The first #evictionbuddies - Jane Farmer`s letter to Kevin Hollinrake MP

Emotions

Jeff is my eviction Buddy

 I feel a very strong empathy with Jeff; we have both suffered abuse and loss by being evicted on the back of a personal guarantee. We both know what happened to us was wrong and we have a desire to fight back. Jeff is knowledgeable, bright and grounded. He’s a  family man with a background in business and legal spheres. He knows the right questions to ask me.

We recognise the standard excuses, the chicanery and cover-up. We share what we are going to do about it. You could call it communication therapy.

 We share the detail of how these terrible things happened to us and our families - and how we feel about it. 

Jane Farmer

 Jane Farmer`s Impact Statement

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Jane is my eviction Buddy because:

Eviction is a "Journey to Hell and Back". We are both at the same stage on the way back?

Jane is a very bright lady. She understands the emotions I am still going through and empathises with my feelings, without a long introduction.

Jane and I want the same outcome - to stop this happening.

We share the detail of how these terrible things happened to us and our families - and how we feel about it. 

Jeff Lampert

Jeff`s Quest

#evictionbuddies - Jane Farmer`s email to Kevin Hollinrake MP

Dear Kevin,

I am sorry we couldn`t have the Transparency Taskforce meeting last Friday.

At the meeting, we wanted to demonstrate a prize-winning article written by Emily Dugan, which we were involved in initiating. The article demonstrates Emily overcame resistance from the Ministry of Justice in order to produce the piece. We believe Emily's ability as an Investigative Journalist is required to bring the abuse of Personal Guarantees more into the public arena. Jeff Lampert will approach Emily again. Is there anything that you or the APPG would like to say about personal guarantees (PG)?

We wanted to introduce you to the concept of #evictionbuddies. Which is a hashtag on twitter we will circulate to all potential victims of #PGcrimes. Jane Farmer and Jeff Lampert would be the first pair. By using twitter they have become aware of the extent they support each other. They would suggest the APPG has an important part to play, as having an "eviction buddy" in the same Parliamentary constituency could help the concept to be more effective, for example meetings at the MPs surgery. 

We also wanted to highlight how important it is to keep the dialogue between you and me public. According to google analytics and twitter figures our emails get read for an average of 4 minutes 38 seconds by 105 people and achieve interactions on social media. I believe our discussions may be bringing some hope to some people living with the fear of eviction.

We understand TTF will rearrange the meeting.

I shall look forward to speaking to you soon.

Jane Farmer

(conversation between Jane Farmer and Kevin Hollinrake - scroll down for more)

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