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“MORE POWERFUL THAN LANDLORDS CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE” – THE SUSSEX RENT STRIKE

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Student and tagged access, ACORN Tenants' Union, activism, Birmingham Student Housing Co-op, campaign wins, campaigning, community action, compensation, democracy, direct action, Edinburgh Student Housing Co-op, exploitation, landlords, living conditions, living costs, Norwich Association for the Co-operative Housing of Students, power, profit, profiteering, quality of life, renfell tower, rent, rent strike, Sheffield Student Housing Co-op, standard of living, strike action, student accommodation, student housing coops, Students for Co-operation, Sussex Cut The Rent, UEA, university management, University of Sussex.

by Lewis Martin

Last week, students living in accommodation at the University of Sussex staged a rent strike, and successfully achieved their goals in the space of three days. The university has capitulated and agreed to £65,000 of compensation for the students who live in the halls due to the appalling state they are currently in.

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