‘Desperate situation’: Artists join forces to campaign against eviction of Hackney mechanic
Len Maloney of JC Motors again faces being forced out of the area after his rent skyrocketed
Len Maloney
Hackney car mechanic sings ‘Stand by Me’ for crowdfunder to save his garage
Len Maloney has run JC Motors from a railway arch in Haggerston for 22 years – but rent rises have left him facing an uncertain future
‘People here are suffering’: Popular mechanic faces eviction from Haggerston railway arch as rent arrears hit £70k
Len Maloney is appealing to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan for help after seeing his rent more than triple
Petition opposing business rates hike handed to Downing Street
‘The sheer severity of the impact on areas like Hackney is unjustifiable’, warns Mayor Philip Glanville
Hackney businesses slam ‘devastating’ rates hike at emergency summit
Local traders were supported by Town Hall bosses as they expressed fears over the ‘unjustifiable’ rise
Traders’ ‘future in doubt’ as government moots business rates rise
Town Hall business chief says increase will ‘tear the heart out of local communities’ as council joins forces with Hackney traders to launch petition