New homes and pedestrian route given go ahead in Hackney Wick
Almost 200 new houses and a new pedestrian and cycle route are planned as part of the development masterplan for …
Housing Archive
Discovery of protected species could stop Limehouse development
The discovery of protected species such as bats, slow worms and stag beetles on a Limehouse green space may stop …
February 26, 2021/
Community, Housing, News, Tower Hamlets/
Croydon man fined £9,400 for renting out dangerous flat
A Croydon landlord was fined £9,400 and placed on a London List of Rogue Landlords after council inspectors found his …
February 9, 2021/
Croydon, Housing, Local News, News/
Two months after cyber attack, essential services remain paralysed
Essential council services are still paralysed more than two months after a cyberattack crippled Hackney’s digital systems, causing delays and …
December 14, 2020/
Crime, Hackney, Housing, Lead Stories/
Goodsyard: massive Shoreditch development approved by Mayor despite opposition
The controversial multi-million pound Bishopsgate Goodsyard development will go ahead after Mayor of London Sadiq Khan overruled the objections of …
December 4, 2020/
Housing, Lead Stories, Local News/
Goodsyard: City Hall backs ‘dinosaur’ development as campaigners rally
The Bishopsgate Goodsyard mega-development has been backed by City Hall planners ahead of a final decision by the Mayor of …
December 1, 2020/
Housing, Lead Stories, Local News/
Deptford landlord to pay £280,000 or face jail after illegally housing residents
A landlord faces jail if he cannot pay more than £280,000 after he housed eight people in a flat deemed …
November 30, 2020/
Housing, Lewisham, Local News, News/
Croydon postpones decision on Brick by Brick as top executives are replaced
Two new executives have moved to take over controversial Croydon Council owned housing company Brick by Brick as the councillors …
November 30, 2020/
Croydon, Housing, Local News, News/
Families say they face spending Christmas ‘trapped’ in Covid testing centre
Residents of a Stamford Hill block of flats have protested over being ‘trapped’ by a Covid testing site, built on …
November 26, 2020/
Coronavirus, Hackney, Health, Housing/
Goodsyard: Fate of mega-development unclear as boroughs raise new objections
The massive Bishopsgate Goodsyard development’s 10-year fight to secure planning permission has suffered a new setback, as two councils voted …
November 20, 2020/
Housing, Lead Stories, Local News, News/
Flats plan backed despite breaching ‘affordable housing’ guidelines
A development of high rise flats offering only 10 to 15 per cent of ‘affordable housing’ – well below Lewisham …
Residents left in the dark over plans to demolish their homes
Residents of the social housing that will be demolished for Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park stadium expansion have called Croydon council’s …
Rents drop in three ELL boroughs, but still “absurdly high”
Rent prices have dropped in three of the Eastlondonlines boroughs over the past year as a result of the coronavirus …
November 13, 2020/
Housing, Lead Stories/
Homes to be demolished for Crystal Palace stadium expansion
Social housing will be demolished to make way for Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park stadium expansion, Croydon Council confirmed last Thursday. …
November 12, 2020/
Croydon, Housing, Local News, News/
Brick by Brick speaks out amidst Croydon Council financial crisis
The Croydon Council-owned building development company at the centre of a row over huge council debts that have pushed the local …
November 4, 2020/
Croydon, Housing, Lead Stories, News/
Rise in domestic abuse cases across ELL boroughs leads to new cash for charities
Rises in domestic abuse cases across London has led to a boost in funds for frontline charities working with survivors …
June 10, 2020/
Coronavirus, Housing, Lead Stories, News/
Hackney urges Government to extend eviction ban
Hackney Council has urged the Government to extend the ban on local authority evictions amid fears from private renters of …
June 2, 2020/
Coronavirus, Hackney, Housing, Local News, News, Society/
High Court decision puts brakes on Westferry Printworks development
A High Court action brought by Tower Hamlets council has put a stop to a planned multimillion-pound residential development by …
June 1, 2020/
Housing, News, Tower Hamlets/
There are now “fewer than 10” rough sleepers in Tower Hamlets according to the council
The £3.2m rough sleeper aid handed out in March funded the intent to eliminate rough sleeping in the time of …
June 1, 2020/
Coronavirus, Housing, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/
Vicky Foxcroft backs charity in fight against unnecessary institutionalisation
