Rent Collection

Advert for the purhcase of a house in Golders Green (engraving)
609537 Advert for the purhcase of a house in Golders Green (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Peasant paying rent in the late Middle Ages
Tenant paying rent, from a book of surveying printed in England, 1523. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Rent Day, c1584-1638. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the Younger
Rent Day, c1584-1638. From the Burghley House Collection, Lincolnshire

World War One Celebrations, Wallsend, Northumberland
World War One Celebrations, Wallsend, North Shields, near Newcastle, Northumberland, England. The end of World War One - on the setts is chalked LANDLORD NO RENT MONDAY Date: 1910s

"Pit and tools for rent--work on your own", U. S. 99, Fresno County, California, 1939
U.S. 99. Fresno County. " Pit and tools for rent--work on your own." California. [ Garage; Electric Welding ]

Life Is Just One Damned Thing After Another (colour litho)
3093963 Life Is Just One Damned Thing After Another (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life Is Just One Damned Thing After Another)

Royal Irish Constabulary going by sea to enforce evictions
Members of the Royal Irish Constabulary going in open sailing boats called hookers to enforce evictions on the Islands of the West Coast of Ireland

Landlord Rent / Slums / C19
The Rent - or out you go! Landlord demands dues from woman and children for slum accomodation

Bernadette Soubirous
BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS Her home at Lourdes, with rooms advertised for rent Date: 1894

Italy, Tuscany, Radda. Vespas are popular modes of transportation in Tuscany

Woman (wife) showing a rate or rent collector, that she has no money
5616620 Woman (wife) showing a rate or rent collector, that she has no money; (add.info.: Woman (wife) showing a rate or rent collector

Engraving depicting a landlady stealing rent money from her sick lodger
5308846 Engraving depicting a landlady stealing rent money from her sick lodger; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a landlady stealing rent money from her sick lodger)

Advert for a rentable Chancery Lane Safe Deposit, 1850
3330945 Advert for a rentable Chancery Lane Safe Deposit, 1850; (add.info.: Advert for a rentable Chancery Lane Safe Deposit. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cartoon titled 'Pigs'
5308955 Cartoon titled 'Pigs'; (add.info.: Cartoon titled 'Pigs'. For the Irish peasants the house pig was truly "The Gentleman that pays the Rint")

Interior of the Chancery Lane Safe Deposit, 1850
3330944 Interior of the Chancery Lane Safe Deposit, 1850; (add.info.: Interior of the Chancery Lane Safe Deposit. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A rent collector
5616073 A rent collector; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a rent collector visiting an impoverished family in a Paris attic. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1876); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration depicting a rent collector visiting an impoverished family in a Paris attic, 1876 (engraving)
5616371 Illustration depicting a rent collector visiting an impoverished family in a Paris attic, 1876 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Interior of the Chancery Lane Safe Deposit, 1850
3330943 Interior of the Chancery Lane Safe Deposit, 1850; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Rent Day - The Cellar and Model Lodging-House.' The difference in accommodation for the urban worker
527924 Rent Day - The Cellar and Model Lodging-House.' The difference in accommodation for the urban worker and family between the casual labourer, top, and the artisan

The Rent Receiver's Office, 1514. Creator: Jan Massys
The Rent Receiver's Office, 1514

Je ne loue pas aux gens qui ont des enfants!, 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier
Je ne loue pas aux gens qui ont des enfants!, 1847. I don't rent to people with children! An elderly landlady, surrounded by pets

Un locataire qui doit trois termes, 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un locataire qui doit trois termes, 1847. A tenant who is behind with his rent. (Landlord looks annoyed as embarassed tenant raises hat). From Locataires et proprietaires, no. 20

Oh! Quant à la vue, vous ne trouverez pas mieux qu'ici!, 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier
Oh! Quant a la vue, vous ne trouverez pas mieux qu'ici!, 1847. Landlord to prospective tenant standing on a chair to look out of the skylight: Oh

Un locataire qui a eu un oubli le 1er janvier, 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un locataire qui a eu un oubli le 1er janvier, 1847. A tenant who forgot something on January 1st. [Landlady brushing dust towards tenant who has neglected to pay his rent

Un locataire qui paye exactement son terme, 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un locataire qui paye exactement son terme, 1847. A tenant who pays his rent right on time. (Landlord stands aside out of politeness). From Locataires et proprietaires, no. 21

Je ne loue pas aux gens qui ont des enfants!... 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier
Je ne loue pas aux gens qui ont des enfants!... 1847. I don't rent to people with children! An elderly landlady, surrounded by pets

Brigand de Propriétaire qui ne veut me faire faire des reparations qu'au beau temps... 1847
Brigand de Proprietaire qui ne veut me faire faire des reparations qu'au beau temps!, 1847. The landlord is a real robber...he chooses to make roof repairs only during good weather

De ce côté-là, vous voyez la tour St. Jacques... 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier
De ce cote-la, vous voyez la tour St. Jacques... 1847. De ce cote-la vous voyez la tour St. Jacques la Boucherie!...(And from here you can see the tower of St. Jacques the Butcher!)

