• Care Leavers and Renting with Generation Rent and NYAS
    Dec 12 2023

    In this episode of the podcast, Ben Twomey, Chief Executive of Generation Rent is joined by Tilly Smith, the Campaigns and Partnerships Officer for Generation Rent and Phoebe White from NYAS discuss a new report from Generation Rent and NYAS which shows the difficulties many care leavers face when they enter the private rented sector.

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    14 mins
  • Renters Rights Awareness Week Podcast with Conor O’Shea and Tom Darling
    Oct 21 2023

    In this episode of the podcast, made for Renters Rights Awareness Week, our Public Affairs and Policy Manager Conor O'Shea chats to Tom Darling, Campaigns Manager of the Renters Reform Coalition about the Renters (Reform) Bill and the changes coming to the private rented sector.

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    27 mins
  • World Mental Health Day Podcast
    Oct 10 2023

    In this episode of the podcast, Tilly Smith, Generation Rent's Campaigns and Partnerships Officer, talks to Francisca, a supporter of Generation Rent about her mental health and the impact the private rented sector has had on it. Warning: This episode does explore themes that some listeners may find distressing.

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    24 mins
  • Reform To The Private Rented Sector with Ben Twomey and Joshua Davies
    Sep 20 2023

    In this episode of the podcast, hosted by Rosie Dutch, Ben Twomey Chief Executive of Generation Rent and Joshua Davies, Renting Programme Manager For Transforming the Private Rented Sector at the Nationwide Foundation, discuss why the private rented sector needs reforming, the Renters (Reform) Bill, the language we need to use around renting and what private renters can do to help make the private rented sector better for everyone.

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    28 mins
  • University of Southampton Rent Arrears Project Interview with Professor Lisa Whitehouse
    May 5 2023

    In this episode of the Generation Rent podcast Will Barber Taylor speaks to Professor Lisa Whitehouse of the University of Southampton about the University's new rent arrears project "Home Matters" which seeks to identify what causes renters to get into rent arrears and the impact this has on them. If you would like to take part in the survey you can do so here: https://southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eS4HNck8HLHTzIG

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    9 mins
  • Everything you need to know about voting in the local elections 2023
    Apr 13 2023

    In this episode of the Generation Rent podcast, Tilly Smith, Generation Rent’s Campaigns and Partnership's Officer chats to Niki Nixon, the Head of External Communications at the Electoral Commission about all the things you need to know in order to vote at the local elections on 4 May.

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    8 mins
  • When is an eviction illegal? Safer Renting’s John Luke Bolton interview
    Oct 23 2022

    In this episode of the podcast John Luke Bolton from Safer Renting speaks to Dan Wilson Craw, Generation Rent's Deputy Director, about when an eviction is illegal, how much the police know about evictions, why calling 101 is useful if you think you’re landlord might force you to move out and why calling 101 is useful if you think you’re landlord might force you to move out.

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    42 mins
  • Energy Efficiency - What you need to know
    Sep 30 2022

    In this episode of the podcast Sophie is joined by Zoe Avison from the Green Alliance to discuss how best to keep your home warm this winter and why insulation and greener, cheaper forms of energy are so important for renters.

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    14 mins