Vicky Foxcroft the Labour MP for Lewisham Deptford has thrown her weight behind a Lewisham charity after she signed their …
Hackney arts charity and cultural organisation reaches crowdfunding target
A Hackney arts charity and cultural organisation have reached their crowdfunding target and raised over £17,800 to open a new …
The solution to loneliness in London? Rent controls and social housing
As Hackney and Tower Hamlets’ house prices soar, saying goodbye to family and friends is becoming the norm. In day …
April 20, 2020/
Data, Features, Hackney, Housing, Tower Hamlets/
Hackney Councillor calls on private landlords to support renters in COVID-19 update
Hackney Council has called on private landlords to support renters affected by coronavirus and urged the Government to ban using …
March 20, 2020/
Hackney, Health, Housing, Lead Stories, Local News/
Residents fight to save Frampton Park Community Hall
Residents of the Frampton Park estate, Hackney have started a petition to prevent the local community hall from being demolished …
March 9, 2020/
Hackney, Housing, Local News, News/
Sadiq Khan launches re-election campaign in Hackney with pledge to help renters
Sadiq Khan started his campaign to be re-elected as London mayor at a Hackney estate on Tuesday with a pledge …
Residents to share ideas for new homes on Shrublands estate
Residents of an East Croydon council estate are being urged to help the council-owned developers transform its old garage site …
Big increases on council tax for empty homes in Lewisham
Lewisham home owners who cannot rent out their properties this year will face an increase of up to 100 percent …
January 24, 2020/
Housing, Lead Stories, Lewisham/
Homeless at Christmas: 14,947 children in temporary housing in local boroughs
In an examination of the poverty crises affecting people this Christmas, Celine Wadhera looks at how prevalent child homelessness is …
December 21, 2019/
General Features, Housing/
Planners back 126-home development in Croydon
Plans for a 126-home development in Waddon have been approved by Croydon planners, despite concerns among councillors about issues of …
December 6, 2019/
Housing, Local News/
Crossrail leads to 90pc rise in Whitechapel property values since 2008
House prices in Whitechapel around the planned new Elizabeth Line station have risen by nearly 100% since 2008 according to …
December 4, 2019/
Housing, News, Tower Hamlets, Transport/
Squatter-run community cafe relocates and re-opens
Despite being forced by Lewisham Council to switch off their ovens, take out their pies and hurriedly find new a …
December 3, 2019/
Housing, Lewisham, Local News, News/
News in Brief
Croydon Council install extra security cameras to tackle anti-social behaviour. Two temporary security cameras are to be installed in Purley …
November 21, 2019/
Crime, Environment, Health, Housing, Local News, News/
Former Labour councillor jailed for housing fraud
A solicitor and former Tower Hamlets Labour councillor has been sentenced to a 16 months in prison after pleading guilty to …
November 19, 2019/
Crime, Housing, News, Politics, Tower Hamlets/
Campaigners question vote backing controversial Achilles Street plans
A group of New Cross residents have voted 73 per cent in favour of Lewisham Council’s plans for the “comprehensive redevelopment” of the Achilles …
New homes for homeless Lewisham families
More than 70 much needed new council homes are to be built in Lewisham after the council planners approved a …
November 12, 2019/
Housing, Lead Stories, Lewisham/
Redevelopment of Stoke Newington estate gets the go-ahead
Nearly four hundred homes are to be built or refurbished on the Kings Crescent estate in Stoke Newington as part …
Charity fundraisers abseil down 100-foot Croydon building in fundraising drive
A team of brave fundraisers abseiled down a 100ft building in Croydon on Friday to raise money for a local …
November 4, 2019/
Business, Croydon, Employment, Housing/
Achilles Street residents raise concerns over planned demolition of their homes
Residents from an estate in New Cross are being told to vote in a ballot to decide if the estate will be …
October 31, 2019/
Housing, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News/
The cost of living near Ofsted’s top-rated schools in Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Croydon
Hackney, Tower Hamlets Lewisham and Croydon are some of the best places to live in London and also some of …
October 30, 2019/
Croydon, Education, Hackney, Housing, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News, Tower Hamlets/
Hackney Wick’s Stour Space’s future set for 150 years
Hackney Wick’s community arts hub Stour Space is set to have its future secured after a development in Hackney Wick …
October 24, 2019/
Arts, Hackney, Housing, Local News, News, Uncategorized/