4 LIVE CAMPAIGNS

Our Campaigns

Evidence-led campaigns for housing justice in Brighton & Hove. Every campaign is grounded in public records, council documents, and lived experience.

ACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS

What We're Fighting For

Each campaign is backed by documentary evidence from council decisions, Companies House, Land Registry, and freedom-of-information disclosures.

Base One Holdings Ltd

The £18.86m Direct Award

A contract awarded without tender — on New Year's Eve.

URGENT

Brighton & Hove City Council awarded a £18.86m temporary housing management contract to Base One Holdings Ltd on 31 December 2025 — directly, without competitive tender. The award was made under urgency provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 Schedule 5.

Base One Holdings was incorporated in May 2023 and reported assets of just £55,000. The six-year contract represents a value more than 340 times the company's reported asset base. The decision was signed by the Council Leader.

Key Facts

  • £18.86m · 6-year contract
  • Awarded without tender, 31 December 2025
  • Company assets: £55,000 at incorporation
Read Full Investigation → Decision record published

Bartholomew House

The 250-Year Peppercorn Lease

51,107 sq ft of public civic space — proposed for private disposal.

ACTIVE

Bartholomew House — 51,107 sq ft of public civic space at Bartholomew Square, Brighton BN1 1JE — is being proposed for a 250-year peppercorn lease to offshore-linked private interests. The building has been marketed since February 2026.

It could house dozens of Brighton families. With 2,170 households in temporary accommodation across the city, the coalition is calling for the building to be retained in public hands and converted for social housing.

Key Facts

  • 51,107 sq ft public asset
  • 250-year peppercorn lease proposed
  • Offshore-linked investors (Dubai / Luxembourg)
Join the Campaign → 3,000+ petition signatures

Procurement & Democracy

Gatekeeping Public Accountability

A pattern of urgency bypasses — and a £4.8m overspend.

ACTIVE

A pattern of direct awards and urgency bypasses is emerging in Brighton & Hove's housing procurement. Democratic oversight is being sidelined at a moment when the council's temporary accommodation budget faces a £4.8m overspend.

The Procurement Act 2023 Schedule 5 is designed as an emergency exception, not a routine procurement route. The coalition is demanding a full audit of all urgency-justified awards since 2023.

Key Facts

  • £28m TA budget 2025–26
  • £4.8m forecast overspend
  • Pattern of urgency bypasses identified
Read Analysis → Council records sourced

Judicial Review Portal

Independent Legal Challenge

Anonymous. Free. No claimant names shared without consent.

OPEN

Our Judicial Review portal enables Brighton & Hove residents to submit housing cases for independent legal review. Submissions cover council housing decisions, homelessness determinations, temporary accommodation refusals, and procurement decisions.

All submissions are anonymous. No claimant names are shared without explicit written consent. Our legal advisors review each case and provide signposting to solicitors, legal aid, and specialist support.

Key Facts

  • Anonymous submissions accepted
  • Expert legal review provided
  • No cost to claimants
Submit a Case → Learn More
View Full Campaign Archive (2016–2026) →
PUBLISHED EXPOSÉS

Read Our Investigations

Every campaign is backed by a published exposé. Our investigative articles draw on council decision records, Companies House filings, Land Registry data, and freedom-of-information responses.

Exposé 01 — Base One Exposé 02 — BART's House Exposé 03 — Urgency Bypass