Sunday 26th May 2024 The Renters’ Reform Bill - Dave Brazier

The Renters’ Reform Bill Dave Brazier   Dave Brazier - The Renters’ Reform Bill Every day, 172 private renting families in England are handed a Section 21 no-fault eviction notice by their landlord – that is one every eight minutes. The government promised that their Renters Reform Bill would create a fairer, safer system for renters. But after months of parliamentary debate, it’s disappointing and full of loopholes for rogue landlords to squeeze through.   Like many 18 year olds Dave came to Leicester to go to University. But unlike most of them Dave has never left. He dropped out from Uni for a year and helped to run the Leicester Family Squatting Group. Collecting 50p per week from each of the squatted properties was Dave claims the most difficult debt collection challenge he has ever faced. Returning to Uni he picked up a degree in Economics and promptly became unemployed. He worked as a storeman for GEC and then went to Trent Poly to study Town Planning. Dropped out again and became unemployed again. Started doing voluntary work in hostels for homeless people. Then in 1978 got a job as a part-time Housing Advisor at the Shelter Housing Aid and Research Project (Leicester) SHARP and has never left.   His role at SHARP has changed completely over the last 40 years. But the basic problem – too many households and not enough houses – is virtually identical.   All welcome - admission free . Tea & biscuits. Donations welcome.