Housing

New research reveals two in five young adults want to leave London in the next five years

Two in five young adults are likely to leave London in the next five years due to crime levels, stalling career opportunities and high...

Tower Hamlets council blocks plan to house five in two-bed flat over ‘inadequate living standards’

A landlord has been told by Tower Hamlets Council they can’t keep using a two-bed flat to house five people. The owner of the flat,...

Councillor ‘Heartbroken’ over lack of affordable homes in major Silvertown development

A Newham councillor has said she is “dismayed and heartbroken” at the low level of affordable housing planned at a major new development in...

Redbridge resident’s controversial extension approved

A Redbridge resident’s extension to his Ilford home has been approved by councillors after several objections. Muhammad Khan’s proposals to add another bedroom to his...

19 new homes confirmed for Kirklees despite objection

Nineteen new homes will be built on Liversedge fields despite fears over the “devastating” impact on neighbours. Kirklees Council has recently approved plans from John...

The City of London Corporation received a C3 rating from the Regulator of Social Housing, indicating “significant improvement is needed”

The City of London Corporation has been criticised by the social housing regulator for “serious failings” in the management of its estates. The Regulator of...

Council’s borrowing programme ‘at risk’ from construction slowdown

Construction slowdowns and inflation have put the repayment of more than £1billion of Barking and Dagenham Council’s debt “at risk” according to newly-published budget...

New Towns in London set to be blighted by “critical” noise from flight paths

Residents planning to move to either of London’s ‘New Towns’ will have to live with significant aircraft noise, new analysis has suggested. Both Thamesmead and...

Family with autistic child left in mouldy home for more than 2 years gets £5k pay out

A North London council has been ordered to pay a family more than £5,000 after they were left in a ‘mouldy and mice infested’...

West London area ‘most vulnerable’ to increasing heat to launch climate strategy

A West London borough intends to launch a strategy to limit the impacts of intense heat after studies found it was one of England’s...

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