Ce logement est un peu cher, pour la place Royale... 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ce logement est un peu cher, pour la place Royale... 1844. - 'Ce logement est un peu cher, pour la place Royale... - Un peu cher...un peu cher...mais je vois ai deja dit que de cette fenetre vous

Déménagé !... et pour me payer trois termes... il me laisse... 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier
Demenage !... et pour me payer trois termes... il me laisse... 1847. Landlord whose tenant has moved out. From Locataires et proprietaires, no. 5

Cartoon about rent increases brought in by the Commune of Paris, 1871, (c.1871). Creator: Leo Scherer
Cartoon about rent increases brought in by the Commune of Paris, 1871, (c.1871). A bewildered and furious tenant is presented with news of rent increases

The "Strand Buildings" (Model Lodging-House) to be erected in Eagle-Court, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The "Strand Buildings" (Model Lodging-House) to be erected in Eagle-Court, [London], 1857. A philanthropic effort is now being made to provide the operative classes with a superior

The Tenant Farmer's Rent, 1660-1668. Creator: Gerritsz Quiringh van Brekelenkam
The Tenant Farmer's Rent, 1660-1668

A louer, logements de garçon entre le... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
A louer, logements de garcon entre le... 19th century. Tenants and landlords - For rent. Accommodation... between the Pont Neuf and the Pont des Arts

2.000 fr...sans écurie...ça ne me convient pas!, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
2.000 francs...sans ecurie...ca ne me convient pas!, 19th century. Parisians. Prospective tenant complains to landlady: 2, 000 francs with no stable - that won't suit me at all

Slums of San Francisco, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Slums of San Francisco, California

Skid Row, Howard Street, San Francisco, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Skid Row. Howard Street, San Francisco, California

Migratory family from Louisiana on Works Progress Administration (WPA), California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory family from Louisiana, been in California eighteen months now on Works Progress Administration (WPA), receives fifty-five dollars a month

White mail box in front of a house next to driveway with spring trees and green evergreen trees

England, West Sussex, Bognor Regis, a line of Estate Agents signs along a terrace of houses

Tenants rent strike, Peckham, south east London, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Tenants rent strike, Peckham, south east London, 1931, (1933). Peckham was the scene of an extensive " war" during the November of 1931

Europe, UK, England, London, Borough of Lambeth, Vauxhall. New development & old buildings: the Sky Gardens building (Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher, CJCT)

Bike rental, Nolita, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Bike Mi public rental bicycles

Velib bicycle rental scheme, bicycle hire scheme available throughout the Paris, France

Lyon, France; Rental bicycles in Lyon France

Lyon; France. Closeup of rental bicycles in Lyon France

The Rent Day Date: early 19th century

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In the late Middle Ages, paying rent was a burden for peasants who struggled to make ends meet. Life for them was just one damned thing after another, with rent day looming as a constant reminder of their financial struggles. Pieter Brueghel the Younger captured this reality in his painting "Rent Day, " depicting the hardships faced by ordinary people during that time. Even centuries later, rent remained an ever-present concern. Bernadette Soubirous, known for her visions of the Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France, had to pay her share like everyone else. Rent continued to shape lives and communities throughout history. During World War One celebrations in Wallsend, Northumberland, amidst the chaos and joyous moments of victory, many families still worried about meeting their monthly rental obligations. The landlord's greed often led to slums and dire living conditions in 19th-century cities. Not even celebrities were exempt from dealing with rents. Ramon Novarro, a Mexican actor renowned for his roles in silent films during Hollywood's Golden Age, had his own fair share of rental concerns despite fame and success. Italy's picturesque region of Tuscany is not immune to rental matters either. In Radda specifically, where Vespas are popular modes of transportation among locals and tourists alike; residents must navigate through both scenic landscapes and rising housing costs. The issue of it has been entangled with political conflicts throughout history. The Royal Irish Constabulary once enforced evictions at sea on behalf of landlords during turbulent times when tenants couldn't keep up with escalating rents. However challenging it may be at times; renting services have long been provided to various entities such as the Crown or Corporation of London - highlighting how deeply ingrained this practice is within society. As societies evolved over time so did attempts to address housing shortages like those witnessed in 1920s Britain. Creative solutions emerged as people sought to meet the growing demand for affordable housing.