Category: Public services
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ACORN Burngreave launches!
Last month we welcomed our newest local group: ACORN Burngreave! Fed up of being neglected by the people in power, and concerns about the issues facing their community not being heard, 55 residents of Burngreave, Sheffield, recently turned out for the launch of ACORN’s newest group. The group has wasted no time in launching their
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Summer of Eviction Resistance
As we head into Autumn, private tenants are still waiting for the Renters Reform Bill, so ACORN members have been busy over summer using strength in numbers to stand up to unfair evictions. The Bill, which would outlaw ‘no fault evictions’ and provide other protections for private tenants, is stuck in limbo, awaiting the second
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Huddersfield family of five kept safe from eviction!
ACORN’s Huddersfield group is set to officially launch following a successful fight to keep a family in their home This summer, ACORN members in Huddersfield prevented the eviction of a newborn baby and her family from eviction! Alex and Jenny were expecting their third daughter, when they were served a Section 21 ‘No-Fault Eviction’ the
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Manchester moves closer to booting the bailiffs!
ACORN Manchester’s campaign against the use of bailiffs has achieved a number of wins in recent months, securing dignity, financial support and improved wellbeing for residents during the cost of living crisis… On 7th September, ACORN members together with Debt Justice spoke at the scrutiny committee meeting of Manchester City Council. As a result of
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Sports centre cost of living win for Bristol community
Like so many of us at the moment, residents of Lockleaze in Bristol are struggling with the cost of living, physical and mental health, and lack of youth services locally – areas in which sport and leisure can have a positive impact. Back in May, ACORN’s Lockleaze group met with Lockleaze Sports Centre to discuss
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People power keeps Coventry family in their home
Earlier this week, ACORN Coventry successfully resisted the eviction of our member Mandy and her family. Their landlord, who owns over 40 properties in Coventry, issued a section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notice so he can sell up. Mandy repeatedly asked the landlord to delay the eviction until they could find a new home to
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Bristol campaign against ‘bidding wars’ wins!
ACORN Bristol’s ‘Ban the Bids’ campaign wins as big city letting agent pledges not to engage in ‘bidding wars.’ As we reported last month, ACORN’s Bristol branch has been fighting against the practise of ‘bidding wars,’ where landlords and letting agents encourage would be renters to bid against each other over the advertised price. This
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ACORN Birmingham stop mum’s eviction over cost of living rent debt
This week ACORN Birmingham members came together and used our collective strength to prevent our member, Toksheen, and her 10 year old daughter being made homeless by their landlord. So many people are going through rent hikes during this cost of living crisis and as Toksheen’s case demonstrates, there is no thought of the impact
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The Renters Reform Bill has entered parliament…
The long awaited Renters Reform Bill finally entered parliament this week. This Bill represents a significant step forward for England’s 11 million renters, and is the biggest shake up of the private rental sector in a generation. But what is actually in the Bill, and what will ACORN be fighting to improve as it passes
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Bristol fights to ban bidding wars
ACORN’s Bristol branch has been making waves with the ‘Ban the Bids’ campaign. Picture credit: Darren Shepherd ‘Bidding wars’ have become more commonplace in the city in recent years, as some landlords and letting agents encourage prospective renters to bid against each other over the advertised price. This is artificially inflating prices, forcing people to