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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Weaver

Peabody Trust accused of failing to offer tenants suitable alternative homes

Peabody tenants threatened with eviction
Peabody is accused of failing to rehouse 19 tenants it plans to evict from the St John’s Hill estate in Clapham to make way for a new development. Photograph: Handout

The Peabody Trust, one of the UK’s oldest and best known housing associations, has been accused of failing to rehouse 19 tenants it plans to evict to make way for a new development.

Their plight highlights an acute shortage of affordable homes for low-wage key workers amid concern that too much new building is being targeted at more lucrative markets.

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