gentrification Articles

‘The more of us who stand against it, the stronger we are’: Students and residents come together to fight gentrification in Hulme
In January, Manchester city council approved a luxury student accommodation block in Hulme. Residents have been campaigning against this gentrification for years. I went to a community fundraiser in aid of the cause

Toast Rack renovations stalling due to asbestos removal
Asbestos is slowing the progress of the building work

‘How much worse can it get?’ – local businesses struggle to plan for a Fallowfield without students
Business owners across Fallowfield are being forced to plan for a future without a bustling student population, and many fear for the negative impact it will have on not only individual businesses, but the area as a whole. As the latest State of the City Report has alluded to, the Council’s plans to move a […]

Manchester’s housing crisis: Is gentrification ripping the soul out of the former Cottonopolis?
Proposals to build a 35-storey tower bloc, dubbed the ‘Flintoff Towers’ by local residents, have been turned down by Manchester councillors after fears it would have a ‘disastrous’ impact on the Castlefield Conservation area