Posts Tagged ‘housing’
What’s next after the Greens’ historic takeover of Hackney?
Hackney’s new mayor Zoë Garbett pledged to ‘change the system’ as she claimed victory at the local elections. What has she promised to do, and how will she try to achieve her goals?
Read MoreCity Hall to launch probe into impact of high service charges on housing affordability
Londoners are uniquely exposed, being twice as likely to be leaseholders than residents in the rest of the country
Read MoreLondon has enough homes – but Londoners cannot afford them
Despite stable supply, home ownership is 270 per cent more expensive than it was two decades ago
Read MoreLondoners will see ‘turnaround’ in housing crisis in 2026, deputy mayor vows
Sir Sadiq has faced heavy criticism for failing to meet ministerial targets on affordable housing
Read MoreHackney mayoral election 2026: meet the Green party candidate Zoë Garbett
‘The people of Hackney own Hackney and we’re taking it back’ she proclaims
Read MoreCouncil closes in on ‘ambitious’ 2026 social housing goal
Plans for more than 100 new social rent homes have been rubber-stamped in a bid to meet housing targets
Read MoreMother in homeless hostel denied visitors for a week after C-section, charity says
Shelter has urged Hackney Council to ease restrictions on its guest policy for children and families in temporary accommodation
Read MoreNew Shoreditch growth plan could create ‘up to 11,000 jobs’ says council
The proposals could provide Shoreditch with ’30 aircraft hangars’ worth of commercial floorspace and hundreds of new homes
Read MoreMayor accused of ‘watering down’ affordable housing expectations
Sadiq Khan did not commit to meeting the goal of 17,800 affordable housing starts by next month
Read MoreLondoners face ‘particular’ issues with shared ownership scheme says Housing Minister
Matthew Pennycook has previously said there are ‘specific problems’ with the scheme which must be addressed
Read More‘You won today’ — protesters stop council from evicting Hackney family with disabled child
The family has lived at the property for more than 20 years, but the council says they have been illegally subletting and is reportedly looking to move them to temporary accommodation
Read MoreSadiq Khan set to fall short of affordable housing target
The Greater London Authority and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government last year agreed to lower London’s affordable housing target
Read MoreDecision on Shoreditch development postponed as its future hangs in balance
Initial plans for the Shoreditch Works project were set to provide office space for 4,150 workers and 40 new homes
Read MoreZoë Garbett urges Sadiq Khan to act on housing crisis as it ‘hits families and disabled Londoners hardest’
Garbett, Chair of the London Assembly Housing Committee, said vulnerable Londoners and families were being the worst affected by the capital’s housing crisis
Read MoreLondon housebuilding starts to plummet despite housing crisis
Housebuilding starts in the capital have fallen by 84 per cent since 2015
Read MoreRenters’ Rights Act will have ‘significant’ impact on Londoners – but only if enforced properly
From 1 May, new laws contained within the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) will come into force
Read MoreSadiq Khan pledges to ‘put rent control back on agenda’ as Londoners ‘pay through the nose’ for property
The Mayor of London reaffirmed his commitment to the issue last week to Hackney Green councillor and London Assembly member, Zoë Garbett
Read MoreCoroner warns Hackney landlord to act following six-month-old boy’s death
An inquest into the death of Baby Abdullah Ali prompted the coroner to flag concerns over knee-high thick and black mould in his family’s overcrowded flat
Read MoreCouncil’s call for rent controls ‘would not lead to the skies collapsing’
Labour-run Hackney Council said the government needs to go further than Renters Rights Bill by empowering it to cap private rents
Read MoreNine social houses to be built on Clapton estate as council tackles housing backlog
The social houses are the first to get the go-ahead of more than 300 the council plans to build in the coming years
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