5 Reasons Housing is a Feminist Issue #LivingRent
Today is International Women’s Day, an important time for highlighting campaigns which promote gender equality. The struggle for better housing has historically been lead by women, with Mary Barbour and…
Rent Control for a Living Rent
Guest post by Jon B Rents in the private rented housing market are becoming extortionate, with many tenants falling into 'rent poverty'. The Government's response is making the situation worse.…
A call for a Tenants' Movement
Housing is one of the defining issues of our generation. Not only have sub-prime mortgages triggered a financial crisis that has led to high unemployment and austerity measures, but it's…
A very British problem, or, how I learned to stop worrying and love renting
Norwich City Councillor Samir Jeraj responds to Alyson MacDonald's The Case Against Landlords. In the 2006 film Thank You For Smoking, the anti-hero lobbyist for the tobacco industry muses about…