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Regulation & Law
Preston protesters form ‘human shield’ to block ‘illegal eviction’
Community union ACORN rallies supporters to tenant's aid as landlord faces accusations he refused to provide rental agreement.
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Rental market
Tenant protest group gets more militant as Renters’ Rights Bill looms
'We're not leaving' ACORN activists shout as they invade Landlord’s HQ in Welsh Streets row over rising rents.
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Regulation & Law
Activists protest outside letting agency after legal eviction
Acorn has held a protest outside Brighton firm's branch whose representative tells The Neg it has done nothing wrong.
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Latest property news
Boss of lettings agency invaded by Acorn gives her side of the story
Brighton agency Property Plus says its branch has now endured two demonstrations over a disputed Section 21 eviction and that the activists are misguided in their campaign.
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Leaders lettings branch pays tenant compensation following dispute over property
Wheelchair user Anna Ward says she is glad agency has now done the 'right thing' after a nine-month battle over repairs and adaptions.
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Rental market
“We don’t need you, you need us,” tenant activists tells landlords
Acorn rubbishes claims that a sell-out would hurt tenants saying it has happened before and wasn’t a problem.
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Regulation & Law
44% of landlords support the introduction of rent controls – claim
A YouGov survey commissioned by radical thinktank Common Wealth reveals a surprising number of landlords in favour of rent controls.
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Regulation & Law
‘People-power ‘group clamours for South of England rent cap
Acorn’s Brighton Branch Chair Keziah Hall went on BBC Radio Sussex to add their voice to growing calls for rent controls in Brighton and Bristol.
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Rental market
‘People-power’ persuades TSB to drop controversial BTL tenancy rules
The lender has dropped its limit on AST contracts for buy-to-let mortgage policies following pressure from Acorn which says such clauses create ‘insecurity for renters.’
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Agent claims tenant campaigners intimidated him and his family
Michael Claxton, a director at Norfolk Property Lettings and Management, tells The Neg he has been "bullied" by 'activists'.
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