Turn Up In Court And Fight For Your Home, Or The Bank Will Take It!
At a seminar this week for mortgage-holders in distress, The Hub-Ireland, an expert group campaigning to stop evictions, urged anyone facing possession proceedings to turn up in court and fight the banks. “There are many defences you can use,” said Byron Jenkins, “but you must show up. If you don’t, the bank automatically gets your […]
Anti-Eviction Campaigners Address Dáil Meeting
Representatives of The Hub- Ireland, a community group working to prevent evictions, and Ken Smollen, the Convenor of a recent conference on the mortgage-arrears crisis, yesterday met with TDs in Leinster House to highlight issues of public interest on this issue which they feel have not yet been brought under proper scrutiny within the public […]
Call For Immediate Abolition Of Eviction Courts
The Hub-Ireland, a community organisation working at the coalface of the mortgage-distress problem, is renewing its call for the Government to repeal the controversial Land and Conveyancing Reform Act 2013. Introduced by former Justice Minister, Alan Shatter, it is otherwise known as the ‘Evictions Act’ because it enabled fast-track: possessions of the family homes to […]