Posts Tagged ‘housing’
Residents slam ‘epic hubris’ of council approving its own application to build two high rise towers
Councillor says plans would never be approved if submitted by a private developer
Read MoreRents set to ‘skyrocket’ due to government’s new Housing Act
Hackney’s housing chief warns that controversial legislation will be ‘hugely damaging to the social fabric of inner London boroughs’
Read MoreVenting about renting in Hackney
Twitter campaign illustrates that depth of feeling over housing woes goes deeper than a hashtag
Read MorePeople want terraces not tower blocks, says housing crisis expert
We don’t have to build up to solve London’s housing crisis, says co-founder of research institute
Read MoreObituary – Barry Hunt
Tributes paid to homeless man who was a friendly face around Hackney Central
Read MorePembury Circus shortlisted for ‘Planning and Placemaking’ awards
Housing association chief hails scheme that has ‘helped fulfil vision of creating a welcoming estate’
Read MoreManufacturing discontent: where has all the industrial space gone?
A growing population and the housing crisis are creating a shortage of industrial land
Read MoreTitbits – DSS discrimination by landlords, democratic deficits and DripApp
How to lance the boil of Homerton-style prejudice and pre-pay for coffees with monthly price plans
Read MoreMeg Hillier MP condemns ‘onslaught’ against housing benefit renters after Digs protest
Calls it ‘almost impossible’ to rent thanks to private landlords and benefit cap
Read MoreDigs campaign slams ‘discrimination’ against renters on housing benefit
‘No DSS’ policy affects disabled and low income workers
Read MoreHackney to lose 915 social homes in estate regeneration ‘disaster’
Critics say plans would ‘benefit wealthy property developers’
Read More'The towers dominated the skyline': Beaumont Estate revisited in new play at The Yard
Based on interviews with former and current residents of a Leyton housing estate, Re: Home examines what our homes mean to us
Read MoreHostel takeover as young are priced out by rising rents
Inner city weekly rent has risen by £70 in the last five years
Read MoreZero carbon homes target remains in place – for now
London Mayor indicates carbon neutral commitment despite Whitehall opposition
Read MoreHousing: Why Hackney Council needs to get ‘passiv aggressive’
Passivhaus housing can reduce energy bills to almost zero, meaning a substantial CO2 saving – so why isn’t the council commissioning it?
Read MoreDeveloper fined £700,000 for illegally building block of flats
Yusuf Sarodia ordered to demolish block of 34 flats he built in 2011 without planning permission
Read MoreFirst Passivhaus in Hackney unveiled
The eco-friendly home can be kept warm with two towel rails and costs just £170 a year to heat
Read MoreHouse homeless people in empty council buildings, urge campaigners
Petition launched calling on the Town Hall to throw open the doors of its underused premises
Read MoreGrowing a community – the never-ending story of Woodberry Down
Simon Donovan of Manor House Development Trust talks about the challenges of Woodberry Down, community, and why his job is as easy as ABCD
Read MorePrefab sprouts: entire home to be dropped onto London Fields building
Similar projects could provide solution to social housing woes
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