Renters’ rights groups joyous as government announces ban on no-fault evictions
Whitehall reveals plan to end controversial Section 21 notices – as Hackney Council demands new legislation ‘as soon as possible’
Generation Rent
Rent campaigners blockade letting agency to protest ‘daylight robbery’
Tenants’ group targets branch of Savills as it calls on government to ‘stick to its guns on fees ban’
Venting about renting in Hackney
Twitter campaign illustrates that depth of feeling over housing woes goes deeper than a hashtag
Million pound price tag slapped on ‘affordable’ shared ownership flat
‘Stylish’ housing association property in Hackney requires buyers to have income of at least £77,000 pa
Now ‘impossible’ to save for a deposit in Hackney
New figures estimate it would take over 19 years for buyers to save for their first property
New Era estate residents consider proposals for means-tested rent
New owners suggest that the estate’s richer residents could pay more to keep rents affordable
Hackney’s ‘out of control’ house prices focus of Chats Palace debate
Diane Abbott to attend public discussion organised by campaign group Positive Money
Hackney Town Hall tackles ‘cowboy’ letting agents
Is a Council-run lettings agency the answer to the borough’s housing crisis?
New Era Estate families face rent hikes as Benyon landlord takes over
Mayor Jules Pipe condemns rent increases which will ‘tear the heart out’ of a Hoxton neighbourhood