Woman holds sit-down protest after London property firm bought entire Welsh village for £1m

Residents in a historic Welsh village built for miners say they are being forced out by London property developers who bought it for £1million and hiked rents by up to 60 per cent. Sara Lewis, 55, fears she is being driven out of her historic country village in Wales Aberllefenni, a historic village, was bought by a London property company Ms Lewis said her rent has increased by £200 each month after the former quarrymen's homes were bought. The 16 houses were finally sold after six years on the market to property developers Walsh Investment Properties Families revealed they are facing a 60 per cent rise in rent prices following the sale in Aberllefenni near Machynlleth, North Wales Ms Lewis continued: 'My Universal Credit covers £300. The 16 former quarrymen's houses and cottages in Aberllefenni, Gwynedd, were bought for £1million by Walsh Investment Properties A woman is carrying out a daily sit-down protest against massive rent hikes – after a London property company snapped up her entire Welsh village New owner Walsh Investment Properties said 'it's fair and reasonable to charge a market rent' for the homes 'In protest I am going to sit outside on the bench every day knowing that doing that will make me extremely ill, but if I am going to be made homeless then I would rather die sooner than later.' Local residents in the former slat community are facing rent hikes of up to 60 per cent Aberllefenni is a historic village, built to house former miners, in Gwynedd, North Wales 'We believe this will allow us to gain a better understanding of each individual tenant's situation.