Ask your MP to support our Early Day Motion to reduce fuel poverty
More than one in five private renters live in fuel poverty, the highest rate of any tenure, with nearly four million private renters regularly struggling to pay their energy bills.
To tackle this issue, the Government is requiring landlords to improve the energy efficiency of their properties by 2030, with the proposal impacting over half of private rented homes in England and Wales.
Government action on this issue is welcome. But Generation Rent are concerned that, where landlords receive Government funded grants to improve properties, tenants will not be sufficiently protected from rent hikes and eviction to enjoy the benefits of these improvements.
We have worked with Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy to table an Early Day Motion outlining these concerns. Early Day Motions exist to allow MPs to put on record their opinion on a subject and canvass support for it from fellow MPs.
Please ask your MP to support the motion to show politicians from across the house are united on this issue. Enter your postcode to get started.
Generation Rent’s mission is that every home in the private rented sector is safe, secure and affordable.
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Reach the team:
Bismah Naqui – 07498926134
Nye Jones – 07590720116
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Individual Advice
Generation Rent can’t offer advice about individual problems. Here are a few organisations that can:
- Advice for Renters provides free or low-cost legal advice and representation from expert housing specialists.
- Shelter’s free housing advice helpline 0808 800 4444 is open 8am-8pm on weekdays and 8am-5pm on weekends, 365 days a year.
- Citizens Advice has a network of local bureaux
- A solicitor listed on Housing Law Practitioners Association
- A solicitor listed on Law Centres Network
- Safer Renting protects tenants dealing with criminal landlords, specialising in preventing illegal evictions
- Get Rent Back can help you claim back rent from a negligent landlord
- Justice for Tenants can help you claim back rent as above, and recover an unprotected deposit
You might also find quick but informal help on ACORN’s Facebook forum, and there are more suggestions on The Renters Guide.