Campaigners target Property Awards
April 22, 2015
The Annual Property Awards in London on tuesday evening were disrupted by a group of campainers, it was reported that the group were chanting “Social housing is a human right” and held banners with slogans about social cleansing and empty houses”
Protesters blocked off the main doors to the Park Lane Hotel forcing guests to use the side and back entrances.
The Property Awards now in their 20th year are hugely popular, they bring together some of the UK’s leading Property Developers and Companies, the awards included Deal of the year and Developer of the year.
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