For decades, no fault evictions have let landlords destroy families’ lives on a whim. The Renters’ Rights Bill will finally put an end to this cruelty once and for all, because no landlord should have the power to rip people out of their homes and communities!

ACORN members took the fight to government this week, delivering a letter to ministers in London and Cardiff backed by 40+ MPs, MSs and union leaders. Together we demanded urgent reform of the council tax system (🧵…)

"It's the fifth monthly rise in a row and the first time in 18 months such a high has been reached" Rising bills means rising debt and with winter closing in people are driven into crisis, made to choose between heat or food, while profiteers rake it in and ministers just watch.

Last week ACORN worked on an Early Day Motion with @zarahsultana.bsky.social calling for sitting MPs to be banned from being landlords. Hear what she has to say and head to the link below to join the fight for renters' rights👇 acorntheunion.org.uk/join/

📢 Yesterday we took our fight for a fairer council tax system straight to government! We delivered our open letter to the new Housing Secretary, Housing Minister and Welsh Finance Secretary letting them know our message is clear: End the use of bailiffs for council tax debt!

🚨 With rising council tax debt and bailiff use hurting our communities, 40+ MPs from across political parties, alongside union leaders and councillors have signed our open letter calling for a fairer council tax system. 🔗 Sign the petition here: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...

More than 80 MPs are landlords, cashing in on the same housing crisis they are supposed to solve. It’s a clear conflict of interest and that’s why Zarah Sultana, together with ACORN, has taken the fight to Parliament to call for a ban on landlord MPs! (🧵…)

We have big plans for this campaign, but you can get involved right now! The government is currently consulting on how council tax debt is collected. But this consultation closes tomorrow🚨 Fill out the consultation and make your voice heard: docs.google.com/document/u/0...

It's time for this barbaric and medieval practice to end #BailiffFreeBritain

Bailiffs are scum, we don't want them in our communities and we don't want them in our country. We urge every one of our supporters to join ACORN, because this union is fighting to kick bailiff leeches out of Wales.

We demand a Bailiff Free Britain!!

NEW CAMPAIGN 🚨 Right now, people are pushed into poverty when councils send in bailiffs for council tax debt. But there’s another way. Together, we can stop this. Together, we can have dignity not debt. Together, we can make Britain Bailiff Free👇 🔗 acorntheunion.org.uk/bailiffs/

“Many are skipping meals just to cover rent, cutting back on essentials, and making impossible choices simply to stay afloat” This is the reality for renters all over, forced into hunger and desperation so landlords can keep lining their pockets. We need rent controls.

It’s been 2 weeks since famine was declared in Gaza and instead of isolating and sanctioning the state enforcing it, Labour ministers are sitting down with its president. Meeting him doesn’t just stain their hands, it drenches them in blood.

Every council home sold without replacement deepens the housing crisis. Selling off our safety net while people face record waits and sky-high rents is indefensible. We need a government that will build public homes and protect them for the future not continue to sell them off!

Just a few of the wins our members pulled off in August! Landlords, bailiffs, letting agents and councils take note. When ACORN members get organised, we win! 🧵…

“A resolution passed by the International Association of Genocide Scholars states that Israel's conduct meets the legal definition as laid out in the UN convention on genocide.” And our government continues to support this. Not just letting genocide happen, but enabling it.

💪 Hundreds of members from across England & Wales came together in Bristol today for our members convention! We had a HUGE national campaign launch, a massive eviction resistance training, workshops, & guest speakers from @fbunational.bsky.social & Living Rent🤝 What a day!

“Generations of firefighters have built our union and made it as important a part of being a firefighter as wearing the uniform.” Great talk by guest speaker, Matt Senior, from the @fbunational.bsky.social at our members convention🤝

📢 So far today at ACORN’s national convention we’ve had sessions and workshops on the history of ACORN England and Wales, recruiting friends & family, ACORN in Wales, women in organising, building up your fellow members, and the Renters’ Rights Bill. A lively start to the day💪

🔥 ACORN’s first ever national convention has just kicked off with a speech from Chair of the Board, Chelsea. “We’re building real power from the local to the international level. Things can change and they will!”

📢 Right now, missing just one council tax payment can make you liable for the entire year’s bill overnight. Fail to pay and you could get a knock from a bailiff, your belongings taken and a real risk of court or even prison. But it doesn’t have to be this way… 🧵

Soaring rents are pushing people to breaking point. And it keeps getting worse. The Government can and must act to slam the brakes on the cost of renting. We’ve signed @generationrent.bsky.social’s open letter to Angela Rayner telling her to take action👇

Inflation up. Food prices up. Rent prices up. Energy prices up. It’s getting harder and harder to put food on your table, keep a roof over your head, and keep the lights on. The rich are lining their pockets at our expense while we get poorer. It’s class war, plain and simple.

