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A year in ourcity.london

December 29, 2016 By George Turner Leave a Comment

A year in ourcity.london

A year ago, I started this website. After having grown up in London, I was becoming increasingly concerned about the way in which our city was being exploited.  One particular frustration was the way in which property developers were undermining the rules designed to protect our communities and our built environment (and making absurd profits in the process), […]

Filed Under: Ourcity.London updates Tagged With: Development, development professionals, King's College, LFEPA, Sadiq Khan, Spinwatch

King’s Gold – How King’s College London is profiting from the housing crisis

February 23, 2016 By George Turner 1 Comment

King’s Gold – How King’s College London is profiting from the housing crisis

In this latest case for ourcity.london, I look at a battle between King’s College London and the local community in Hampstead, who want land to expand a popular local school. The case has revealed some of the tactics used by developers to use recently enacted government legislation to get around affordable housing obligations. It also shows how […]

Filed Under: Case Studies, Viability Tagged With: BPS, King's College, Quod, Royal Charter, Viability

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  • Concerned Citizens (@dequacivis) on The Battersea Power Station affordable housing scandal: How Wandsworth Gave away over 1000 affordable homes to a failing developer
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