Social housing tenants living in a block of flats in central London are facing homelessness because a council “blunder” has seen them sold off for private rent.
Housing association residents living in Gem House, Marylebone, said their new private landlord has asked them to pay rents up to eight times higher than their current rate — or pack up and leave.
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Labour Councillor Concia Albert has criticised Tory-run Westminster council over the situation
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The 16 flats were sold to Gem House Limited due to a legal loophole within the council’s original agreement with the…
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