About us

Cheltenham Tenant Union: Collective Action for Better Housing

• We've identified three villains of the Cheltenham rental landscape. The council, the university and short-term letting agents and landlords.

Join our free newsletter and help transform Cheltenham's rental landscape!

Our Mission:

• Push for lower rents pegged to income (max 25% of household income)
• No eviction ever for good tenants.
• Lobby Cheltenham Borough Council to be more proactive and use all its powers. Tenants pay council tax too!
• Address key market distortions:
  • Student housing impact
  • Short-term lets (like Airbnb)
• Improve housing quality and availability
• Enforce responsibility on landlords and agents for timely and effective repairs.

How We Work:

• We're a data-driven organization
• Your survey responses help focus our efforts where they matter most
• Start with this one on unfair eviction https://forms.gle/QTpqCC5M9wiKnfhN6
• This one on rent affordability https://forms.gle/4QVAx9TL42Mea69y5
• This one on one of the causes https://forms.gle/oY1aSHXbZmmRbKvU7
• Building and unifying the power of 40 000 Cheltenham people living rented homes.

Every reader strengthens our voice and improves our data. Together, we can create a fairer Cheltenham housing market.