Lambeth and Croydon Councils are among the most complained-against in the UK
ed as some of the most complained-against councils in the whole of the UK, according to the Local Government Ombudsman report 2020-2021.
Unique service gets rough sleepers off drugs and into homes
Rough sleepers struggling with mental illness or addiction are being helped off substances and into homes by a unique service
Housing doesn’t meet ‘basic human rights’ say Mitcham residents asked to pay repair bill
Mitcham residents are furious at plans to make them pay to repair housing they say doesn’t meet ‘basic human rights’.
Future Of London’s Emerging Talent Programme deadline extended
Future of London’s deadline for its Emerging Talent Programme for London’s ethnic minority communities has been extended. The programme offers
Projected £400m loss puts regeneration of ‘defective’ Merton housing in jeopardy
A projected loss of £400million in just one year has put the regeneration of “defective” housing in Merton in jeopardy.
Merton residents could face 15 years of squalid housing
Merton residents fear they could live in squalid housing until at least 2036 as a major £1.3billion regeneration scheme has
Lambeth Council pushes ahead with the demolition of Truslove House on Central Hill Estate despite growing protest from residents
Lambeth Council is to go full steam ahead with their regeneration scheme and demolition of Truslove House on the Central
Labour and Conservatives clash over housing in Wandsworth
Conservative councillors in Wandsworth have been slammed by their Labour colleagues, who claim they filibustered a council motion about housing
‘We’re witnessing history repeating itself’ – Cladding victims tell their stories four years on from Grenfell
“We’ve even discussed packing an escape bag, full of our passports and other important documents in case we need to
Housing activists protest lifting of Covid-19 eviction ban in Westminster
Housing activists met in Westminster yesterday, on the eve of the eviction ban lifting, to protest and demand that the
Tackling stigma and isolation in the older LGBTQ+ community
Members of the LGBTQ+ community are much more likely to experience loneliness and isolation in older age. Many who would