Close to 10,000 homes stand empty across the Eastlondonlines boroughs, while 60,491 households wait on council housing lists. Tower Hamlets has 2,317 empty houses, while 23,128 households wait on the council’s housing list. In Croydon, those figures stand at 2,962 and 7,880; in Hackney they are 2,255 and 13,423; and in…
In an unprecedented legal twist, a group of Lewisham leaseholders this week came closer to viewing a contract that they have fought to see for almost five years. Under a 20 year Private Finance Initiative contract ( PFI ), leaseholders were told they would be expected to pay a…
Over three thousand children will be homeless in Tower Hamlets this Christmas, according to new research. Figures collected by housing charity Shelter revealed that in June this year 3,472 children were living in temporary accommodation in the borough. The charity has warned that across London over 57,000 children are expected…
Tower Hamlets Council has admitted moving homeless families to accommodation outside of London.…
Hackney landlords should be placed on council registers according to a new housing support group. Speaking at the formal launch of Digs, ‘home saving expert’ Ben Reeve-Lewis said a list would stop rent prices rocketing and improve housing standards. Lewis praised the system in Wales, where all landlords must have…
Centerprise has lost its legal battle against Hackney council. The London Central County court announced on Tuesday that the eviction should proceed within seven days.…
As tenant evictions increase, Hackney landlords are getting the highest return in London on investments, a London letting specialist has claimed.…
A leading member of Croydon council has come out in opposition to government plans to relax building regulations.…
Illegal evictions have doubled in a year according to Hackney Community Law Centre.…
The poorest families in East London could end up ‘self-rationing’ their water supplies if official plans to prevent future draught are put in place, a Tower Hamlets councillor has warned.…
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