House Party
Lewisham political party-cum-cafe proprietors People Before Profit have launched a campaign to prevent the Council from selling off a number of houses across the borough. They have occupied five houses, including one on Friendly Street in Deptford.
The campaigners say that the homes should not be sold in the first place given the housing shortage in the borough and / or that they are being sold below proper market rates. LPBP's Ray Woolford, an estate agent, claims that if the Council spent some money to do them up, they would generate a significant return on their investment. Here's the video they've made to present their case:
