In a press release dated 29 April 2020, Leilani Farha, the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, accused corporate property owner Akelius Residential of allegedly breaching human rights standards on the right to adequate housing in the UK, Canada and Germany. Its business model, she said, had led to "degradation of housing conditions, higher rents and increased risk or threat of eviction."

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Akelius to respond to the allegations. Their response is included below.