At the end of August we joined an alliance of housing campaign groups and activists to demand that tenants are protected against evictions during the pandemic. We also demand that housing associations waive rents and service charges even after lockdown for those who can show that they have suffered economically as a result of Covid-19.… Continue reading No Evictions: Making A Demand on Our Politicians
SHAC is involved in three days of action across the UK to protest the reopening of courts for eviction proceedings.
SHAC writes in The Big Issue on how housing associations need to do more for tenants hit by Covid-19.
Each chief executive of the G15 group (London's largest housing associations) has received a letter from SHAC (see below) calling for the landlord to agree rent and service charge waiver for those hit economically by the pandemic. See the template letter and replies.
The London Evening Standard printed part of our letter in its comments section on Thursday 9th July. Read the full text.
We are gearing up to oppose evictions if any are threatened after the courts reopen and calling on housing associations to waive the rents for those struggling financially as a result of the pandemic.
Our well-attended open meeting discussed tactics for opposing housing association evictions. We agreed a series of actions to help support tenants who face this threat, including through building networks that could be mobilised to prevent landlords from repossessing homes. We also pledged to support any rent strikes that develop.
Representatives from SHAC have joined with Unite reps at Thirteen Group and the Unite Housing Workers Branch to call on the Housing Minister Robert Jenrick and others to meet over protections for maintenance staff during the Covid-19 outbreak, whilst allowing essential maintenance and inspections to continue.
Many tenants have lost much or all of their income since the coronavirus lockdown and face uncertainty about when the job market will recover enough for them to get back on their feet. Many households are quite simply unable to cover their rent as well as food and essentials.
