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Breaking barriers into rented accommodation with Freedom2Work

By Ben Phillips-Farmer / December 15, 2021

It’s been an exciting time for us at Rentstart to have been nominated alongside Commonweal for three awards over the last few months. Even to receive the finalist nominations felt affirming for a project that we have put so much effort into over the last five years: one that we hope will grow and replicate.…

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How the private rented sector can help unlock the Freedom2Work – Rentstart

By Ben Phillips-Farmer / May 6, 2021

Ben Phillips-Farmer reflects on Rentstart’s 20-year history of harnessing the PRS as a route out of homelessness, including five years in partnership with Commonweal.

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Adapting to a crisis: how we’re supporting our clients during Covid-19

By Ben Phillips-Farmer / May 29, 2020

Ben Phillips-Farmer, Support Worker at Elmbridge Rentstart, tells Commonweal how the charity has coped with the challenges posed by the coronavirus crisis and delivered on their clients’ needs.

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