council housing – Hackney Citizen

Lack of gas and electrical safety checks to council homes a ‘serious failure’, says housing regulator

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 12 August 2024 at 11:56

“Report’s findings are disappointing’ says Cllr Clayeon McKenzie, Cabinet Member for Housing Services

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 30 November 2023 at 09:44

Call for residents to unite over housing issues

Pat Turnbull criticises Town Hall questionnaire, which asks council tenants to prioritise services in order of importance

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 14 December 2022 at 10:51

Town Hall aiming to respond to problems within 24 hours after Awaab Ishak, 2, died from a respiratory illness brought on by mould

By Sarah Birch | Monday 27 June 2022 at 13:31

Young’s work is a ‘salutary reminder of the qualitative variety and splendour of so much of our existing stock’

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 15 December 2020 at 11:15

Deputy mayor defends proposal, which could see 7,000 households cut from the list, as an ‘honest conversation’ about the best use of resources

Local representatives warn plans ‘perpetuate the myth that this housing is temporary’ and call for more permanent homes to be built

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 13 December 2018 at 22:00

Updated plans for seven more socially-rented properties for estate’s Block B approved at planning meeting

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 2 November 2016 at 11:27

88-year-old woman admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties after exposure to spores thought to be caused by building’s poor design

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 9 May 2016 at 16:39

Councils will be forced to sell off their most valuable homes to fund the extension of the policy

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 10 February 2016 at 16:53

Warning that sale of council homes under Right to Buy will ‘destroy’ communities