more than 9 things *you* can do to pull up the drawbridge to paradise reduce future gentrification:
fill front garden with old mattresses, torn black bags of rotting clothes, 3 leg chairs & broken toys
park two or three cars outside, take a wheel or wing off and work on them every evening and weekend spreading tools & bits all over the pavement
make sure rooms visible from the street don't have lampshades
tag planters, community notice boards, street signs and bus stops
create cracks in front wall, plant buddleias in cracks, nail bits of wood across to stop wall falling down, try to encourage moss to grow
create clothesline from first floor window and use for handwashed whites
have front of house clad with fake stone or pebbledash; works best in middle of terrace
day or night have screaming rows pref involving accusations of crack addiction and bringing punters home
post on all available social media about how unwelcoming the area is
hang out in street with booze and music chatting to everyone who passes and offer them all a drink
park legal but obviously derelict cars badly (take 2 spaces) and leave till council can tow them away; rinse and repeat
dead plants are very attractive, spread weedkiller in neighbours front gardens
install dog that barks all the time and snarls at strangers and children
put large board with 8 or more old, decrepit yet prominent bell pushes by front door for obvious HMO look
spread persistent rumours of gang turf wars, grooming and/or vigilantes
break at least one front window and fill hole with hardboard; use masking tape and pages from the Star to cover other panes, and replace curtains with old bedspeads
toss McD boxes, chicken bones and Stella cans onto doorsteps and pavement
open firework shop locally, pref near school
** together we can make a difference **
