Lots of expensive market-rate housing won't make things better anytime soon for the 100,000+ families trapped in temporary accommodation. We need to know how many of these new homes will be council & social homes. And we need to end the further sell-off of our public homes.

Brilliant article by Katharine Swindells Inside Housing on the failure of Peabody to deal with the damp & mould that is physically harming tenants on our estate. Our landlord is still refusing to investigate the sodden insulation that causes these problems insidehousing.co.uk/insight/the-es…

Hackney Council are excluding residents from a key decision for the future of the Tesco site in Hackney Central (55 Morning Lane) Here's our public statement on this - it's also available online morninglanepeoplesspace.org/2024/07/31/hac…

Too many people in Lewisham are trapped in unsafe homes! Social & private renters alike feel ignored when they report dangerous conditions to the council. That's why we are taking action in Lewisham to win safer homes for all renters. Join the fight.

TOMORROW! At LRU we believe in the collective power of people and community. We have already achieved so much. But we're not done yet. Come along tomorrow and get yourself involved in the fight for safe, secure and truly affordable housing in Hackney!

Far-right, racist violence is sweeping across the country. Solidarity is the only way forward.

1.5 million more homes will not fix the affordability crisis - according to The Economist. We cannot just build our way out of the housing crisis without transforming our profit-driven system. There's no way out of this crisis without rent control and more council homes.

The UK's biggest housing association has been fined for trapping a family in conditions so unsafe that the family developed serious illnesses. This is the tip of the ice-berg. We need all dangerous landlords to be held accountable. theguardian.com/society/articl…

London rent increases since last year: £186 a month. Becoming a member of a tenants union: 1 hour's wage a month. The look on your landlord's face when we take collective action and win lower rents: 😍 PRICELESS 😍

We're sick of having to pay the price for our rigged housing system. We cannot end this crisis without changing the way housing is run. We need the government to protect all renters from unaffordable rent increases and invest in the safe and secure public homes that we need.

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📢 Calling Hackney residents! Tell Homerton NHS Foundation Trust that we care about fair treatment, pay and conditions for ALL workers at Homerton Hospital. Bring cleaning, catering and maintenance staff in-house: change.org/p/homerton-hea…

Jas Athwal MP is a landlord with FIFTEEN properties. Complaints about toxic mould were ignored. One of his tenants was threatened with eviction by an estate agent for complaining. Athwal said he doesn't rent to people who receive benefits, which is unlawful. He must resign.