The man-made famine in Gaza is now officially recognised months after Israel’s deliberate starvation campaign was obvious. The most preventable famine in history, unfolding in plain sight and we won’t forget our government armed, funded and gave it cover.

We are hosting a ‘Work for ACORN’ Zoom call! We’ll be discussing the six upcoming roles within ACORN’s organising department on Wednesday 20th August 2025 at 6pm. (Tomorrow!) You can register for the call using the link below! 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We’re being squeezed dry. Rents are on the rise yet again, and tenants are now spending over a third of their income just to keep a roof over their heads, leaving less for food, heating and life itself. We need rent controls now!

These are the same private bailiff firms councils are using to collect council tax debt. There is no place for these vultures in our society. That’s why we’re fighting to get rid once and for all💪

🚨 Work for ACORN! We’re hiring a: - Birmingham Community Organiser - Hull Community Organiser - Junior Membership Organiser - Leeds Organising Assistant - Leicester Community Organiser - London Community Organiser To find out more/apply👇 acorntheunion.org.uk/join/work-fo...

🚨 Since 1980 almost £200 BILLION worth of public housing has been sold under Right to Buy. £176 billion of that now sits in the hands of private landlords.

“If we want a functional housing market again, we need a long-term housing strategy that ends our reliance on side hustlers to meet complex housing needs and encourages an economy that treats homes as places to live, not an investment asset.” 👏

🚨 Every year, thousands in England are pushed deeper into poverty because their local council chooses to send bailiffs over unpaid council tax. It’s a cruel, outdated practice that helps no one - except the private bailiff companies cashing in on people facing hardship (🧵…)

We’re against evictions on principle and in action. But there’s always an exception to a rule👀

Across the country we’ve seen instances of councillors who are renters being forced to excuse themselves from debates on issues that impact renters, but the actual HOMELESSNESS MINISTER is doing this? A country ran by landlords, for landlords.

🚨 New report from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social exposes in full what so many already knew: That Right to Buy must be understood as one of the most destructive acts of privatisation in modern British history and one of the most aggressive transfers of public wealth into private hands (🧵).

New article from @yserengoch.cymru, read it and learn how to beat your parasitic landlord with @acorncardiff.bsky.social @acornunion.bsky.social

This is just attempted theft. Plain and simple.

With summer holidays starting, many families aren’t thinking about fun, they’re worrying about feeding their kids due to austerity, low wages and welfare cuts. When Norfolk council tried to scrap holiday vouchers for children on free school meals, ACORN members fought back and won! Read more 👇

🚨 Local councils are acting like loan sharks. And private bailiff companies are lining their pockets at our expense. But we have the chance to change this! The government is consulting on how council tax debt is collected - and if enough of us respond then we can’t be ignored.

1/3 of people in Gaza haven’t eaten for several days in a row. Huge swathes of the population are facing famine conditions. But this isn’t a famine. It’s forced starvation at the hands of the Israeli death machine. It’s genocide. And our government is complicit.

Landlords rely on renters staying quiet when they steal your deposit. ACORN members don’t. We’ve clawed back hundreds of stolen deposits from landlords who think they’re untouchable. They’re not. Join ACORN. Take what’s yours. acorntheunion.org.uk/join

“The pressure has led to some tenants making decisions about jobs based on rent in the area, and parents who are helping their grown-up children with living costs.” When rent dictates your career and your parents are your safety net - the system is broken. We need rent controls now.

After over a decade of tireless campaigning by @orgreavejustice.bsky.social, a national inquiry into Orgreave has finally been confirmed! This is a welcome step towards justice for the miners, and means the truth about state attacks on striking workers can no longer be covered up.

ORGREAVE INQUIRY ANNOUNCED! The government have announced an inquiry will take place into Orgreave. Please see and share our press release. otjc.org.uk/orgreave-tru...

If you have rented as a single parent in the last 5 years in the UK, fill in the survey below 👇 to add your voice and inform renters’ rights. forms.office.com/pages/response…

How many more times will we see headlines like this until something changes? Our rivers have been treated as open sewers for years, while water companies hand out billions to shareholders and our bills rise. It’s time to nationalise.

Wages are held down while food and fuel prices are up yet again. The cost of living crisis is far from over. Join the fight back. Join ACORN acorntheunion.org.uk/join

They always know exactly how much you owe. But billionaires can disappear from the tax radar entirely. We deserve a tax system that works for us, not the mega rich.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Instead of offering support, councils across Wales are sending bailiffs to collect debt. This pushes people further into debt, subjects vulnerable people to harassment and intimidation, and doesn’t even improve council tax collection rates! (🧵)

“I’m a good landlord…”