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Isaac Rose works for the Greater Manchester Tenants Union and is author of The Rentier City.
Labour’s plans to deregulate planning processes will further open up Britain to the property developers who have already caused so much damage to the country — and do little to help those at the sharp end of the housing crisis.
The last 20 years have seen Manchester become the poster city of neoliberal urbanism with a dressing of radical chic. It’s time to consider how we got here – and how we take it back from the developers.
From 2016 to 2020, more than 250 whole properties were added each year to Airbnb listings in Manchester – a city with thousands on its housing waiting list.
For most people, reports of tenant bidding wars for rental properties are proof of a broken housing system. For landlords, they’re proof of that system working exactly as intended.
The Court of Appeal has blocked a plan by Manchester City Council to build a 440-space car park on a site local activists are campaigning to turn into a green space – it could mark a turning point in the struggle for a city that works for all.
Hundreds of thousands of renters face unaffordable arrears on top of their runaway housing costs. Delaying evictions isn’t a solution – it’s time to campaign for write-offs.
The huge crowds of activists turned out by Manchester Momentum across the North West during this campaign is testament to their efforts to build a popular social base.
The Salford Community Theatre is building experiments in collective power, one play at a time.