Monday, June 30, 2014

Devastated families face eviction after Britain’s richest MP buys housing estate and hikes up rent


Devastated families are facing being evicted after the inherited estate of Britain’s richest MP bought a stake in their homes.

Tory Richard Benyon’s £110million family firm is part of a consortium that snapped up the housing estate and announced plans for a massive rent hike.

Up to 90 households in East London fear the Benyons’ plan to charge “market rents” will treble their bills .... http://www.mirror.co.uk