Members of the National Bargee Traveller Association (NBTA) are gearing up to take on the Canal and River Trust (CRT) over what they say is a sham consultation aimed at imposing punitive fees on people who lack a home mooring. Boaters are waiting for updates on a new licensing structure which was mooted earlier thus
Tag: Housing
London squatting opportunity of the week: no business, as usual
Kicking off a new series to commemorate 10 years since the criminalisation of squatting in residential buildings, George F spitefully presents housing opportunities for those who would wish to take them.
Intersquat!: London Squatters Getting Organised
Intersquat!: London Squatters Getting Organised The first London Intersquat in several years took place at a secret occupied location last Saturday, 17th October. Formerly a regular event, the meet-up was attended by nearly 50 members of London’s autonomous community, representing more than a dozen squatted buildings across the city. Amongst a range of subjects discussed,
Protests press government to end sticking-plaster approach to rent crisis
Following the weekend’s panicked, last minute government U-turn on allowing a mass wave of evictions renters’ unions are pushing the government to offer “more than a broken umbrella in a torrential downpour” with protests yesterday, today and tomorrow. Despite significant criticism and warnings that revoking the hold on proceedings would cause an immediate massive housing
Interview: The Manchester Housing Officer
The following interview with a housing officer from Manchester by Let’s Get Rooted reveals the impact of the lockdown on both workers and working class tenants. I’ve worked as a housing officer for a housing association (in the greater Manchester area) for nine years. The housing association is the biggest employer in the town. My
Squatters are people: don’t evict them from safety
London, UK In the wake of the global Corona Virus (Covid-19) pandemic everyone needs protection especially because it is critical to saving lives. The continued eviction of squatters and in some incidents renters puts everyone at risk. But this is where we are. Abandoned and empty buildings matter more than the shared responsibility of keeping
Evictions held over, hotels for the homeless — Covid is upending housing
The legal situation has been changing so rapidly that even full-timers are struggling to keep up, but with the introduction of Practice Direction 51Z it looks like eviction proceedings are finally off the table for now
Review: Skint Estate
Women like me: Carraway’s memoir of poverty, motherhood and survival is “the most important book on the impacts of austerity I have ever read”, writes Rowan Tallis Milligan. by Cash CarrawayEbury Press, 2019ISBN: 978-1529103373368pp£14.99 hardback This is not poverty porn. I ummed and aahhed about writing this book review for a while now. I have
No housemate is a problem
More and more people flock to affluent urban centres with highly competitive housing markets, which make finding accommodations a real struggle. By renting single rooms in shared housing, strangers learn how to live together in the face of the global housing crisis. The landlords outsource finding new tenants by allowing the staying renters to choose
Review: Radical Housing Journal
The Radical Housing Journal is a timely new open-access journal delving into the varied effects of housing developments and offering a refreshing look at the state of radical housing movements, moments, and manifestations worldwide. It is genuinely global in its reach (not just Western Europe and the USA) and offers a diverse range of articles,