As you know we’ve been campaigning the Government to raise the Rent a Room Scheme tax-free threshold as a means to incentivise homeowners to rent out their spare rooms, increasing the supply of affordable housing and easing the housing crisis. This week we’ve learnt that government has finally taken note of our logic. A report on Access To Private Rented Housing For The Under 35s published by the All Party Parliamentary Group for the private-rented sector said: “The Group calls on the Government to increase the rent-a-room allowance to the levels suggested by SpareRoom.co.uk.” This response to our Raise the Roof campaign is a great step forward. Thanks to each and everyone who has signed the petition already. Without your support we may not have attracted the attention of the MPs involved in the Group. But the battle isn’t won yet – the Group’s recommendations have to wade their way through political debate and red tape. It’s really important that we keep the campaign’s momentum going at this stage. Please keep sharing the petition with your friends and family. The more noise we make, the more government will have to take note. Thanks again for your support, The SpareRoom team