Hello everyone, My name is Kate and I am very excited to be on board as the new LJN network co-ordinator – thank you so much for collectively offering me this position. I’m really looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible over the next few months whether at the Sheffield meeting on the… Continue reading Hello from our new network coordinator
Category: News
Anger at government plans to fast-track fracking applications
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/may/17/fast-track-fracking-plan-by-uk-government-prompts-criticism Ministers have recently revealed plans to classify fracking applications as Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. This would mean decisions regarding fracking applications would be made by government-appointed planning inspectors at a national level, instead of decisions at a local authority levels, essentially bypassing local involvement in fracking applications.
Using Blockchain technology to improve land registry in India
http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2018/Using-blockchain-to-make-land-registry-more-reliable-in-India.html IT specialists are investigating how Blockchain technology can be used to make the land registry in India more reliable and accountable. Blockchain technology allows information ‘to be distributed but not copied‘, creating platforms for sharing information that cannot be hacked. The project, a collaboration… Continue reading Using Blockchain technology to improve land registry in India
Land Justice Network is recruiting a coordinator
Job Description Time: 40 hours per month, one year contract subject to 2 month probationary period Pay: £10 p/h (£11.45 p/h higher rate for London) – you will need to invoice as a self employed worker Interview date will be Thursday 28th June in central London and we have a budget to cover some travel… Continue reading Land Justice Network is recruiting a coordinator
Report from our national gathering
On Sunday 15th April we held our national gathering at the Friends of the Earth offices in London. This was the day after our buzzing and well-attended tour of London’s housing crisis, organised as part of our Week of Action for Land Justice. Many people at the meeting had organised or taken part in the… Continue reading Report from our national gathering
Report from The Landlords’ Game
On Saturday 14th April, after a week of rain, on what felt like the first warm and sunny day of the year, just shy of a hundred people gathered in central London for the inaugural Land Justice Network Landlords’ Game guided walk. The meet point and official start was Brown Hart Gardens, a POPS (privately… Continue reading Report from The Landlords’ Game
Mass trespass calling for land justice in the south west
On Sunday about 75 protesters travelled to the Bathurst Estate in Cirencester to participate in a mass trespass, calling for land Justice. Organised by groups including RisingUp and the Land Justice Network the protest included speeches, songs and marching band. Gail Bradbrook of RisingUp said afterwards: [Lord Bathurst] watched on with family and game keepers bemusedly… Continue reading Mass trespass calling for land justice in the south west
Have your say on powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments
The government is concerned about the damage caused by people who occupy land without consent of the owners. They have opened a consultation in which they mention camps used by Traveller communities. Through the consultation, which closes Friday 15th June 2018, they want to hear your views on existing legal powers that can be used… Continue reading Have your say on powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments
London Renters Union take action
In London, tenancies are short, disrepair is common, and rents are higher than almost anywhere in the world. After just a few weeks of organising, London Renters Union members at Eros House flats in Catford took action to demand an end to evictions and for urgent safety and disrepair issues to be solved. The steadfast… Continue reading London Renters Union take action
Urban Right to Buy Developments in Scotland
An Aberdeen community have used new community buyout powers to claim a piece of private land as their own, becoming the first in Northern Scotland to utilise the Urban Right to Buy scheme. The land, that was once a bowls club, will be used as a community market garden and cafe. http://www.scottishcommunityalliance.org.uk/articles/2720/
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