Welcome to our neighbourhood!

St. James Estate is a residential estate of 180 homes, a mix of single-family houses, maisonettes and apartment blocks. With many residents having lived here continuously since the 1990s, the estate is home to a thriving community of neighbours who care deeply about each other and for each other.

In November 2025, our old landlord (Folio London, a subsidiary of Notting Hill Genesis housing association) sold us to BMR Group Ltd, a corporate landlord. In 2026, they began attempting mass evictions and unaffordable rent rises on all of us, to try and convert our homes into unlicensed HMOs. But these are our homes, and we’re not leaving!

In May 2026, tenants came together to form an official TRA to help each other stay in our homes and push back against our mistreatment at the hands of our landlords.