SHAC Article: Lessons from Spain: Organising to Fight the Housing Emergency

Spanish communities, tenants' unions, and trade unions have united to strike for fair rents and a halt to unjust evictions. While the UK is gripped by a similar housing emergency, Spain's rising resistance offers a blueprint for what ordinary people can achieve through collective action.

Our hope lies in breaking down our division and finding our collective voice under a single demand for housing justice. We can build a fairer, more compassionate future where a secure home is guaranteed for everyone. Read it here.

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SHAC Article: “A Second Mortgage”: High Point Village Leaseholders Call for Action Over Soaring Charges

High Point Village residents are paying the equivalent of a second mortgage in service charges. It is causing financial and psychological misery for those affected. Meanwhile, the property developer Ballymore Group’s 2026 financial statement reported a doubling of its post-tax profits in the UK in 2026 to £3.7 million. People are being squeezed to the bone, and SHAC is helping to bring them together for a united fight against exploitation and profiteering. Read it here.

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SHAC in the Morning Star: Prevention key to get homeless off streets by Christmas, PM told

There is so much posturing embedded in the government's pledge to get everyone off the streets by Christmas - SHAC had to comment. Every homeless person deserves the chance of living in a safe home, but it is a betrayal of hope unless government is willing to grip the underlying, complex causes of the housing emergency. Nothing we've seen suggests that they are. Read it here.

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SHAC Training

SHAC is inviting engaged and active tenants and residents to express an interest in joining a new, short programme of tenant learning. This could be people who are involved in their local Tenants and Residents Association, or who regularly attend a tenant panel hosted by their landlord, or some other form of engagement. Interested? Find out more and apply by Friday 20th November 2026 here.

Next SHAC Monthly Meeting

Our regular monthly meetings provide an opportunity to hear updates on our campaigning and action, and to share any actions you are taking to hold your landlord to account.

Please join us for the next meeting:

6.30pm, Thursday 26th November

Zoom link - passcode 459809

Add the date to your calendar here. You can find details of all SHAC events here.