International Union of Tenants

• IUT and its members promote .
• Aiming to realise the right of everyone to good housing, and to a sound and healthy residential environment, at an affordable and fair rent.
• Residential democracy and a right to tenant participation.
• Security of tenancy and rent limitations.
• Tax neutrality regardless of the type of tenure.
• No discrimination with regard to age, gender, race, ethnic background, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

• Facilitates and organises co-operation between tenant organisations, sharing information and experience.
• Communicates news via the website.
• Publishes regular newsletters
• Lobbies the EU Institutions and disseminate information.
• Identifies and prioritises policy issues.
• Arranges and participates in seminars, conferences and ceremonies.
• Arranges working groups.
• Follows current research and commissions research.
• Works with membership organisations to analyse issues and influence decisions that concern tenants and requires international cooperation.
• Coordinates International Tenants’ Day, on the first Monday of October in each year.
• Partners with UN agencies, such as UN Economic Commission for Europe and the UN Center for Human Settlements – Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya.
• Partners with the ENHR – European Network for Housing Research and APNHR – Asia-Pacific Network for Housing Research.
• Member of several EU networks and working groups related to housing, including   European Housing Forum, and the Housing Partnership for the EU Urban Agenda.
• For details of partnerships, networks and organisations and groups which we follow, click here.