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@Hackney_renters

We're private renters who support one another and use our collective power to fight for decent, secure, affordable housing. Homes for need not greed!

 Hackney
hackneyrenters.org/
Joined July 2012
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We .@WorkingClassCol have Gone LIVE with our new Kickstarter please share & support and have a read if you are interested in Working Class people telling their own stories - Please please share kickstarter.com/projects/loc…
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Even Mario & Luigi say it's time to make homes safe Mr Grosskopf - people are living in conditions that are making them sick @InterlinkFDN @maltbyminers1 @MaltbyFoodbank
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South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard supports our campaign for decent homes - Mr Grosskopf, please make our homes safe @olivercoppard @InterlinkFDN
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Ashlie calls on friends and neighbours to join the call to millionaire landlord "Mr Grosskopf, make our homes safe." @NEF @LRUNewhamLeyton @gmtenantsunion
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.@InterlinkFDN residents in Maltby are asking you to call on your Trustee Mr Grosskopf to make our homes safe
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Easter fun day is only 2 days away so hop down to little London estate 12_3 on Saturday 26th ♥️
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Today's canvasing more still to be posted
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Image from Big Power for Little London (@BigPowerMaltby)
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Mischievous bunny on her walk today #BPFLL
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Proud of our Haringey branch - all across London, renters are rising up!✊
London Renters Union (@LDNRentersUnion) profile pictureLondon Renters Union@LDNRentersUnion23 Apr 2025
"The mould was so bad it was like there was smoke in my house." Powerful words from Sarah at yesterday's protest demanding action from @haringeycouncil on rampant damp & mould in the borough. As a result, we secured a meeting with leader @perayahmet to discuss the issues. 💪
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We're renters in Yorkshire taking on our millionaire slum landlords! Please support @Victoria_Spratt @LDNRentersUnion @ACORNunion @gmtenantsunion @genrentuk @garys_economics
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Glossop video for insta_tiktok.mp4 - Google Drive drive.google.com/file/d/1zwA…

Glossop video for insta_tiktok.mp4

drive.google.com
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Today the group were in Norfolk Square, raising awareness of our campaign. Karen beautifully summarises what Whitfield warm homes is all about. #warmthiswinter #costoflivingcrisis
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🚨- Islington council. Sewage 🚽, mushrooms🍄, mould, mice 🐁 and 2 bedrooms destroyed. This family have complained since December of last year yet this is the state the house is in today 👇🏽 Please #RT 🙏🏽
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Last night, the Prime Minister got a preview of our new film made in partnership with @NEF. The #CostOfLiving film premieres online on November 22nd. Free local screenings begin November 17th—find your nearest event👇 act.gp/3tB26dR
Cost of Living documentary: watch the film

Cost of Living documentary: watch the film

Hear the stories of Rother Valley women, as they try to keep their communities afloat during a historic cost of living crisis.

greenpeace.org.uk
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If you live locally come to the Cost of Living crisis meeting 7.30pm Friday 18th November Will be hot food and drinks free of charge. Come along to Pure Vibes which is the community centre on Ebenezer Street in Whitfield, Glossop.
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Replying to @Hackney_renters @magpieprojectuk
Wonderful organisation but think maybe too close to home. Looking for an organisation, down on its luck, no or little funding, and needing some hard practical work
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😱😱😱 Appalling conditions- avoid Student Cribs! #cribscrackdown #studentfibs
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Situating it within long-standing racial discrimination in British housing policy, @deNoronhaNigel looks at emerging evidence of racial inequalities in debt and future housing expectations as a result of the pandemic and calls for 4 key interventions. gmhousingaction.com/housing-…

Housing after Covid: the need for intervention - Greater Manchester Housing Action

By Nigel de Noronha (@denoronhanigel)   This contribution to the debate about housing after Covid argues that racial discrimination is a long-standing feature of British housing policy, provides...

gmhousingaction.com
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Digs retweeted
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NEF@NEF3 Mar 2021
Replying to @NEF @RishiSunak @alfie_stirling @FinancialTimes @Sarahsarnie @Independent
Sunak is also expected to unveil a bailout for landlords in the #SpringBudget 🏠 But unions and renters groups are calling for the burden of paying back debt not to fall on tenants who lost their jobs because of lockdown in @Independent 👪 bit.ly/386iHfd

Bail out renters, not just landlords, unions tells Sunak ahead of Budget

Chancellor is expected to unveil measures to clear rent debt in Budget

independent.co.uk
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We're hiring! If you have a knack for getting noticed on social media we want to hear from you We're recruiting a Digital Campaigns Officer on a three-month contract - more info in the link 👇🏻👇🏽👇🏿 generationrent.org/jobs
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