Results tagged “housing”

The long-awaited redevelopment of the Greenwich Peninsula is set to start after the Olympic Games after the next phase of building was announced today.

Boris Johnson was on the Peninsula this morning to see plans for 1,300 new homes and 600 student dwellings which could be built later this year.

Eastend Homes chief executive Paul Bloss is making plans to carry out major repairs on housing stock on the Isle of Dogs.

In recent weeks, it's become clear that there are some bridges to re-build with residents as well.

Can governments combat the world recession with a selection of policy tweaks?

Financial forecaster Graham Turner believes real recovery can only be achieved by savagely attacking the system itself, reducing the vice-like grip of shareholders on the steering wheel of global firms.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

The local Conservative Party recently attacked me over Labour's housing record.

I thought they had a cheek: this from the party that sold off the best council properties and refused to allow them to be replaced, by forcing councils to use the monies raised elsewhere. Breathtaking!

By Tim Archer

Anyone who knows Tower Hamlets knows all about the major housing problems the borough faces.

There are some 23,000 people on the housing waiting list, with 14,000 on the list are living in chronic overcrowding. Housing is where the Government and the Labour-run council have let local people down the most.

Prime minister Gordon Brown pledged to make key changes to housing, transport, health and education as he announced his new Government agenda today (Monday).

First, however, he popped into the Barkantine health centre for a quick check-up of Britain's medical facilities.

Ken Livingstone believes East London boroughs are "bearing the brunt" of Boris Johnson's affordable housing targets for the capital.

The former Mayor believes his successor's more "collaborative" approach has allowed some boroughs to push for lower requirements, leaving others to "fill the gap".

By Steven Davies

A housing scheme aimed at encouraging private institutions to pump cash into building new homes was launched by a government body last week.

Tower Hamlets residents are set to see a 1.69 per cent rise in their council tax this year.

The ruling Labour party's budget was approved at last week's special budget meeting, increasing the Band D tax from £1,175.46 to £1,195.34.

London Mayor Boris Johnson fielded questions from the city's business community this week, in a Q&A hosted by the London Chamber of Commerce.

The Wharf was on hand to jot down his responses on issues such as Heathrow, housing, the congestion charge and the great snowdrift of 2009.

Island Homes has been given until the end of the month to make moves to restore residents to its board.

The housing association sacked its entire 15-strong board last April, citing "serious failures". But it was slammed for its "poor" service in a no-star review by the audit commission in November.

It's one type of property scheme that seems to have benefited from the credit crunch.

The future is looking good for “property guardian� companies which operate by recruiting tenants to occupy vacant premises to help look after them.

Housing association Island Homes has been given no stars following an investigation by auditors.

The group, which manages nearly 2,100 homes on the Isle of Dogs, has been told it is providing a "poor, no star service" in an Audit Commission report to be published on Thursday.

A COMMUNITY leasehold scheme offering quality low cost housing in Poplar is seeking applications.

Glenkerry Co-operative Housing Association Ltd aims to bridge the gap between renting and home ownership.

It has been successfully running since 1979 and is a non-profit making organisation.

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets owns the building but Glenkerry residents are not council tenants.

A ROW over services has sparked an overhaul of an Isle of Dogs housing board.

The entire board of Island Homes was dismissed by parent company One Housing Group (OHG) last week. The group – which acts as landlord for thousands of affordable properties across the Island – dumped the 15-strong board by letter last Wednesday citing “persistent serious failures in its duties�.

But members have accused OHG of removing opposition so it can rush through service contracts before its performance is audited in July.