London Renters Union - Hackney Citizen

Ridley Road Shopping Village traders win reprieve after protesters block private security

The standoff marks the latest chapter in a nine-year battle between offshore developers Larochette and Ridley Road vendors

Author: Gabriel MacArthur

Ridley Road Shopping Village traders win reprieve after protesters block private security

‘You won today’ — protesters stop council from evicting Hackney family with disabled child

The family has lived at the property for more than 20 years, but the council says they have been illegally subletting and is reportedly looking to move them to temporary accommodation

Author: Sara Dell'Acqua

‘You won today’ — protesters stop council from evicting Hackney family with disabled child

Renters' Rights Act will have 'significant' impact on Londoners – but only if enforced properly

From 1 May, new laws contained within the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) will come into force

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Sadiq Khan pledges to 'put rent control back on agenda' as Londoners 'pay through the nose' for property

The Mayor of London reaffirmed his commitment to the issue last week to Hackney Green councillor and London Assembly member, Zoë Garbett

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Scheme to stamp out rogue landlords approved by council

From May 2026, most private landlords will need to apply for a licence for each property they let out

Author: Lizzie McAllister

‘Mould kills! Safe council homes now!’ - Protesters call for housing reform on first day of Awaab’s Law

Awaab’s Law is named after Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old boy who died as a result of a severe respiratory condition

Author: Claudia Lee

Protestors projected warnings on Hackney Town Hall to mark the start of Awaab's Law

'Unbearable': Rent campaigners lobby council over pregnant single mum in sewage-ridden flat

Town Hall offers formal meeting with resident Eden Laoutaris and London Renters Union following protest

Author: Hackney Citizen

'Unbearable': Rent campaigners lobby council over pregnant single mum in sewage-ridden flat

Disabled man and neighbour who fear their council flats are making them ill receive apology from housing boss

The pair were joined by the London Renters Union and disability campaigners at a protest outside the Town Hall this week

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Disabled man and neighbour who fear their council flats are making them ill receive apology from housing boss

‘Jawdropping’: Concerns raised over council proposal to remove thousands from housing list

Renters’ union and housing lawyer pick apart the plan, which even a local councillor has admitted will lead to ‘a lot of heartache’

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Jawdropping’: Concerns raised over council proposal to remove thousands from housing list

‘Happy Not Moving Out Day’: Hackney renters picket billionaire landlord’s luxury hotel

Somerford Grove tenants backed by unions and local MP as they continue their fight against eviction

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Happy Not Moving Out Day’: Hackney renters picket billionaire landlord’s luxury hotel

London Renters Union plans courthouse protest to call for eviction ban extension

Town Hall backs demands for ban to be extended beyond 23 August as it gears up for possible surge in homelessness

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

London Renters Union plans courthouse protest to call for eviction ban extension

Hundreds turn out to support domestic violence charity at centre of premises row with Hackney Council

Sistah Space, the only organisation in London serving African and Caribbean women, is fighting a move back to its former home after deeming it ‘unsafe’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hundreds turn out to support domestic violence charity at centre of premises row with Hackney Council