Housing Activism
How activists have fought back against the escalating housing crisis
The last five years have seen astronomical rises in rents, evictions and spiralling rates of homelessness but communities have been organising, fighting back and, whisper it, winning.
Written by: Micha Frazer-Carroll
Trellick Tower residents are still fighting to save their home
Housing justice — As the iconic brutalist building turns 50, community members are banding together to prevent new threats to the tower and its surrounding area.
Written by: Shelby Wilder
Can a renters union really help you take on your landlord?
Fighting back, together — Across the country, landlords, letting agencies and tenant management companies are being challenged – and beaten – by grassroots organisers.
Written by: Ethan Shone
The housing activists trying to beat property developers at their own game
Taking on the housing crisis — A group of local residents in Haringey, North London, are defying private property developers by bidding for an old hospital site that's for sale. Does this signal a new direction for housing activism in the capital? One that looks at the needs of a community not simply the bottom line?
Written by: Emma Snaith