New Era tenants will not be evicted before Chrismas, Westbrook says

US investment firm says tenancies will continue unchanged into 2015, but residents say statement has not allayed their fears



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The US investment company that has threatened to evict tenants from the New Era housing estate in east London and hike rents has said it will not turf families out before Christmas, as some had feared.

Westbrook Partners, which bought the 93 flats in March, broke its silence on its plans for the estate on Monday. “Tenancies will continue into 2015 without change,” a statement from the company said. “No changes to resident’s tenancy agreements and rents will be made until we have had the opportunity to meet tenants.”

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