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With a whole age group now lumped into 'Generation Rent', it's clear that more of us are having to do so than ever before. So, here’s all the latest news about renting – including house and property news, government updates, stories on the reality of being a tenant, and peeks inside rental homes and properties in the UK and around the globe.

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Aftermath of New Years party

Parties, pals, and poo - I was proud to be the neighbour from hell

Lifestyle 2 days ago By Anonymous

Harry White sits on the bed inside his two-bedroom flat in Brecon, Wales.

What I Rent: We pay just £750 pcm for our two-bed — our landlord let's us do anything

Property 2 days ago By Eleanor Noyce

30.10.25 - Horror Households feature - Millie Thomas from Newport, who previously shared a house with awkward housemates especially one who repeatedly controlled the house thermostat

Nine in 10 young flat sharers say they’ve lived with a ‘horror housemate'

Money 3 days ago By Josh Milton

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box??as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament on October 30, 2024 in London, England. This is the first Budget presented by the new Labour government and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves has proven me right about Labour – yet again

Politics 4 days ago By Bill Curtis

Pet owner stroking his old cat and dog together

I hid my cat from my landlord — the Renters' Rights Bill can't come soon enough

Property 5 days ago By Eleanor Noyce

Carla Denyer - mould flats

The Renters’ Rights Act doesn't go far enough

UK 5 days ago By Carla Denyer

Homes for rent in London with letting signs outside.

The Renters' Rights Act is now law - here's what it is and what it means for you

Politics 6 days ago By Craig Munro

An art-deco block of flats in London viewed from below.

New London estate agency promises affordable rents and no rogue landlords

Property October 24, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

Artist Harrison Marshall poses outside the skip which he has converted into a home, where he intends to live in for a year, in Bermondsey, London, Britain, March 3, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Man living in a skip saves £2,750 a month — but still can't escape rent hikes

Property October 24, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

A row of terraced houses on a cloudy day with an estate agent's sign outside reading 'let & managed'.

How tenants can boost their chances in a deposit dispute

Property October 17, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

House model on top of coins stacks.

The UK cities that spend most of their salary on rent revealed

Property October 16, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Andreea Daly, who moved from the UK to Dohar in May, smiles on a beach while wearing a striped top and sunglasses.

I ditched overwhelming bills in the UK for Doha sunshine — and no longer 'work to exist'

Money October 13, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Two screenshots from a TikTok showing Lewis stretching as he wakes up in the van and working on a laptop while wearing a green jumper.

Man swaps £1,000-a-month houseshare for living in a van in central London

Property October 13, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

Sam Scott on the sofa inside the living room of her two-bedroom flat in Dorchester, Dorset.

What I Rent: I pay £975 per month for my Dorset two-bed — it's a dopamine dream

Property October 11, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

A spreadsheet on a wooden table with a set of key, model house and calculator on top

Is renting really cheaper than buying? The hidden costs to consider

Property October 11, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

Let and managed sign displayed outside a terraced house in Harringay Ladder area in London.

Rent prices are in crisis – here's how much you need to earn to afford your area

Property October 8, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

A woman uses a sponge with detergent to wash the mould off the wall. The concept of dampness in the house.

My flat's covered in black mould but my landlord refuses to help

Money September 26, 2025 By Sarah Davidson

The London skyline viewed from Peckham.

'Thriving' neighbourhood revealed as London's coolest for 2025

Property September 15, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Charlie Clark

The rise of rentvesting: ‘I’m a homeowner, but I pay £2,500 a month to rent in London'

Property September 16, 2025 By Jessica Lindsay

Bronwynn and Seb Wisdom smile in their living room in Fontwell, near Arundel in West Sussex.

What I Rent: We pay £1,700 for our West Sussex four-bed — it's cheaper than a mortgage

Property September 13, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce