Achievements

After pressure from ACORN Cardiff, a lettings agent has changed ALL their tenancy agreements to remove all their extra ‘fees’ – and will notify all their tenants that they’re safe from ‘extra charges’.

This is an update from the article published on the 5th January 2023. £100 million fire safety measures for Bristol tower blocks have been announced following a successful campaign by residents.

Last week, 20 ACORN members turned up to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our member Adam, who was facing eviction by bailiffs.

Bristol City Council has committed to spend more than £22.3m improving fire safety and to install sprinklers in all council tower blocks in Bristol after campaigning from tower block residents and members of ACORN.

This piece is written by ACORN Liverpool, looking back at the campaign against housing benefit discrimination that they fought and won this year.

Residents of one corner of Bristol that ‘feels forgotten’ are getting organised and launching a fightback!

ACORN Bradford are celebrating three member defence wins in the space of seven days, thanks to the grit and determination of our members.

In late November, 30 ACORN members took action for our member Selma at City Hall in Bristol. Selma and her young son were facing a nightmare that started when they survived a tower block...

The following account is written by a member of ACORN Birmingham, and tells of how her mother fought and won in the face of eviction, unfit temporary accommodation and council inaction. 

Bristol City Council has committed to increased fire safety measures for the majority of the city’s tower blocks after campaigning from tower block residents and members of ACORN. This follows a fire in Twinnell...