Renters Union protest outside estate agent after tenants evicted under...
Protesters outside of Keatons estate agents in Mile End. Pic: Lilly Khaokham Two dozen protesters from the London Renters Union (LRU) rallied outside Keatons estate agents in Mile End on Saturday...
View ArticleHackney shelter hosts “sleep out” fundraiser to help homeless people
Hackney Night Shelter organised a sleep out at St John at Jerusalem Church on Friday night. Pic: Ella Tunstall A homeless shelter in Hackney hosted its first-ever sleep out last Friday to raise money...
View ArticleFamilies housed illegally in B&Bs shot up from zero to 175 in a year
The data was shared during the Housing Scrutiny Meeting. Pic: Tower Hamlets Council Homeless families in Tower Hamlets have been staying in Bed and Breakfasts for periods exceeding the legal limit of...
View ArticleShadwell pair charged with housing offences relating to HMO management
The pair were charged in relation to their management of a flat in Shadwell. Pic: Jamie Richards Two property managers have been charged with breaching housing regulations in relation to their...
View ArticleLewisham Shopping Centre set for a makeover
Lewisham Shopping Centre. Pic: Mx. Granger/WikiCommons When it opened in 1977, it was known for the figures in the main square, as well as the hippo and pelican-shaped bins that were removed during a...
View ArticleTower Hamlets and Croydon top new housing league as Lewisham records third...
New houses continue to be built in Tower Hamlets. Pic: Geoff Henson, City of London from Limehouse/ Flickr More new homes have been built in Tower Hamlets and Croydon than anywhere else in London...
View ArticleShadwell Landlords plead guilty in fire that killed father of two
Father of two, Mizanur Rahman, was rescued from the March 5 fire but died later. The landlords of a dangerously overcrowded Shadwell house where a man died in a fire have pleaded guilty to criminal...
View ArticlePregnant single mother moved from mould infested flat by council – only to...
Dariana Baez Peña Pic: Dariana Baez Peña By Patrick Harrington and Jordana Seal A pregnant single mother of two, featured last week in a well publicised visit to her mould infested Catford flat by...
View ArticleNew housing scheme protects Lewisham tenants against ‘bad landlords’
Flats in Lewisham Pic: Luke Cromhout Important protections against unscrupulous landlords have been introduced in Lewisham after the Government approved a new property licensing scheme. Around 20,000...
View ArticleTower Hamlets housing associations merge to create new body to manage properties
Pictures of housing owned by Tower Hamlets Community Housing and Poplar HARCA superimposed together with the respective logos. Pics: Tower Hamlets Community Housing and Poplar HARCA websites. Two...
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