenants’ Problem
by Ash Sarkar
Panicked landlords have seen a storm coming and are taking shelter in their tenants’ wallets. Ash Sarkar asks them to explain themselves.
Report: The Met Investigated Just 22 Illegal Evictions Out of Thousands in 2020
by Andrew Kersley
Exclusive data shows London cops barely ever chase landlords over illegal evictions, as charities warn police don’t “see the issue as serious enough”.
Report: How We Won: The Housing Campaigners Who Forced Councils to Protect Renters
by Sophie K Rosa
The London Renters Union used May's local elections to force councils to choose: are you with us or against us? Sophie K Rosa reports on a bold campaign.
Analysis: Landlords Are Getting Off Scot-Free in the Cost of Living Crisis
by Ell Folan
From energy prices to tax hikes, everything has been blamed for the cost of living crisis: except profiteering property-owners, writes Ell Folan.
Analysis: Why Do We Still Fetishise Homeownership?
by Aidan Beatty
Millions of young Britons will never own their own homes. So why do we still want to? Aidan Beatty explains.
Opinion: London Landlords Have Ushered in a New Era of Feudalism
by Sam Bright
There’s not a North/South divide; there’s a London/Everywhere divide, and the capital’s landlords are at the heart of the problem, argues Sam Bright.
The Bastani Factor: How Britain Starved Ireland
Today the island of Ireland has a smaller population than it did 200 years ago. How did that happen, and what has it got to do with free market capitalism? Aaron Bastani explains how London politicians and Irish landlords exploited a crisis in the name of an ideology – in the process wrecking the lives […]
Opinion: Of Course Kirstie Allsopp Believes the Housing Market Is Meritocratic – How Else Could She Justify Her Extravagant Wealth?
by Perry Blankson
The Location, Location, Location presenter reckons millennials are just a cancelled few Netflix subscriptions away from homeownership. What aristocratic dreamworld is she inhabiting, asks Perry Blankson.
Opinion: Apparently the World Owes Tony Blair a ‘Debt of Gratitude’. I’ll Pass
by Aaron Bastani
I’m not bothered about the former PM’s knighthood, writes Aaron Bastani – after all, Mussolini, and Mugabe received similar honours. But it’s bizarre that I’m supposed to thank him for creating more problems than solutions.
Opinion: The Land-Hoarding Elite Should Be Paying the Rest of Us Rent
by Philip Goff
It’s time to radically overhaul how we think about property rights, argues philosopher Philip Goff. We need a universal rent.