On 4 July 2017 in Willesden Magistrates court two companies, Wise Estates (UK) Limited, Manlow Property Management, and one individual, Simon Low, were convicted of breaches in the Town and Country Planning Act over the conversion of a family home into tiny micro-flats for rent. On the face of it, the charges seem relatively minor. […]
The Battersea Power Station affordable housing scandal: How Wandsworth Gave away over 1000 affordable homes to a failing developer
Previously confidential documents show that whilst Londoners faced an affordable housing crisis, Wandsworth Council negotiated away over 1000 affordable homes on the Battersea Power Station site in order to prop up the failing company Treasury Holdings. The attempt to bail out Treasury with permission to build luxury properties failed, the company went into administration shortly […]
Guest Post: The Houses in Multiple Occupation Scam. Warehousing the poor and ripping off the public
This post comes from Jon Knowles, who lives in Hounslow, West London. Some time ago Jon noticed some disturbing changes in his area. Homes built to accommodate a family of three or four were being bought up and converted to houses in multiple occupation. The practice was starting to have an impact on the neighbourhood […]
Update: Somers Town Judicial Review
This update has come in from Michael Parkes who wrote about gentrification in Somers Town on this site. Bad news from the Oral Hearing held on 7th February. After nearly two hours of argument, Mr Justice Jay sided with Camden Council and refused our application for Judicial Review. His reasoning appeared to be that London […]
Guest Post: Somers Town – The Planning and Housing crisis in London’s gold belt
This guest post comes from Michael Parkes, a chartered surveyor and community planner working in Somers Town in Camden. Michael has a long history of good work in London, previously having been involved with the Campaign for Homes in Central London. In this article he writes about Somers Town and posits a new typology for […]
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