Housing estate in Hoxton, London
Human settlement in England
The New Era estate is a housing estate in Hoxton, in the London Borough of Hackney, part of East London. Approximately 100 families lived on the estate in 2015.[1]
The New Era Tenants' Association of estate residents had been involved in protests over the increase in rents proposed by its new landlord, the U.S.-based investment fund Westbrook Partners.[2] After Russell Brand joined the protests in 2014, footage of his clash with a television reporter at a 10 Downing Street demonstration in Westminster went viral on YouTube, bringing the issue to greater public notice.[3][4][5] A petition raised 350,000 signatures in support of the residents,[6] and Hackney Council became involved in negotiations with Westbrook Partners.[7]
In December 2014, it was confirmed that the housing estate was to be sold to the affordable housing group Dolphin Living, a housing provider owned by the Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation.[4][8][9]
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- ^ Nelson, Kate (26 March 2015). "Russell Brand to open 'social enterprise' cafe in East London". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ Aditya Chakrabortty (19 December 2014). "New Era estate scandal: families at the mercy of international speculators". TheGuardian.com.
- ^ Phipps, Claire (1 December 2014). "New Era estate: Russell Brand joins residents' protest against eviction". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Russell Brand on the New Era Estate rent row" (Video upload). Channel 4 News on YouTube. Google Inc. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Rickman, Dina (1 December 2014). "Don't ever ask Russell Brand how much his house costs". The Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "New Era Estate tenants facing eviction celebrating after housing charity takes over". Daily Mirror. 19 December 2014.
- ^ "New Era housing estate sold after protests". Channel 4 News. 19 December 2014.
- ^ Antony Loewenstein (23 December 2014). "After New Era, it's harder than ever to mock Russell Brand as a hypocrite". The Guardian.
- ^ "New Era Estate sold to affordable housing group". BBC News. 20 December 2014.
