Stopping Evictions Is Not Enough. We Need a Rent Freeze Now
Boris Johnson's new law lets landlords profit from the coronavirus crisis, but Britain's tenants' unions are organising to demand a rent freeze. Charlotte England reports.
Tag: rent strike
3 Reasons We Need Tenants Unions
Almost a quarter of UK households will pay rent privately by the end of 2021, and currently there are 3m private renters in London alone. Precarious workers are beginning to rack up victories against their employers. Isn't it time for the precariously housed to take on the landlords?
Rent Strikes Work: An Interview With Toronto’s Parkdale Organize
In light of their recent victory, William Neumeister spoke again with Parkdale Organize, a group of working class tenants in Parkdale, Toronto who went on strike to fight back against rent hikes and poor living conditions.
No to Gentrification, Yes to Rent Strikes: An Interview With Toronto’s Parkdale Organize
Working class renters in Toronto have been on strike since May. Here's all you need to know about their ongoing fight.
Debt, Markets and Pepe: The Reactionary Face of LSE’s Student Body
Universities were once a hotbed of radical politics, with on campus strikes enjoying broad support from students. But the markestisation of higher education, and the coercive power of debt, is quickly eroding this legacy, at LSE and beyond.
Rent Strike Weekender: Why Students Must Fight Unaffordable Housing Collectively
In the face of extortionate rent prices for student accommodation, students from across the country came together last month at a rent strike weekender to share experiences and build solidarity networks.
How Rising London Rents are Funding Elite Private Schools
While you're shelling out to put a roof over your head, it's easy to forget who owns the ground beneath your feet. For many cash-strapped London students, rent money is helping to feather the nests of the elite - and the situation isn't uncommon.
UCL Rent Strike: Over £1m Withheld, Victory Underway
20% of UCL renters are currently on strike, withholding over £1m in the process and showing that mass planned noncompliance is the hammer-blow exploitative landlords need.
Long Read: Cut the Rent: Striking Students on the Front Lines of the Housing Crisis
Sunday Long Read: Rent-striking students at UCL show no signs of capitulating, and could even escalate their action before the academic year is up. Could the rent strike be the survival tactic needed to tackle the UK's housing crisis?
Rent Strike! 3 Lessons from the UCL Cut the Rent Campaign
Having won £400k in compensation last year, the UCL Cut the Rent campaign has once again declared a rent strike, with over 150 students collectively withholding £250k until demands for a 40% rent cut are met.
4 Reasons the UCL Rent Strike Victory is Important for All Students
The UCL rent strike has emerged victorious, with the university forced to cough up £100k for the "unacceptable living conditions" of its student halls. With a national free education demo coming up, the win comes at an excellent time for students.
5 Videos on the Last 100 Years of Housing in the UK
The housing crisis in the UK is becoming an unavoidable issue for mainstream politicians and media alike, and is set to remain a key agenda item over the coming years. Listed below are five short videos examining themes which link James Butler’s interview with a Balfron Tower evictee, the recent acclaimed LRB article ‘Where will we […]