Vulnerable Tenants Stranded As Charity Landlord Evicts Them So It Can Build Homes

An education charity has left tenants in its housing stock stranded after handing them eviction notices so it can build more homes. The Dame Alice Owen’s Foundation is adding a fourth storey to two blocks. As a result, those living on the first and second floors have been told to pack their bags. Some who have been there for decades have assured tenancies, and are moving to empty ground floor flats while work is carried out above them. But others, who don’t have the protection of an assured tenancy, have been told to find somewhere else to live. Read more on the Islington Gazette website.

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