Over the last couple of decades, the face of Manchester has been irreversibly changed.

Skyhigh tower blocks are thrown up in the blink of an eye. Cultural spaces, pubs, and cherished communities are surrounded by slick skyscrapers playing host to luxury housing that the majority of Mancunian’s will never be able to afford.

Homelessness is still a visceral reality in Manchester, social housing has all but dissapeared, and the level of deprivation is exactly the same. So, who is this new skyhigh luxury housing for?

Developer profits are at obscene levels, and young professionals are flooding into the city. This documentary follows a group of resident activists in Hulme, who aren’t accepting the mass gentrification and displacement of the relentless private rental machine.

Research used from the Who Owns The City report, which outlines the big players in Manchester’s property landscape.

http://whoownsthecity.org/about/

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