| Country: | England |
| Map Type: | Greater London housing estate |
| Region: | London |
| Official Name: | New Era estate |
| London Borough: | Hackney |
| Constituency Westminster: | Hackney South and Shoreditch |
| Post Town: | LONDON |
| Postcode Area: | N |
| Postcode District: | N1 |
| Dial Code: | 020 |
| Os Grid Reference: | TQ3282590211 |
| Coordinates: | 51.5362°N -0.0816°W |
| Static Image: | File:Hackney New Era protest Evict the Benyons.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Protestors at the New Era estate, November 2014 |
The New Era estate is a housing estate in Hoxton, in the London Borough of Hackney, part of East London. Approximately 100 families lived on the estate in 2015.[1]
The New Era Tenants' Association of estate residents had been involved in protests over the increase in rents proposed by its new landlord, the U.S.-based investment fund Westbrook Partners.[2] After Russell Brand joined the protests in 2014, footage of his clash with a television reporter at a 10 Downing Street demonstration in Westminster went viral on YouTube, bringing the issue to greater public notice.[3] [4] [5] A petition raised 350,000 signatures in support of the residents,[6] and Hackney Council became involved in negotiations with Westbrook Partners.[7]
In December 2014, it was confirmed that the housing estate was to be sold to the affordable housing group Dolphin Living, a housing provider owned by the Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation.[4] [8] [9]