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'Very unusual': 132-home West London scheme disappears from Planning Committee agenda at last minute
Hounslow London Borough Council
Around 170 objectors were contacted beforehand to effectively tell them not to attend the meeting, but councillors demanded answers about the 'very unusual step'
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'London landlord has left me with no working toilet or shower for years - I have to use neighbour's'
Broken homes
The problems have existed at the Acton property since the ceiling collapsed a decade ago
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'I carry my baby, buggy and autistic daughter up stairs - council told me I could shut her in a room'
Housing
Lauryn Henderson said she found the suggestion by a Hammersmith and Fulham Council officer 'completely shocking' as she pushes the local authority and her landlord Notting Hill Genesis for a more appropriate property
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South West London to see 1,075-home neighbourhood built as 10-year battle ended by Planning Inspector
Richmond
The future of the major site in Richmond has been hanging in the balance since 2015
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West London shops, hair salon and flats to be replaced by 5-storey care home
Chiswick
Independent shops and a hair salon in Chiswick will be demolished to make way for the rebuild
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175-year-old South London pub won't be demolished and replaced with flats as plans thrown out
Woolwich
The Anglesea Arms in Woolwich called time for good when it closed in January
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Croydon Council taken off housing regulator watch list 4 years after housing scandal
Housing
Croydon self-referred itself to the regulator following the Regina Road housing scandal
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West London bungalow's demolition branded 'architectural vandalism' - council says it's 'unremarkable'
Acton
A plan to build five flats where the Ealing bungalow stands has sparked a disagreement between a councillor and planning officer
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'I can't talk freely in my own home as I'm scared my London neighbour's camera is recording me'
Housing
Rosemary claims the camera was installed in March and was originally angled in a way that inadvertently recorded her front door
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London desperately needs more family homes says minister as 90,000 kids stuck in temporary housing
Housing
Florence Eshalomi MP said at least 90,000 social homes need building per annum to tackle the crisis
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Inspectors check London borough's council homes - council gets second worst rating due to findings
Housing
Tower Hamlets Council self-referred itself to the Regulator in October 2024
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Former Tree of the Year 'could end up being felled' if South London council homes proceed as planned
Merton Council
The plans to build on the historic Canons site come as part of Merton Council's plans to build 400 new homes
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'Positive step forward' - Redevelopment of empty East Croydon offices into 569 flats backed
Croydon
The 28-storey development would be built on the site of the vacant City Link House
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Hainault landlord who crammed 12 people into illegal HMO fined over £11k
Ilford
An illegally-run HMO can result in fines up to £30,000
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London Heliport safety warning sounded over plan to build 35-storey tower where helicopters take off
Battersea
The heliport in Battersea provides commercial and emergency services
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Pregnant domestic abuse survivor left in London hostel sharing facilities with men wins £3.5k payout
Housing
The woman had reported feeling unsafe when sharing facilities in a mixed hostel, but Richmond Council left her there
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'I spent 2 years bidding for council home in London and finally got one - it's infested with mice'
Croydon
Esther Dwemoh said Croydon Council failed to tell her about the infestation before moving her in last year
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Hackney Council tenants threaten to stop paying service chage until 'flagrant' issues resolved
Hackney Council
Residents claimed the block had suffered from 'decades of underinvestment'
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Abandoned East London tower block to be demolished for 145 new homes - all of them social housing
Housing
In a borough where over 23,000 people are on the waiting list for housing, the social rent flats are much-needed
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London councillor who oversaw sale of council houses for £3m enters raffle to win one of them
Southwark Council
A Liberal Democrat councillor branded Cllr Livingstone's decision to enter the draw a 'gross irony' - but admitted he'd entered the lottery too
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Bexley Planning Committee can't decide whether to approve 12 homes so they'll pop down for a visit
Bexleyheath
The contentious proposal in Bexleyheath has garnered 50 objections from local residents as well as 16 letters of support
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'More flaws than floors': South London tower block that would've reached 29 storeys is rejected
Battersea
A petition against the plans drew more than 5,000 signatures and support from celebrities including Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton and Felicity Kendal
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New plans to house homeless families in ex-student accommodation in South London after refusal
Housing
There are more than 11,000 households on the borough's housing waiting list
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'Dangerous and overcrowded' - Plans for 693 West London flats in 5 blocks up to 24 storeys approved
Housing
TV presenter Sean Fletcher has spoken out against the development
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