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£3,553
raised of £12,000 target by 65 supporters

    Weʼve raised £3,553 to pay court costs and for a deposit to move house.

    London, United Kingdom
    Funded on Thursday, 22nd October 2015

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    Story

    I have lived in the community of Dorchester Court for 21 years. I live with my partner and 2 children; both born in the flat. In 2013 we were asked for a rent increase of £268 a month. We negotiated it down to £168. The following year we were issued with a repossession notice. It was not clear what sort of tenancy we had; the landlords did not provide us with the documents. Court proceedings were issued and we defended ourselves against a barrister and solicitor. We lost and have £7400 costs.

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    • Helen Kinsey9 years ago
      Helen Kinsey

      Helen Kinsey

      9 years ago
      Update from the Page owner

      A huge thank you to all who have supported us. We are still hanging on in there but only because of the huge amount of support we have received. We are working in conjunction with Generation Rent on a further petition addressed to the government asking them to acknowledge the huge increase in number of private renters and to review the Housing Act and limit rent increases. The best case scenario is that 38 degrees will agree to back it. We are also working on a press release and will post on Facebook if and when something comes out. The landlords in their wisdom have applied to bypass the County Court bailiffs and go straight for the High Court bailiffs which is a quicker process with no notice. I have been in contact with Shelter who were horrified at our situation and have referred me to their own lawyers so I will at last be able speak with someone. We have been involved with various groups and I feel inspired to try and set up a self build community group. Thank you, thank you HJNJ

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    • Helen Kinsey9 years ago
      Helen Kinsey

      Helen Kinsey

      9 years ago

      Last post,2 hours left. Landlords have applied to bypass the county court bailiffs and go straight for the hight court. Today I rang shelter to recalculate our possibility for legal aid. Our household income is £13 over the limit. Landlords are 150th on Times Rich list.Tx to all

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    • Helen Kinsey9 years ago
      Helen Kinsey

      Helen Kinsey

      9 years ago

      I walked 10 miles along the Thames today with my wonderful class; they got themselves into some proper sticky muddy situations on the banks of the low tide Thames. It was an adventure and I want to thank them for walking to help my family's situation.

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    • Helen Kinsey9 years ago
      Helen Kinsey

      Helen Kinsey

      9 years ago

      Thank you all. I am walking the Thames on Tuesday. Please share our story and help raise awareness of unfair evictions so we can work to try and scrap the section 21 law, which gives tenants 2 months notice to move, introduce rent caps and clearer negotiations with landlords.

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    Page last updated on: 10/22/2015 21.56

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    65

    • Becs

      Becs

      Oct 22, 2015

      Sorry it can't be more. Good luck x

      £30.00

    • Marianne

      Marianne

      Oct 21, 2015

      Best of luck and good wishes

      £10.00

    • A concerned Herne-Hiller

      A concerned Herne-Hiller

      Oct 21, 2015

      £20.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Oct 21, 2015

      Hope your MP is doing something!

      £30.00

    • G

      G

      Oct 19, 2015

      http://www.spectacle.org/797/finkel.html

      £123.45

    • L, R & A

      L, R & A

      Oct 18, 2015

      Much love

      £100.00

    • Alex

      Alex

      Oct 17, 2015

      Good luck with this! Pull the stops out during countdown!

      £20.00

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    Helen Kinsey

    Helen Kinsey

    London, United Kingdom

    I am a teacher in London. Jason, my partner is a gardener. Our two teenage children are in local schools. I am planning to walk the Thames with my class from Mortlake to Teddington to raise money to pay our costs and to keep campaigning for the plight of tenants to be improved.

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