Know Your Rights housing workshop

St. Mary's welcomed Natasha, Charlie and Simmone from the Lewisham Renters Union to deliver a workshop for parents about housing rights. Everyone has a different story and experience to share, however there were many common threads including disrepair and frustrations at dealing with landlords both in private and public sectors. LRU taught us about what we are entitled to expect under current housing law and what to do when things are not as they should be. There are many organisations available to help including;

• Shelter - https://england.shelter.org.uk/get_help 0344 515 2000 
• Citizens Advice - https://citizensadvicelewisham.org.uk/contact-us/ 0800 231 5453
• Justice for Tenants - https://www.justicefortenants.org/ - providing support to private tenants on various issues (deposits, disrepair, eviction)
• Advice 4 Renters - About us — Advice for Renters - for private tenants

Working together and joining forces is always the most powerful way forward. So come along to future housing meetings in school or check out the London Renters Union. See below for more details:
https://londonrentersunion.org/​