Move Parliament to Hull
MPs are cocooned from the cost of renting and poor conditions with generous £20,000 second home allowances. It’s no wonder they aren’t treating the housing crisis with the urgency it needs.
Politicians should experience some of the hardship the rest of the country is going through and that means giving up their huge second home subsidies. By moving Parliament to Hull, the least expensive part of England, the taxpayer would save £120m in employment and rent costs. The move would also let us turn Parliament into a nice block of flats for low-income Londoners.
If they don’t want a move up north, MPs should at least realise what a good deal they get in housing and use that humility to fight for a better deal for renters.
Please write to your local candidates to ask them to remember the renters they represent if they have the privilege of being elected to Parliament in May. We have provided a suggested template email, but please include your own experiences of housing if you feel they are relevant.
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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.