Tag: housing
Jeremy Corbyn rejects Islington’s posh reputation
The MP for Islington North talked housing crisis to student in London Metropolitan University, urged sectors 'stop residents being priced out'.
Islington residents’ experiences drive effort to improve housing standards across London
MOULD-infested properties in Islington have been the driving force behind a new report by the London Assembly Environment Committee, which will put pressure on the Mayor of London to improve the quality of London properties. Cllr Caroline Russell, who is chair of the committee, said that her personal experiences with residents in the borough had heavily influenced the report, titled ‘Keeping out the chill’.
Residents plagued by fire hazards and fly-tipping ‘sleep with one eye open’
Residents of a building for vulnerable adults say the company running it, Central and Cecil, and the Islington & Shoreditch Housing Association, are ignoring...
Holloway Prison site must be 50% “affordable”, rules London Mayor
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has backed plans by Islington council to ensure the redevelopment of Holloway Prison will include at least 50% “affordable housing”.
His...
Hundreds of Islington residents joined national demo against Housing Bill
Residents rallied to the cries of ‘kill, kill the Housing Bill’ as they marched on Parliament on Sunday to protest legislation which could force...
Islington residents call on Council to boycott controversial proposed Housing Bill in heated public meeting
An Islington mum says the Government’s Housing Bill will leave her unable to care for her disabled daughter, describing the legislation as an “attack...