Hundreds gather in London to protest against capital’s ‘soaring’ rents

Demonstration organiser the London Renters Union says that rising rents are destroying communities

Demonstrators gathered in London on Saturday to protest against the capital’s “soaring” rents.

Rising rents are destroying communities, said organisers the London Renters Union (LRU).

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