Cheltenham Tenant Union: Collective Action for Better Housing

You are not alone in the Cheltenham rental market. You are one of almost 40,000 people—that's 35% of households—who rent their home in Cheltenham. We've all felt the pressure, the uncertainty, and the uphill battle of finding a fair deal.

At the Cheltenham Tenant Union, we believe it's time to shift the power. We've identified three key villains in the rental landscape—the council, the university, and short-term letting agents and landlords—and we are building a united front to challenge them.

Our Mission: What We're Fighting For

Our data-driven approach means we focus on what matters most to tenants. Our mission is to secure a fairer, more stable future by:

• Pushing for lower rents, with an explicit goal of capping rent at a maximum of 25% of household income.
• Guaranteeing security by ending no-fault eviction for good tenants.
• Lobbying the Cheltenham Borough Council to become proactive and use all its powers to address the housing crisis. After all, tenants pay council tax too.
• Addressing key market distortions, including the impact of student housing and the proliferation of short-term lets like Airbnb.
• Improving housing quality and availability across the borough.
• Enforcing responsibility on landlords and agents for timely and effective repairs.

How We Build Our Power

The strength of our union is in our numbers. We are building a collective, gravitational force that the institutions in power cannot ignore. Your participation is what makes us powerful.

• Be Heard: We are a data-driven organization, and your experiences are our evidence. Help us focus our efforts where they matter most by taking our surveys on:
  • Unfair eviction: https://forms.gle/QTpqCC5M9wiKnfhN6
  • Rent affordability: https://forms.gle/4QVAx9TL42Mea69y5
  • Market causes: https://forms.gle/oY1aSHXbZmmRbKvU7
• Join Our Force: The most important step you can take is to join our free newsletter. Every new subscriber adds to our collective voice and brings us closer to a fairer market for the 40,000 people renting in Cheltenham.

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

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