Posts Tagged ‘housing’
Council rents to shoot up by 4.1 per cent in April as Town Hall tries to balance the books
Housing services boss says pandemic has seen council income fall and costs increase
Read MoreTown Hall ‘still working to recover data’ more than a year after ‘devastating’ cyber attack
Report on October 2020 hack reveals social care, benefits and housing are among services that remain badly affected
Read More‘We deserve dignity’: Residents of Homerton estate hit out at council over ‘unsafe and unhygienic’ conditions
People living on the Wyke estate accuse Town Hall of ‘neglect’ amid concerns over ‘potentially life-threatening’ issues
Read MoreLast chance for residents to have their say on regeneration plans for De Beauvoir estate
Locals have until 1 November to comment on the scheme, with planners likely to consider it over the winter
Read MoreHackney’s London Assembly Member urges government to bring back Universal Credit uplift ahead of ‘difficult winter’
Figures show 34,000 residents were claiming the benefit in August – despite two fifths of them being in work
Read More‘Council homes at Morning Lane must be funded by selling flats,’ insists Hackney Mayor as campaigners deliver petition
Town Hall is inviting ideas for the land it bought for £60m in 2017, and is facing calls to make it more affordable for local residents
Read MoreTown Hall invites ideas for controversial Morning Lane development – with clock ticking on existing agreement
Council exploring other options as deal with Hackney Walk Ltd expires in March next year
Read MoreCanalside development in Hoxton wins approval despite ‘disappointment’ over low number of living rent homes
Existing self-storage facility to be demolished and replaced by two blocks with 139 new flats and office space
Read More‘Gentrification in action’: Town Hall defends Dalston Plan as campaigners let rip
Morning Lane and Ridley Road activists call for social rent homes amid fears the proposals will drive people out
Read MoreCouncil accused of ‘prioritising private interests’ in Morning Lane plans
People’s Space campaign condemns Town Hall’s decision not to release its correspondence with developer Hackney Walk
Read MoreCyber attack has delayed payments to people self-isolating, report reveals
New details emerge about the extent of the damage caused by last October’s hack
Read More‘Just one social rent home in 2019’: Disappointment at Town Hall over ‘poor performance’ with affordable housing
Council officer cites Brexit uncertainty but says ‘no one single reason’ for underwhelming figures
Read MoreTown Hall discount on Brownlow Road service charge leaves residents ‘unimpressed’
‘No such thing as a goodwill gesture’, says one freeholder amid long-running row over rising bills
Read MoreTown Hall set to spend £10m buying up ex-council properties to help with housing crisis
Councillors to vote on whether to release cash for purchase of 25 former right-to-buy homes
Read MoreCouncil’s housing waiting list plans will ‘make terrible situation worse’, warn campaigners
Morning Lane People’s Space calls on Town Hall to ‘contest government’s limits, not concede to them’
Read More‘Jawdropping’: Concerns raised over council proposal to remove thousands from housing list
Renters’ union and housing lawyer pick apart the plan, which even a local councillor has admitted will lead to ‘a lot of heartache’
Read MoreCouncil’s plan to remove thousands from housing waiting list thrown open to public for feedback
Deputy mayor defends proposal, which could see 7,000 households cut from the list, as an ‘honest conversation’ about the best use of resources
Read MoreBritannia Leisure Centre set for demolition as redevelopment moves ahead
Campaigners question wisdom of forging ahead during pandemic, but mayor says criticisms have been ‘shown to be alarmist and misplaced’
Read MoreTown Hall agrees to improve medical review process after Ombudsman’s investigation of family’s housing ordeal
Council apologises to residents following distress and delay in housing case
Read MoreCyber attack investigation continues with council systems still paralysed
Town Hall remains unable to accept or make certain payments but Citizen understands residents and businesses will not face any penalties as a result of disruption
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