Posts Tagged ‘housing’
Housing bosses to streamline correspondence with GPs in time-saving trial
Town Hall will only contact doctors if information is needed – in bid to cut out unnecessary paperwork
Read More‘Terrible deal’: Finsbury Leisure Centre campaigners call on council to put ‘grandiose’ rebuild on hold
Planning chief defends ‘great development’ and says he won’t apologise for creating new homes
Read More‘Disgrace’: Campaigners condemn government for ‘wasting’ £600k on empty homes in ‘community desperate for housing’
Ministry of Justice hit with vacant properties penalty over three- and four-bedroom homes on Wellington Mews
Read More‘We need housing as a right’: Jeremy Corbyn hits out at UK’s ‘profit and greed crisis’ at rally to celebrate his 40 years as an MP
Hundreds came out to mark the now-independent MP’s parliamentary anniversary
Read MoreHousing association promises transparency over social housing at Holloway prison redevelopment after campaigners flag concerns
Peabody to share more details of how it will fit second staircases in tall towers without losing homes
Read More‘Final piece of the jigsaw’: Block of student flats next to Arsenal’s stadium gets go-ahead from planners
Twelve-storey building on Hornsey Road approved by councillors despite 40 objections
Read MoreMother who was rehoused in shoddy accommodation following an assault on her child receives council apology
The family needed temporary accommodation on police safety advice, but property was in disrepair
Read More‘Good opportunity’: Council housing officers to visit estates as drive to tackle damp and mould continues
The Town Hall is upping its engagement with residents as Housing Ombudsman investigates its complaints-handling
Read MoreWatchdog launches probe into Islington’s complaints-handling – as councillor admits service is ‘not good enough’
Cllr Diarmaid Ward says problems are being allowed to ‘fester for too long’
Read MoreNew homes for people with learning disabilities a step closer after £5m contract agreed
Block in Highbury would see 11 residents given 24-hour support
Read More‘We’ll do our darnedest’: Councillors urge residents to get in touch about damp and mould following complaints about ‘ambulance-chasing’ leaflets
‘I’ve had six cards through the door in the last three months,’ says resident who sits on housing scrutiny committee
Read MoreFaster broadband coming to thousands of council homes – with three-year project set to kick off
Work to get underway in Bunhill and Clerkenwell in February
Read MoreDomestic violence survivors could be given higher priority for council housing in Islington
Plans to revise the waiting list system would also see abusers banned
Read More‘We’re very sorry’: Islington Council apologises to residents after being chastised by housing watchdog over its complaints-handling
High rate of maladministration in the borough ‘concerning’, says Housing Ombudsman
Read MoreIslington Council under investigation for ‘failures’ in dealing with mould and damp complaints
Housing Ombudsman looking into whether ‘continued complaints’ are ‘indicative of wider failure within the landlord’
Read MoreCouncil planning chief booed as protesters kick off over potential loss of football pitches
‘I make no apology for 100 new council homes,’ says Cllr Diarmaid Ward
Read More‘Towering monstrosities’: Major development in Archway wins approval despite tongue-lashing from residents
Planners say scheme not ‘perfect’ but will help with housing crisis
Read More‘Not good enough’: Islington housing boss apologises to residents living with mould and damp after campaigner highlights case of family in ‘uninhabitable’ conditions
Cllr Una O’Halloran promises extra resources to tackle issue
Read More‘My son is sleeping on the sofa’: Islington mother fears for her children’s health because of mould and damp inside her council flat
Kaara Benstead is urging landlords to tackle an issue that is in the spotlight after the death of a toddler in Rochdale
Read MoreFive homes to be built on ‘unsightly car park’ next to historic Highgate Hill pub
Planners give go-ahead to developers in face of objections over design
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