Tower Hamlets saw a dramatic increase in private property rents in the past year. According to the latest data from housing charity Shelter, rental costs increased by approximately £1000 per year- more than the three times the average rise across London. According to Shelter’s Rent Trap Report rents rose…
A 40-storey development is to be built on the historic site of Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre in Shoreditch. The theatre pre-dates The Globe and was home to the premiere of Romeo and Juliet. The development has raised concern in the area as its 40 floor tower will be much higher than…
Plans to build a “gated community” in Dalston have been withdrawn and will be reviewed by Transport for London following a request from Hackney Council. The plans, put forward by owners TfL and development partners Taylor Wimpey, proposed an eight storey residential block on Kingsland High Street. The community advocacy…
A consultation began last week for plans to build the UK’s third tallest skyscraper in the Isle of Dogs. The plans were submitted to Tower Hamlets Council by developers Chalegrove Properties. Councillors fear that this development project could place considerable strain on local infrastructure after Census results published in December…
Hackney’s Liberal Democrat Party has withdrawn support for a proposed “Stamford Hill Neighbourhood Forum” which is hoping to take on local development, under the terms of the Localism Act 2011. The Liberal Democrats brand the plans as “vague and unprofessional”, “too large” and “undemocratic”. The one Liberal Democrat councillor who…
Residents of the housing estate Woodberry Down, in Hackney, face an anxious wait after the Council’s barrister failed to show-up to a public inquiry that was supposed to take place on January 23 and 24 at Hackney Town Hall. The inquiry is an investigation into a compulsory purchase order issued…
The council has appointed a task force to find available properties outside Croydon for the borough’s homeless families. Councillor Dudley Mead, cabinet member for housing, said: “While we would prefer to keep families in Croydon, the reality is we have to look further a field. Relocation areas lie within a…
A £36m regeneration of Poplar Baths will soon be under way with plans to create up to 100 affordable homes at the Tower Hamlets site. While campaigns for restoring the old building, which is located along the East India Dock Road, have been going on for years, a solution for…
A meeting is to be held tomorrow (Tuesday) in opposition to a proposed ‘Stamford Hill neighbourhood forum’ which, if approved, will take over planning decisions in Stamford Hill, Stoke Newington, Clapton and Manor House. The forum proposals were submitted to Hackney council in December by a committee made up of…
Median rents in Hackney are 71 per cent of the median family income in London. In Tower Hamlets the median rent comes to 68.8 per cent of average income. Research by the campaign group, Homes for London, set up by housing charity Shelter, has revealed that Hackney has the seventh highest rent:income…
TonyN: 
Chris Mayhew:
Follow Us