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Spain parties tackle eviction reform after suicides

Published in Wednesday November 14th, 2012 In In the media

November 12, 2012 Tens of thousands evicted after property crash. Public accuses banks of lacking compassion. Rajoy calls for faster cross-party reform talks By Nigel Davies MADRID, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Spain’s top parties will tackle eviction law reform on Monday after a homeowner’s suicide provoked public fury and accusations that politicians and banks are complicit in de facto […]

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Wave of Evictions Leads to Homeless Crisis in Spain

Published in Tuesday November 13th, 2012 In In the media

The number of Spanish families facing eviction continues to mount at a dizzying pace — hundreds a day, housing advocates say. The problem has become so acute that Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has promised to announce emergency measures on Monday, though what they may be remains unclear.

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Priced out? The housing prices dividing London

Published in Tuesday November 6th, 2012 In In the media

November 06, 2012 Can a new council house scheme aimed at middle income families help to solve the housing crisis in London? And will it preserve the mixed communities the capital is famous for, or increase polarization? London boasts some of the highest-value real estate in the world. Since the onset of the economic crisis, […]

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“Financial credit for homeownership is not an adequate solution for the world’s poor”, says UN expert on housing

Published in Tuesday November 6th, 2012 In News on the Rapporteurs

Financial markets have taken over the housing sector, resulting in a detrimental effect on the enjoyment of the right to adequate housing, especially for the poor, UN Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik said today, urging governments to adopt broader policies and interventions for the housing sector.

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Evicted families sleep in front of Bankia in Madrid

Published in Monday November 5th, 2012 In In the media

November 3rd, 2012 It’s been two weeks since over 50 families decided to protest day and night in front of the banks main offices, with rain, cold weather and a lot of patience. Their only hope is that Bankia negotiates with them a pay in kind and a social rent in order to continue living […]

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Homeless families to be expelled from London by councils

Published in Monday November 5th, 2012 In News

November 04, 2012 Survey reveals councils acquiring properties across the UK for vulnerable families due to welfare cuts and high London rents Local authorities in London are preparing to send thousands of homeless families to live in temporary homes outside the capital, in defiance of ministerial demands that people should continue to be housed locally. Councils […]

Homeless Families in Spain Squatting After Eviction

Published in Monday October 15th, 2012 In In the media

October 11, 2012 Protest groups in Spain have helped families that were kicked out of their homes by banks find shelter in repossessed, empty apartment buildings. Police moved in quickly in most cases, but in Seville about 30 families are going on six months of illegal occupation. Fifty-four-year old Mercedes Lladanosa showed us around the […]

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Declaration by HIC President for World Habitat Day 2012

Published in Tuesday October 2nd, 2012 In Social movement news

September 30th, 2012 World Habitat Day No more profit! Defending our rights to land, housing and the city In the past few years, documents of all kinds have tirelessly repeated an unprecedented fact: for the first time in history, half of the global human population –about 3.4 billion– lives in cities. It is expected that […]

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“Fewer housing opportunities for the world’s poor” – UN expert on housing

Published in Friday September 28th, 2012 In News

“Opportunities for whom?” asked the United Nations Special Rapporteur on housing, Raquel Rolnik, when assessing this year’s World Habitat Day theme ‘Changing cities, building opportunities.’

Housing waiting lists rise to 180,000 in West Midlands, England

Published in Wednesday September 19th, 2012 In In the media

September 17, 2012 The number of people on waiting lists for social housing in the West Midlands region has risen to 180,000, according to the National Housing Federation. It said across the whole region the number had increased by 45% over the past five years. The federation said a “massive shortage” of new homes was to […]

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