Lack of gas and electrical safety checks to council homes a ‘serious failure’, says housing regulator
“Report’s findings are disappointing’ says Cllr Clayeon McKenzie, Cabinet Member for Housing Services
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Poor housing shreds people’s mental health warns expert as thousands still living in temporary accommodation
Call for residents to unite over housing issues
Housing campaigner accuses council of ‘roping in tenants to collude in cutting services’ with online survey
Pat Turnbull criticises Town Hall questionnaire, which asks council tenants to prioritise services in order of importance
‘Not a lifestyle issue’: Council repairs service changes tack on damp and mould following death of toddler in Rochdale
Town Hall aiming to respond to problems within 24 hours after Awaab Ishak, 2, died from a respiratory illness brought on by mould
The Council House, Jack Young, book review: ‘A celebration of the beauty of London estates’
Young’s work is a ‘salutary reminder of the qualitative variety and splendour of so much of our existing stock’
Council’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
Dalston homeless hostel for over 600 people given go-ahead despite councillors’ concerns
Local representatives warn plans ‘perpetuate the myth that this housing is temporary’ and call for more permanent homes to be built
Number of homes for social rent under completed Woodberry Down plans under scrutiny
Updated plans for seven more socially-rented properties for estate’s Block B approved at planning meeting
Dalston resident pleads with Hackney Council to act over mould hell
88-year-old woman admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties after exposure to spores thought to be caused by building’s poor design
Government’s Right to Buy policy to cost Hackney Council £90m
Councils will be forced to sell off their most valuable homes to fund the extension of the policy
Right to Buy ‘attack on social housing’ is close to becoming law
Warning that sale of council homes under Right to Buy will ‘destroy’ communities