Westminster Hotel Bill For Homeless Hits £3m
Council faces increasing costs as homeless numbers rise.
social housing
Social Housing Construction In London Dries Up
Fewer of the lowest rent homes being built.
London Councils Break B&B Limit For Homeless Families
Wish you were at home for Christmas?
The Great Social Housing Sell-Off
No more ‘million pound social housing’ says think tank.
In Pictures: 150 Years of Peabody
Happy birthday to a pioneering social housing organisation
Borough Launches First Ever Privately Funded Social Housing
Barking and Dagenham borough has launched the first privately funded social housing initiative.
Broadwater Farm Exhibition: Heroes And Homemakers
View of Bernette Hall’s Waterfall mural by James Burns A free exhibition telling the story of the Broadwater Estate over its 40+ years existence is on display at the estate Community Centre until Sunday. In 1985 Broadwater Farm experienced one of the worst nights of …
Immigrants Not Jumping The Social Housing Queue
Image by spacekadet from the Londonist Flickr pool A report for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has found claims that immigrants ‘jump the queue’ for social housing are a myth. Just 1.8% of social tenants have moved to the UK within the last …
Londonist’s Back Passage
41. Red Cross Passage Where? Deep in the heart of Borough, a little south of Union Street, this passage links Red Cross Gardens to Ayre Street. What? The alleyway runs alongside a series of model dwelling cottages designed to improve the lot of local residents. …
