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Towards a fair and sustainable private rented sector
Seb Klier, Policy & Campaigns Manager, Generation Rent
Brighton Advice Services Network meeting, May 2015
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• Public campaigns• Political lobbying• Media• Community
organising
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‘Generation Rent’ 11 million private rentersNumbers have doubled within the
last ten yearsNow second largest tenure – more
people living in PRS than social housing
Huge mix of people, including 3+ million families
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Young, poor and vulnerable?
51% of Renters are Under 35 13% increase in Under 35s in PRS since 2008 20% increase in 20-34 year olds living with
parentsLHA changesPRS eviction the number one cause of
homelessness
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Renting vs. home ownership?
Average 1st time borrower needs 82% of income for a deposit
If average earners saved 33 percent of their net income, it would take them nearly seven years to put together the necessary deposit. In 2002, a person in the same circumstances would have saved a deposit in 2.5 years.
There are more than 1.8 million households waiting for a social home – an increase of 81% since 1997
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The Tipping Point
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What policies do politicians need to implement?Regulation of the PRS
Ending the culture of capital gain
Investment
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Regulation of the PRS
National register of landlords Landlord licensing Licensing letting agents and banning fees Rent controls Mandatory longer tenancies for renters A ‘Decent Homes’ Standard for all housing
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Ending the culture of capital gain and property speculationA ‘secondary’ housing market
Landlord tax on profitsBanking regulationCommunity-led regeneration
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Investment and supply
Massive extension of the social housing grant through taxation
Housing investment fund, capitalised by tenant deposits
Planning reformOpposition to Right to BuyLifting local authority borrowing cap
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Community organising and giving power to renters Generation Rent supports, initiates and
promotes community organising around housing Community organising can take many forms, for
example, peer support; lobbying the council; public campaigns; direct action etc.
Interaction with advice agencies can help these groups grow and remain sustainable
Can these groups work more closely together?
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Any questions? Seb Klier, Policy & Campaigns Manager, Generation
Rent
07432 6545 290
www.generationrent.org