By GMHA (@gmhousingaction) GMHA stands in solidarity with Elephant and Castle and their local campaign against Delancey's planning application for the redevelopment of the Elephant and Castle shopping centre and the London College of Communication. The proposed replacement is a mix of homes and retail units, with only 3% of new homes at social rent …
By GMHA (@gmhousingaction) Last week, Councillor John Blundell, councillor in Rochdale and member of the GMCA Planning and Housing Commission published a piece in Manchester Confidential entitled Why foreign property investors are not a bad thing for Manchester. We welcome his willingness to participate in public debate about the future of our city region, but …
By Polly Anna Steiner Housing inequality is at the root of all inequality, as the primary driver of societal poverty. As a national average a private renter can expect to part with 50% of their monthly salary to cover their monthly rent, the correlation of such unsustainable costs coincide with an increase in other poverty-markers …
By Isaac Rose (@wouldntdaremate) The housing crisis is no longer just a London issue. Its effects are being felt across the UK, including in Greater Manchester. There, in the context of the devolution of a wide package of powers to local government and the upcoming mayoral election, Greater Manchester Housing Action (GMHA) are organising around …
