The Latest Breaking News from Gentrification

Some locals in picturesque district of Bo-Kaap are fed up with influx of visitors, and worry about impact of gentrification

A grubby shack that appears in a prosperous neighbourhood is the catalyst for a culture clash in South African playwright Amy Jephta’s sharp drama

Gentrification has become a familiar story in cities across the United States. The story line typically goes this way: Middle- and upper-income people start moving into a lower-income or poor neighborhood. Housing prices rise in response, and longtime residents and businesses are driven out.

Petition signees felt Gail’s could threaten independent businesses and the issue sparked wider debate about gentrification

In a desirable corner of the capital, residents are petitioning against a new branch of the upmarket bakery chain

Hundreds of people have signed a petition trying to block a new Gail's in Walthamstow, namechecking its divisive chairman.

The activists are campaigning against gentrification, rent prices and the far right

Gentrification is pricing out people from Hertfordshire town where voters are divided over plans to build new homes

Evictions, property flips, and the whims of policy makers and landlords are gutting the city