Guinness Trust plans for Loughborough Park Estate

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There also seems to be a growing gulf of understanding and empathy from those who own property towards those who rent (*based entirely on wholly unscientific personal observations and the hardening attitudes of some - but most definitely not all - home owning posters here).

Not sure I would agree that about this particular thread - but possibly across the Brixton threads in general.

Seems to me that what you have here is a 100 year political cycle from post WW I where it was accepted that the rightful role of councils and certain housing charities - Guinness and Peabody to name but two - was to provide good quality housing for people who might otherwise be exploited by the private sector or go homeless altogether.

Obviously we know there are people posting on Urban75 who are connected with property development and estate agency. How compassionate they are I can't say. But even if they gave up their businesses and joined the Cyrenians it is doubtful it would have much effect on Guinness Trust.

What would have affected Guinness is if government/London Mayor/GLA/Lambeth had made funding available for them to provide social housing at social rents. This is the ball-breaker and I can't see how it is that we have got into a state over taking back control from Europe when we can't even take control back for our own housing stock.

 

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Not sure I would agree that about this particular thread - but possibly across the Brixton threads in general.

I was referring to the Brixton forum in general - sorry if I didn't make that clear. The sheer lack of support and solidarity both here and in the community when it comes to people fighting for their homes is fucking depressing. But I don't want to derail this thread any further: it was just a general observation in response to Gramscii's post.

 

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Not sure I would agree that about this particular thread - but possibly across the Brixton threads in general.

Seems to me that what you have here is a 100 year political cycle from post WW I where it was accepted that the rightful role of councils and certain housing charities - Guinness and Peabody to name but two - was to provide good quality housing for people who might otherwise be exploited by the private sector or go homeless altogether.

Obviously we know there are people posting on Urban75 who are connected with property development and estate agency. How compassionate they are I can't say. But even if they gave up their businesses and joined the Cyrenians it is doubtful it would have much effect on Guinness Trust.

What would have affected Guinness is if government/London Mayor/GLA/Lambeth had made funding available for them to provide social housing at social rents. This is the ball-breaker and I can't see how it is that we have got into a state over taking back control from Europe when we can't even take control back for our own housing stock.

Depends on who the "we" is.

The Tories are doing a great job. It's class war. They are making sure social housing is to be got rid of. They are sticking up for there side.

Tories force all councils to become private landlords in white paper

Of course Tories like May and Cameron make all the right noises about being socially concerned.

 

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tories like May and Cameron make all the right noises about being socially concerned.

same can be said about a lot of the Labour Party tbf

 

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Tories force all councils to become private landlords in white paper

I haven't read any of the background, or the bill, but this is madness if only because it also implies a permanent commitment to benefit support for excessive rents.

If Mrs May is really under the impression she is now a populist she had better wake up, or surely there will be new people in Labour who can galvanise the electorate behind the demand for fair jobs and fair housing.

 

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FFS. This is so cruel.

Brixton single mother faces eviction after Guinness Partnership increases her rent by 240 per cent

Please share and sign the petition (just 215 signatures now so loads more needed)
The Guinnness Partnership: Stop Rent Exploitation

Bump this thread as demo is tomorrow morning. I will be there.

After Brixton Buzz article many more signed petition. It is now over a thousand.

 

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Bump this thread as demo is tomorrow morning. I will be there.

After Brixton Buzz article many more signed petition. It is now over a thousand.

Just retweeted and FB'd the article again. Nearly 8,000 people read the Buzz piece so I'm pleased the story was seen by a lot of people. I can't make it tomorrow but please report back - and give my best to Beti!

 

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Beteil with Cllr who had been helping her.

 

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Piers Corbyn

 

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Member of ASH Architects For Social Housing speaking

 

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Green Cllr Scott Ainslie

 

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Member of Revolutionary Communist Group speaking

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Looks a bit like he's auditioning for the part of Doctor Who

 

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It is victory for Beteil. Judge has ordered Guiness Trust to pay costs.

 

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It is victory for Beteil. Judge has ordered Guiness Trust to pay costs.

Excellent news

Thanks for the update and the photos

 

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These photo are inspiring actually.
Interested to know the whole outcome and the judge's reasoning.
Hope Beti ends up in a better place (in terms of suitable accommodation at a fair/social rent).
Meanwhile Guinness have transformed a small 1930s estate with period charm into a mixed tenure bland campus very much London early 21st century vernacular.

 

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Bloody great news. I've Buzzed a report and included Gramsci 's excellent pics.

Victory for Beti as Guinness Partnership’s case is thrown out of court

 

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In the Morning Star:

Victory for single mum facing eviction

 

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What is your view on this defeat for Guiness Trust?

 

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There were speeches from ASH and Piers Corbyn.

ASH said so called social housing providers were now charging rents that are in practice unaffordable for people on low incomes. The people who do the service jobs that keep London going.

Piers said that the estate "regenerations" taking place across London are replacing secure social housing with insecure unaffordable in practice housing. That the demand is for housing at cost. Not this 80% of market rent so called affordable housing.