The sudden death of Senseless Things' frontman Mark Keds, age 50, on January 11th left his partner of 7 years and their beloved 3 cats with the prospect of imminent homelessness as a consequence of the unfair and outdated laws of intestacy. The couple had been in love and co-habiting for seven years when Mark finally succumbed to a long battle with COPD. For the last three years of their life together, she was also his caregiver as he struggled with COPD, sometimes to the extent of being bedridden for months at a time. 

Perhaps most tragic of all is that Mark's death in January was unexpected due to what looked to be a partial alleviation of his symptoms in the recent past; in fact the two had recently decided to try to start a family, and for that purpose had begun viewing larger homes just a month before his death, in hopes of finding a flat more suitable for children. 

Now, within a week of Mark's funeral, Natanya is being pressured to leave the flat and threatened with legal action. Natanya is already devastated over having lost Mark, and is too occupied in having to settle other loose ends stemming from his death to deal with this astonishing attempt to dislodge her and Mark's pets. So several of us are stepping in to help her raise the money for a lawyer. We need help to pay legal fees to allow Natanya to keep her home, a right she appears to have under the 1975 Inheritance Act.  

We are seeking £1400 to cover the first stage of the legal battle.