The Don’t Evict Maritza protest last Wednesday 29th January was covered by the local press. We had an article in the Brixton Blog and an article in the SWLondoner This is good, but the council still haven’t removed the threat of eviction from Maritza and we still need lots of help in the campaign. Please […]
Lambeth’s ‘Shortlife’ Housing Co-ops: a brief history by Trace Newton-Ingham ‘Shortlife’ Housing began in the early 1970s when Lambeth began Compulsorily Purchasing houses for ‘slum clearance’. During this forced displacement, the council began to ‘hand out’ keys for these newly emptied properties, to people who were being made homeless by the CPO-ing of other houses […]