When I started this site I had two goals. Firstly to uncover the kinds of practices that allow a small group of people to make vast amounts of money off the financial misery of the majority of Londoners. Second I wanted to do something about it. I was perhaps driven by a slightly naive belief […]
Taking the piss on the Garden Bridge?
The battle over the Garden Bridge continues. The issue of public toilets has flushed out a questionable land deal with Coin Street Community Builders. This latest dispute has seen Lambeth Council officers backing Joanna Lumley’s scheme, in open rebellion to their councillors and the public. Forget the dodgy procurement process, the huge amounts of public money being thrown at the scheme, the […]
Surveying the Crisis – How surveyors are undermining the planning system
How is it possible that despite the huge construction boom in London, the city is still failing to provide the housing it needs? Much of this failure can be attributed to the way in which professionals have appeared to abuse their privileged role in the planning system to further the profits of their clients. In […]
GLA tells Mayor to end secret deals on affordable housing and why it matters
Yesterday, the chair of the GLA Planning Committee, Nicky Gavron, wrote to Mayor Boris Johnson to ask him to set out a new policy on how developers negotiate with planning authorities over building affordable housing. The full text of the letter is here. The move comes after a short inquiry into the issue. The Committee […]
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