This guest post comes from Tony Coyne. Tony is a freelance journalist and housing campaigner. He writes under a pseudonym to prevent any backlash against the campaigns he is involved in. During the election Mr Khan made a great deal out of the fact that he was brought up on a council estate, with his […]
Lewisham Compulsory Purchase – the Battle of The Den
Has the development community finally met its match in the fearsome lions of Millwall football club? For several years Lewisham, with their development partner, Renewal, have been trying to start redevelopment of a large part of industrial London in Deptford. Now the scheme is going off the rails after the council and Renewal have faced […]
Blackmail at the Alma Estate
Our City.London can reveal that Enfield council has sent letters to leaseholders on the Alma Estate, which it plans to demolish, threatening them with the removal of an offer of a new home if they do not drop their objections to the council’s plans to compulsorily purchase their homes. The letters have emerged as a public […]
Can estate regeneration meet London’s housing need?
Why are London’s politicians so keen to knock down council estates? Lib Peck, the leader of Lambeth Council, who is pushing through estate demolitions against fierce opposition from residents, feels that estate regeneration is essential to build extra homes, which are badly needed in London. She has described estate regeneration as a golden opportunity to […]
Sadiq Khan drops promise on estate regeneration
When Mayor Khan settles down for some reading over the holiday period, perhaps he should dust off a copy of his manifesto. Just weeks after the new Mayor dropped a commitment to compel developers to deliver 50% affordable housing on new housing sites, another promise made before the election appears to be heading for the dustbin. […]
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