Homes not Jails A combination of rising rents, benefit cuts and a lack of social housing has seen homelessness increase by 34% under this government. So what has Boris done? Well he has cut grants for social housing and his police are now launching a clampdown on the homeless. We are through the looking […]
Lambeth Renters is a new group of people who rent from private landlords in Lambeth. We’re sick of high rents, bad housing and no security, and are linking up with similar groups around London to challenge these problems. We meet up once a month to share our experiences and make plans – our next meeting […]
The government recently admitted there is a big loophole in the Bedroom Tax. Simply, if you have been living at the same address since 1996 AND have been on housing benefit all that time, you are not due to pay the Bedroom Tax! Better still, you are entitled to a return of any payments that […]
A building company fiddled hundreds of thousands of pounds from councils and housing associations by paying bribes and deliberately overcharging for repairs, a whistleblower claimed today. It was claimed Morrison Facilities Services deliberately overcharged for work on 16,000 properties. It is also alleged it charged for work that never took place, duplicated jobs and deliberately […]