Mayor reaffirms housing pledge after sale of £1m homes in Hackney rises 1,700 per cent
A senior council figure called the finding an ‘unwelcome statistic’
Crisis
Hackney to start a housing company offering Living Rents to help fund more council homes
Cabinet approves ‘significant’ plans to get around government housing restrictions
Cut Festival – The Art of Barbering takes place this weekend across East London
The festival partners with Crisis to offer free, world-class haircuts for homeless communities, as well as nine days of art, music and, of course, barbering
Homelessness costs double in five years as council struggles to meet demand
Charity warns housing shortage and budget cuts are making it hard for councils to help homeless residents
Public anger mounts over Hackney Council’s controversial PSPO
Petition launches and direct action planned as local residents and organisations call on Council to amend order
Hackney’s ban on rough sleeping will ‘criminalise homeless’, warns charity
New Public Space Protection Order will ban ‘anti-social activities’ such as street drinking, begging and rough sleeping in Hackney ‘hot spots’